Celtic Current Events

March 8, 2019 Lori McAlister

CELTIC PIGS: From Picts to Half Pennies to BBQ
Here is a Welsh expression you can make your own: Cachu hwch, pronounced: Cach-ee hooch (The 'ch' sound is the same as the Scottish loch). It translates as “Pig’s poo” and means “It’s all gone wrong.” I hope you don’t have to use it often.
Read now
March 1, 2019 Lori McAlister

Happy Saint David's Day!
March 1^st is a day to remember Wales and its patron saint. In anticipation of that other Celtic saint venerated in March, it’s easy for David to get lost in the hoopla, but here at the Celtic Ranch – we give every saint his or her due.
Read now
February 7, 2019 Lori McAlister

Baa Baa, Black Sheep, Have You Any Lamb’s Wool?
Lambswool was the name of a popular drink during the dark days leading up to Imbolc. It was often enjoyed during Wassailing or “Apple Howling” as it was called in orchard country.
Read now
January 30, 2019 Lori McAlister

Blessings of Brighid – Goddess and Saint
Brighid (BREE’yid) or Brigit is also the patron saint of Ireland, second only to Saint Patrick. She represents a powerful presence in the land and Celtic lore. As goddess, she was Brid (or Bride – the inspiration of our word for a woman in a marriage ceremony) daughter of the Dagda (the Good God) of the sacred Tuatha de Dannan. Her influence shines through time and has not been dimmed with the coming of Christianity. The new faith embraced her as the nursemaid and foster mother of Christ himself, sometimes calling her “Mary of the Gael.”
Read now
August 7, 2016 Terry Kast

The Irish Whales
At the turn of the Twentieth Century, with anti-Irish sentiment running high in both America and Britain, Irish Olympic athletes faced a choice of either competing as British athletes, for a crown and flag that they resented, or emigrating to...
Read now

CELTIC PIGS: From Picts to Half Pennies to BBQ

Happy Saint David's Day!

Baa Baa, Black Sheep, Have You Any Lamb’s Wool?

Blessings of Brighid – Goddess and Saint

The Irish Whales