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Loch Cluanie, Scotland | by © Charlie Reynolds | via hellanne

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:58:06 -0400

Loch Cluanie, Scotland | by © Charlie Reynolds | via hellanne

“Highland View” by davehare

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:18:55 -0400

“Highland View” by davehare

Happy Beltane, everyone!

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:14:24 -0400

A holiday cottage in Cuddfan, near Dihewyd, Wales.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:47:13 -0400

A holiday cottage in Cuddfan, near Dihewyd, Wales.

Roses lie on the names of the 1503 people who died as a result...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:24:52 -0400

Roses lie on the names of the 1503 people who died as a result of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, following a Titanic Memorial Service at Belfast Titanic Memorial Garden, City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Relatives of those who died on the ship laid wreaths at the memorial garden to mark the 101st Anniversary of the sinking. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

Glencoe Panorama (by Sebastian Kraus)

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:09:47 -0400

Glencoe Panorama (by Sebastian Kraus)

agrarianrhythm: Crofters plant potatoes in fields on Skye,...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:18:01 -0400

agrarianrhythm:

Crofters plant potatoes in fields on Skye, Scotland.

O’Brien’s Tower, Cliffs of Moher, Ireland (by...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:39:04 -0400

O’Brien’s Tower, Cliffs of Moher, Ireland (by Pajunen)

Snowy Road to Glencoe (by BusterBrownBB)

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:30:30 -0400

Snowy Road to Glencoe (by BusterBrownBB)

Hi everybody! Just a friendly reminder that as you’ve probably noticed I don’t post on...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:57:53 -0400

Hi everybody! Just a friendly reminder that as you’ve probably noticed I don’t post on here nearly as often as I should, so if there is anything that you’d like to see, feel free to drop me a message :)

calehor: Snowy Day, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:14:03 -0500

calehor:

Snowy Day, Edinburgh, Scotland

Both ways are correct. In gaelic the c sounds like k but in most places today c have a soft s sound. So it just depends on whether you want to pronounce it the modern way or the old way.

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:39:00 -0500

From what I know it's simply a matter of preference between soft c and hard c. Back in Victorian times the soft c was more in vogue, and is still used for the basketball, but nowadays the hard c is more common.

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:32:00 -0500

Is it okay to pronounce celtic with a soft c if refering to the culture?I read somewhere that it is the english version of it,so it is not wrong.I said "seltic woman" once and a friend said it was wrong and rude to pronounce it like that

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:41:00 -0500

To be honest, I really don’t know.

tirairgid: Old pharmacy in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary,...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:02:39 -0500

tirairgid:

Old pharmacy in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Photograph by Edward Dullard

Personal post: It irks me when I see people reblog the photos I post up here but then they...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:08:45 -0500

Personal post:

It irks me when I see people reblog the photos I post up here but then they self-promote themselves.

Collin Top, Moorfields, Ballymena, Co.Antrim, Northern Ireland

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:36:28 -0500

Collin Top, Moorfields, Ballymena, Co.Antrim, Northern Ireland

allcreatures: Huskies pant during a training session at...

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:16:45 -0500

allcreatures:

Huskies pant during a training session at Feshiebridge, in Aviemore, Scotland. The Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain will hold its annual sled dog rally this weekend.

Picture: REUTERS/David Moir (via Pictures of the day: 24 January 2013 - Telegraph)

This is funny because I was looking at the original just a few minutes ago debating whether or not to post it.

Hi, folklorist here. Regarding your last ask, mythology is in fact a technical term referring to the tales told of a religious nature typically pertaining the origins of the world. Not just bedtime stories.

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:13:00 -0500

It also carries connotations that a lot of people who still practice those beliefs are not comfortable with.

My family is from Mexico. We’re very avid believers in La Virgen de Guadalupe, La Llorona, etc. We don’t call them mythology. They’re our past and our present, they’re part of the fabric of what made us as a people. Calling that mythology would be something the Spanish did in an attempt to control the indigenous populations.

Just think about what context you’re speaking from, and that you’re not putting down someone else’s beliefs.

Good day, I have a report, it's all about Celtic Mythology. I have researched on this already but it's all confusing. Can you please help me on an introduction about Celtic Mythology please?

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:33:00 -0500

I would refer to it as polytheism instead of mythology, first. We’re talking religion, not bedtime stories.

And it depends on how long your report is and what you’re covering. Are you talking about the Gaelic or the Brythonic? The vocations? The holidays?