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Author: Sheila Currie

Fionn leaping over other men

Fionn mac Cumhaill & the Fianna

Who was Fionn mac Cumhall? Fionn mac Cumhaill was the legendary leader of the Fianna or warband. In the manuscript tradition Fionn’s father was called Cumhall. However,…

A painting called Riders of the Sidhe by John Duncan showing the fairy folk on horseback

Course: Celtic Mythology

Celtic Love of Nature The ancient Celts believed that all things, animate and inanimate, possessed a spirit. Mountains, hills and trees were manly; rivers and…

Highland Regiment about 1800

Scottish Highlands 1500-1800

Swinging Kilts & Claymores!  Everyone the world over recognises the heroic figure of the Scottish Highlander. But you have to wonder how that distinctive clothing…