#transceltic

[ohsoconfused]

prynhawn da!!

(good afternoon!!)

transition update!!

transceltic + transwelsh: i decided to actually start learning welsh!! im also researching samhain practices and im hoping to have friends over for a fire!!

severichildhoodtrauma: ive been listening to subliminals and ive been like thinking about my traumas lately and theyve been weighing on me and ive had like a blanket of sadness so ig its working

transschizospec: the ceiling was moving a bit while i was looking at it earlier today

i know celtic and welsh arent races but im using the trace tag for reach (and im transchinese)

[maypoleman1]

21st May

St Collen’s Day

Saint Collen. Source: TransCeltic website

Today is St Collen’s Day, a seventh century Welsh saint who allegedly gave his name to Llangollen. His most famous encounter was with Gywnn ap Nudd, King of the Faeries, when Collen was living at Glastonbury Tor. Three times Gywnn asked the saint to visit his kingdom and twice Collen refused, knowing of the faeries’ reputation for kidnap. On the third occasion however he was threatened with violence and therefore acquiesced, but took the precaution of bringing a phial of holy water with him. In the Faerie realm he was greeted by magnificently clad courtiers, beautiful ladies and Gwynn himself sitting in splendour in a banqueting hall. The Faerie King asked Collen to sample the magical fare, but the saint sensed a trap and instead doused the feast with his holy water. Immediately hall, king and courtiers disappeared and Collen found himself alone again on the Tor. Although this story is said to represent Collen’s Christian victory over pagan superstition, it is actually a reworking of an older Celtic tradition, in which the Tor was said to be a gateway to Annwn, the realm of the dead, over which King Gywn, son of Nudd, mighty god of the oceans, ruled.

King Henry VI was also murdered in the Tower of London on this day in 1471. A commemorative Lilies and Roses ceremony takes place at the Oratory in the Wakefields Tower today. It is an invitation-only affair, possibly dating back to Tudor times, when Henry VII sought to honour the memory of the Lancastrian king from whom he inherited his claim to the throne.

[transx-mogai-cafe]

🕈TransCeltic🕈

TransCeltic: a transethnic/diaethnic or transreligious/transfaith identity whereby one desires to be of Celtic heritage/faith or identifies as being of Celtic heritage/faith but has no known Celtic heritage/faith.

[obaewankenope]

So I want to learn about Tuatha de Danann. Are there any books, websites, or videos you’d recommend for someone who knows nothing about Irish lore but wants to learn?

Okay, sorry for taking so long nonnie! I fully intended on replying to this ask the morning after I got it but my ADHD and executive dysfunction happened so RIP me, I guess.

Anyway, I’m gonna do my best to list out the sources I know of and those I think might be useful for you. Obviously, I’ll begin with wikipedia just because it’s usually a decent starting point when you google something.

So. Links:

Wikipedia can give you a general run-down of the Tuatha de Danann (TdD) via this link here. It has a lot of information but not all of it is 100% relevant depending on what sort of history/mythology you’re looking for. If you’re interested in Insular Celtic Mythology (aka Irish Celts since they didn’t interact much or at all with other pagan religions, thus reducing the chance of osmosis of beliefs, gods, stories, etc for a good while), then the wikipedia link is a decent starting point but not perfect since it draws on a lot of Celtic sources from across the Continent as well (for example, Gaulish Celtic stories and beliefs about gods, as well as gods that originate from that region). So yeah, if you’re looking for specifically Insular Celtic knowledge regarding the TdD, you have to go looking elsewhere I’m afraid.

This link is to a blog article that gives plenty of information about the TdD but is pretty simple language-wise compared to wikipedia (isn’t everything except academic journals rip). It’s not Insular specific however, so again, may not be what you want but it’s decent enough and gives some nice stories/references/quotes about the TdD.

Transceltic is a good source for information about Celtic Mythology and History. It’s pan-Celtic however, so it draws and discusses a lot of continental Celtic material rather than just Irish/Insular Celticism. I’d recommend giving it a read regardless of whether it’s what you want just because it’s well-written and is also a good point for starting a seven-year google-fu research bender *side-eyes self awkwardly*

Moving on from links, I can now give you a list of books you can read online, possibly find at your local library, or just hunt down free PDF’s of (I certainly can’t give you direct links to them, oh no no). Some of these will be Insular Celtic specific and others will just be more comprehensive Celtic Mythology.

Ireland’s Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth by Mark Williams [google.books] - so this is a deent book and google.books gives a good enough chance to read a fair amount of it. The sections are broken up simply enough and it even goes into the specifics of the types of gods, their origins, and the Christian indoctrination and assimilation that occurred across Pan-Celtic culture. So pretty decent book all round. The book also gives a really good overview of pronounciations of Celtic and Gaelic terms, as well as a glossary, list of names and how to say them, and translations so like, it's a top-notch book imho.

Tales of the Tuatha de Danann: a dual language collection of Irish myth, volume 2 by Morgan Daimler [I have no source for this sorry] - so this one gives you stories about the TdD in both Gaelic/Irish and translated into English. That's pretty good for anyone studying mythology, Celtic mythology to be precise, btu also just Neat.

Celtic Mythology and Religion by Alexander Macbain [google.books] - So this one isn't bad, but it's not as good as Mark Williams book imho.

Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. Rolleston [google.books] - The title sounds kinda... iffy but it's a decent enough book as well. Very Pan-Celtic however, so Insular Celticism is Not The Focus of the book. Unfortunately. The book, incidentally, was first published in 1911 so I guess that explains why it's title is a mess and also very heavy on the Non-Celtic Sources lol.

Journal Article: Irish Mythology by George Townshend [jstor] - another old, OLD book/article so still Not The Best, but a source is a source and I'm just providing you them to read and decide which you think is best for your interest.

Now for some videos!

There's a guy on YT called Tomas O hAodha who gives a decent introduction to the TdD in Ireland, which is great. I like him. *clicks subscribe* He also has videos on other stuff which is just 👌

We have the Irish Folklore & Mythology Podcast, also on YT, which is great too. It's interesting and definitely something I may listen to when needing to write because it's Good Noise Brent ah memes.

I think that's enough for you to start with nonnie. I hope the links help :)

[jen-mcnaughton]

Scottish legend of the enchanted 'Faery' bagpipes of Kinlochmoidart | Transceltic - Home of the Celtic nations

Scottish legend of the enchanted ‘Faery’ bagpipes of Kinlochmoidart | Transceltic – Home of the Celtic nations

Not everyone has a fondness for bagpipes, but I do. And an appetite for Scottish history. Even more so for interesting and little known details that are not common knowledge. So, with that in mind, here is a story I discovered about the “faery pipes”. Made by a MacIntyre piper more than 800 years ago, the ‘Faery’ bagpipes of Kinlochmoidart, are thought to be the oldest Highland pipes. The legend…

[heartofstanding]

I got curious today about the story Eleanor Cobham’s ghost was haunting one of the places she was imprisoned, so I started googling it and yeah, she’s said to haunt Peel Castle on the Isle of Man. I started skimming through one article and:

It must have been a dreadful place to be imprisoned and Eleanor Duchess of Gloucester has been described as turbulent and impatient when under confinement there. Guards kept a strict watch guard over her; not only to prevent attempts to facilitate her escape, but also it is said to stop her from taking her own life. Perhaps then it is no surprise then that her spirit is thought to roam the site of her unhappy confinement. Traditionally it is told that her footsteps can be heard to go up the stone stairs from her dungeon deep below the castle walls. (Source: this article on Transceltic)

I have a lot of doubts about the veracity of the source, but oh god, it hurts.

Eleanor was imprisoned at Peel Castle from July 1446 to March 1449, which means she had been imprisoned for about five years at this time and might have been used to her fate. But, in 1447, her husband was arrested for treason and died in suspicious circumstances, and (iirc) she was subsequently declared legally dead by parliament. It also likely meant that the loss of the very last hope of a pardon or freedom. I think it’s likely that if she did display suicidal tendencies, it may have been linked to grief over her husband and the loss of hope as well as the dismal conditions she was kept in.

[ohsoconfused]

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[transx-mogai-cafe]

Requests are OPEEEEEEN! o(〃＾▽＾〃)o

Anyways, can I have a transcajun flag? If you don't know what cajun is, it's a term used to describe native Louisiana ppl, particularly southern Louisiana ppl. I was hoping for a flag with cream, purple, and green and maybe a golden fleur-de-lis? 🥺👉👈

Also a transmedicine flag? A term for somebody who feels like the should take medicine or take less/more medicine then they're already taking?

A transceltic flag would be pretty poggers too. Maybe the flag could have lots of greens and a Celtic knot? I'm sure it look uber pretty no matter what bc you make such cool flags. (*´꒳`*)

I think a bloodfluid flag would be pretty poggers too. Like one day you feel like ur blood should be ink and the next day you feel like it should be coffee. I think it would be spiffy.

And my last request. Xenofluid. A trace and transspecies term for when you feel like ur race/species fluctuates between different alien species. Like how one day you could feel Na'vi and then the next you feel like a Twi'lek and then maybe the day after that you feel like a Klingon. That kinda vibe. ฅ(＾・ω・＾ฅ)

Have fun! Can't wait to see what you make! 🥰

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