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Celtic Heritage Magazine

An on-line magazine that features reviews for Celtic heritage, news and information. You need to subscribe to the magazine to get the full issue.

Conrad Bladey's Irish Studies Pages

A site that offers among other things a few selections of literature to read. He has sections of literature, folklore, music, Gaelic resources, and a lot more to choose from. You can even search over 4,000 titles of books on or pertaining to Ireland.

Internet Medieval Sourcebook

An excellent online reference guide to medieval times. Incredible amount of information on excerpted texts from the medieval era. Include several Celtic sections among other through out the world. Excellent site!

Scotland, Her History

A small site that offers some good art and more importantly essays and stories of Scottish history.

The Ulster Cycle

This site features a comprehensive look at the Ulster Cycle of mythological stories. A good place to start reading about Irish mythology from the north featuring the hero named Cú Chulainn.

The Voyage of Bran

Read one story in English or Gaelic featuring the great medieval hero Bran. All the stories I've read, Bran is this super dog but this one is of the man. It's written in 66 sections, but don't worry their small paragraphs.

Sceal beag.........

Well with a name like that.........I heard this story o my athair (If you haven't Gaelic it doesn't matter). This rural Irish tragic tale Narrates a sad seductive sceal Concerning Lust without discretion. - Agus beagnach rudai eile freisin Uair amhain - fado fado On a little farm near Carraroe Lived buachaill maith named Michael Mor - An only son of thirty-four When work was done at end of day, He'd settle down with cupan tae And seldom felt the call to stroll Or spend the evening time ag ol. His intellectual needs were drawn From books like Peig and Iosagain. And so it was - bliain in - bliain out Our Michael hadn't moved about He dreamt of cailins - most men do But never sinned - an dtuigeann tu ? Meantime - up in Atha Cliath - A cailin deas had bright idea When laethanta saoire time came by Decided she would like to try Ait beag ciuin like Carraroe (No foreign food; not far to go.) And there to meet the native clann And b'fheidir find herself a man! The cailin deas with eyes so blue Was known in town as City Sue The lusty buachailli came crawling - And all agreed she was go h-alainn! She left her men in state of shock - O Michael Mor - bi curamach! This Scarlet Woman knows each trick - She's heading West - beware a mhic ! The lights shone in the Parish hall For the local Fainne Wearers Ball Bhi Michael ann - bhi Susie ann Dressed in most revealing gown ! Our brave Cuchulainn of the West - (His hurling medals across his chest) Exclaimed - when City Sue came in - "In ainm De - well - feach ar sin!" Though nervous - still, he took a chance - "Cead Mile Failte - will you dance?" Go luath - on the floor they strut Cheek to cheek - from head to foot ! Sue whispered into Michael's ear - "Eist liom now - let's disappear - We'll use my place - the door's unlocked - You'll stay the night - Seomra a h-ocht!" Chriost! Michael's head was in a spin - Ni raibh se thinking thoughts mar sin ! - He blessed himself. This Jesabel Would surely damn his soul to hell! He stood aghast - could hardly stutter - So off he bolted - ar a rothar - And straight abhaile - into bed Decades of the Rosary said! EPILOGUE Michael Mor still sleeps alone - In his leaba beag - Ochon, Ochon. He often dreams of seomra a h-ocht, WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN - O Michael Bocht submitted by Amanda Breen - Dublin, Ireland

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