Celtic Culture, History, Institutions, etc.

This page is being completely re-written, and is very much under construction.

• soc.culture.celtic faq
• soc.culture.scottish faq.
• Scottish Gaelic

  • Gaelic Homepage

  • Craig Cockburn's Gaelic pages

  • The Gaelic Book. Thanks to Haddayr Copley-Woods for the link. There is another version of this article at Gaelic Genesis.

• My Irish Language links.
• "When the Plough and Breeding of Cattle Cease, Then Will the Rebellion End": The Adoption of Total War as English Policy in Ireland, 1558-1603.
• Dalriada Celtic Heritage Trust.
• Culloden
• Kilts and Tartans
  • The Great Kilt or Belted Plaid.
  • The Early History of the Kilt.
  • My notes on the social status of the belted plaid in Highland society.
  • Peter MacDonald Tartan Design
  • Quotes Concerning Scottish Attire
  
  

• Michael Newton: Author of A Handbook of the Scottish Gaelic World and Gaelic in Scottish History and Culture. He has also written about Tribal Totems and Clan Trees. Here is an article about his work.

• Catholic Barra. A interesting article about post-Reformation Catholicism in the Scottish Western Islands.

• My reading notes. Some material on Scottish subjects. Oriented towards historical reenactment, but may be of more general interest.

• Selections from the Carmina Gadelica.
• Clan Davidson Home. Typical pre-Culloden Highland home.
• A (much) smaller Social History of Ancient Ireland
• Welcome to The Wild Geese Today -- The Story of the Irish in Exile
• Guide to resources in Celtic, Scottish Ethnology and Scottish History
• U.S. SCOTS Online
• Medieval Scotland
• Irish verse
• Ty Feirdd: The Hall of Bards
• The Clan Donald Magazine Online

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