4 June 1487: Lambert Simnel, trading as 'Edward VI' & army of #German mercenaries, 4,000 #Irish kerne & some #English Yorkists sail from #Ireland towards #England#otd
#Celtic#MythologyMonday: According to legend, beneath the Ail na Mirean lies the Danann Goddess #Eriu, after whom the Milesians named #Ireland. She was the Mother Goddess of the land; the rocks formed her bones, the earth her flesh, the rivers her veins.
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack
#Celtic#MythologyMonday: At #Beltaine in times long gone, the whole of Ireland was plunged into darkness as all fires were extinguished. Then, two huge bonfires were lit on the Hill of #Uisneach; these represented Eriu’s eyes, with which she watched over all of #Ireland.
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack
A Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) standing out against a background of submerged sacking in a pathside pond.
Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.
https://www.europesays.com/1257268/ How we treat our pollinators, who pave the way for our existence. Have seen this sorry state of affairs in every village, town and city that I have lived in Ireland. What’s the deal? #ireland
"Welcome to the State of Denial. You've arrived in an alternative reality where terrorists have become heroes valiantly battling oppressors, genocidal slogans are triumphant calls for freedom, and the natural response to a terror group that slaughtered 1,200 people and took another 250 hostages is to offer them a state."
#Celtic#FairyTaleTuesday: `Prior to the Second Battle of Moytura, #Lugh, God of Lightning, was heartening the men of #Ireland by the magic crane dance curse. He is said that he swore by the sky, the land and the sea, among other things:
„Before the people of the Sídhe, Before Ogma I swear! Before the sky and the land and the sea, I swear! Before the Sun and the Moon and the stars, I swear! Oh warrior band, my host of battle, My troops here, the greatest of hosts like the sea, Mighty waves of golden, powerful, boiling fires, and battle lust Are created in each of you! May you seek out your foe upon the field, Embracing death in a frenzy of battle!“
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack