tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post3446826549747253297..comments2024-03-28T21:13:43.603+09:00Comments on What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...: St Patrick's DayDennis Laffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-89654476540651140892011-03-17T07:31:54.135+09:002011-03-17T07:31:54.135+09:00I know there's a distinction, but I think EM j...I know there's a distinction, but I think EM just lumps all the Celtic stuff together. So if you want to find Irish myths on their site, you need to do it in the Celtic Myths section.<br /><br />The other link is pure Irish.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-8777510044158725562011-03-17T01:04:03.906+09:002011-03-17T01:04:03.906+09:00It's interesting how we all equal irish myths ...It's interesting how we all equal irish myths with celtic myths. <br />Of course, they are part of the celtic mythology, but a relatively small part of the celtic traditions on the european mainland survived the roman empire and the germanic mix and mangle that was the fall of the western empire (or at least the last nail in it's coffin). The differences were probably quite great, given the relatively fractured celtic cultures and the influence of the original inhabitants of the british isles on the gaelic mythology. To quote the linked page:<br /><i> The Continental Brythonic, that is, Brittany. Though racially akin to the Welsh and Cornish, the Bretons have had a very differently history and enjoy a distinct culture. </i><br />Now, how different (and how equal) were the cultures of celts at the black sea or elsewhere? We'll never know for sure, probably...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com