Tag Archives: Myth

The Banshee: Ghost of the Celts

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

The Banshee’s arguably the most famous ghost of them all, and probably the least understood. “When the Banshee calls she sings the spirit home. In some houses still a soft low music is heard at death.” – George Henderson 1911 … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghosts | Tagged Apparition, Banshee, Banshee Howl, Banshee Meaning, Banshee Wail, Canada, Death, Eleanor Hull, Fairy, Fairytale, Folklore, Ghost, Ghost Servant, Haunting, Irish, James MacKillop, Katherine Briggs, Lady Wilde, Myth, Omen, Poltergeist, Scottish, spell, United States, W.Y. Evans-Wentz, Watcher at Ford | 16 Comments

The Raven and Crow of the Celts – Part II: Fairytales and Folklore

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

“The Raven is equally a bird of omen, Raven-knowledge, or wisdom being proverbial” – George Henderson. (Survival in Belief Amongst Celts. 1911) Many Celtic Fairytales contain remnants of the old stories of Gods and Goddesses [part I]. In Donald Mackenzie’s 1917 Wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Bestiary | Tagged Banshee, brahan, carmina, Celts, charms, Crow, curse, Death, Devil, Fairy, fairytales, Fionn, Folklore, Highlands, Ireland, Irish, legends, leprechaun, Myth, Mythology, prophecies, Raven, Scotland, Sidhe, Snake, superstitions, Witchcraft | 13 Comments

The Raven and Crow of the Celts – Part I: Myth and Legend

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

“There are about 45 species of Crow in the world known by a variety of common names, including Ravens, jackdaws and rooks.” – Candace Savage (Crows) Both the Raven and Crow have made many iconic appearances throughout Celtic myth and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bestiary | Tagged bull, Celtic, Celts, Crow, cuchulain, Death, Erin, eriu, Folklore, gods, into, Ireland, Irish, Legend, Morrigan, Myth, Raven, Tain, welsh | 7 Comments

Ailm (Fir or Pine) II

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

“And King Guaire followed him there and asked him to come back where he could sleep upon a bed and not be laying his head upon a hard fir tree in the night time. But Marbhan would not leave the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Ailm, Fairytale, Fir, Folklore, Myth, Ogam, Ogham, Pine | Leave a comment

Ruis (Elder) II

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

“The soul of the dead was believed to pass into the tree. Herbs and flowers were fabled to grow from the blood of the dead and so to re-embody his spirit.” – George Henderson (Survivals in Belief Amongst Celts. 1911) … Continue reading →

Posted in Tree Ogham | Tagged Celtic, Elder, Folklore, Myth, Ogam, Ogham, Omen, Ruis, spell | Leave a comment

Straif (Blackthorn) II

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Shanon Sinn

“If the Hawthorn and Blackthorn have many berries, the ensuing winter is expected to be severe.” – A.W. Moore (Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man. 1891) The Roots: The fourteenth letter of the Ogham, in its tree form, is Straif. … Continue reading →