#Celtic #FairyTaleTuesday: `In #Irish, the Bluebell is known as Coinnle Corra. These delicate spring-blossoming wild flowers have their place in Irish #mythology: On her wedding night to #Fionn mac Cumhaill, #Grainne was said to have mixed bluebell with tormentil and secreted it into the wedding guests’ wine, thus sending them all to sleep so she could elope with her beloved Diarmuid.`
Source: Ali Isaac
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Before Grace O'Malley could become the famous pirate queen, she had to overcome her father's resistance. #Gráinne, as her #Irish name was, wanted nothing more than to follow in her father's footsteps. After being told that she was not allowed to go to sea because she was a girl and her long hair could get caught in the lines, she cut them off without further ado. This is how she got her nickname 'Gráinne Mhaol' ('mhaol' means bald or short-haired), which was later anglicized to 'Granuaile'.
Source: http://picturingireland.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-pirat-queens-fortress-rockfleet.html
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: Rockfleet Castle ( 53° 53′ 45,7″ N, 9° 37′ 37,5″ W) lies hidden in a narrow bay on the north coast of #ClewBay, Co. #May…
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A nephew of #Fionn Mac Cumhaill and hunter for the fair #Gráinne, the Fianna hero #Caílte, was a poet who entertained after the evening meal with recitations and song. He was also an athlete renowned for his fleetness of foot.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Cailte mac Rónáin, the fastest warrior of the Fianna - nephew of Fionn mac Cumhaill, a warrior and a member of the fianna in the Fenian Cycle of Irish m…
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`In #Irish, the Bluebell is known as Coinnle Corra. These delicate spring-blossoming wild flowers have their place in Irish #mythology: On her wedding night to #Fionn mac Cumhaill, #Grainne was said to have mixed bluebell with tormentil and secreted it into the wedding guests’ wine, thus sending them all to sleep so she could elope with her beloved Diarmuid.`
Source: Ali Isaac
https://twitter.com/BioDataCentre/status/1388453310944923649
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#Celtic #LegendaryWednesday: `#CúChulainn suffered from alternating bouts of malaise and rage. It was quite possibly drug-induced, perhaps through use…
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#Grainne, the daughter of the High King of #Ireland, #Cormac mac Art, had agreed to marry #Fionn Mac Cumhaill. After first setting eyes on her groom, an old gray-haired hero, #Grainne forced #Diarmaid by means of géis to flee with her. They went on the run so they could escape Fionn’s wrath and be together, never sleeping more than a night in one place. After sixteen years of outlawry peace was at last made for #Diarmaid by the mediation of #Aonghus Óg with King Cormac and with Fionn. #Grainne bore to #Diarmaid four sons and a daughter.
While hunting, the Boar of Ben Bulben mortally wounded #Diarmaid. Fionn would have had the ability to save his former captain and friend, but hesitated until Diarmaid was dead.
#Grainne was at first enraged with Fionn, and sent her sons abroad to learn feats of arms, so that they may take vengeance upon him when the time would be ripe. But despite everything #Grainne made peace between Fionn and her sons, and dwelt with Fionn as his wife until he died.
Source: Dru Magus „#Myths and #legends of the #Celtic race“
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DwF-6cf97c
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#Celtic #FolkloreThursday #NationalStoryTellingWeek: In the chase of Diarmaid and Grania, it is Fionn's hound Bran that warns Diarmaid of Fionn's approach. On #Samhain, t…
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