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Celtic Prehistoric Skills, Stories, Ramblings, Parabolas, Food, Chords and Home & About

  • Home & About
  • Celtic History
    • Celtic Feasting
    • The Red Branch of the Ulaidh.
    • Celtic Gods
    • Travel and Transport
    • Bards, Druids and Knowledge
    • Times and Seasons
    • Iron Age Trade
    • Houses, Ráth and Dúns
    • Lighting & Candles
    • Artefacts
    • The Táin and the Manuscripts
    • Beauty
    • Celtic Weapons
    • Kingdoms of Ireland
    • Ornaments & Jewellery
    • Celtic Clothes
    • Celtic Trivia – Who and When
    • What Makes an Epic Hero?
    • Celtic Iron Age Chariots
    • Parthian Red
    • Epochs & The Book of Invasions
    • Scythia
    • Wine and Amphorae
    • Daily Life
    • Who are the Irish & Where did their Language come from?
    • Who are the Irish & Where did their Language come from? Part Two
    • Who are the Irish and Where did their Language come from? Part Three
    • Iron Age Hero Traits
    • Ancient Celtic Druids and the Bhagavad Gita
    • Saint Paddy
    • Walking through Celtic Heartlands
    • Paint Saddy
    • Bealtaine
    • Celestial Time Keeping, Solstices, Atomic Clocks and the Celts
  • Book Stuff
    • THE KINABALU TRIP
    • Book News
    • Two Weeks to go!
    • The Secret of Santa Vittoria
    • Bricriu’s Feast & The Champion’s Portion
    • Black Magic Wedding
    • Free!
    • Self Imposed Deadlines
    • Gestation periods
    • A rod for my own back
    • A follow -up to “A Rod for my Own Back”
    • Genres and Writing
    • Eclectic?
    • Non Sense
    • Goaded into “Fifty Years”
    • Anita’s PoV
    • Something New
    • Special Announcement
    • Tết Nguyên Đán
    • A Change of Title!
    • Another recording (or two)
    • An Irish Childhood
    • The Gift of Rain
    • Memory of a Childhood Christmas in Ireland
    • Prologue
    • Big Brother’s Younger Sister
    • Shardlake
    • Going back to the Roots
    • Lamentation
    • The Argument
    • The Sea
    • Lunar New Year of the Dog and Dog Days
    • Medea, Princess of Colchis
    • Desert Island Books
    • An Old Celtic Tale of Love & Death
    • An Old Celtic Tale of Love & Death – Part 2
    • An Old Celtic Tale of Love & Death – Part Three
    • An old Celtic Tale of Love and Death – Part 4
    • An Old Celtic Take of Love & Death – Part 5
    • Comic Books … or Graphic Novels?
    • An Old Celtic Tale of Love and Death – Part 6 (the penultimate part)
    • Tombland*
    • An Old Celtic of Love and Death – Part 7
    • Bricriu’s Feast & The Champion’s Portion
    • The Champion’s Portion 1
    • The Champion’s Portion 2
    • The Glass Bead Game
    • The Champion’s Portion 3
    • The Champion’s Portion 4
    • The Champion’s Portion 5
    • The Champion’s Portion 6
    • The Champion’s Portion 7
    • The Champion’s Portion 8
    • The Champion’s Portion – 9
    • The Champion’s Portion 10
    • Accidents
    • Clay Feet 
    • Emer
    • 1. Breoga
    • 2. Cathbad
    • 3. Conor
    • 4. Deichtine
    • 5. Medb
    • The Soldier
    • The Mother
    • Freedom
    • Saint Paddy’s Day again.
  • Peregrinations
    • A Language Journey
    • Culture Shock in the USA
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 1
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 2
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 3
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 4
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 5
    • Cuba and Beyond – part 6
    • South America Summary
    • Ramblings
    • The Middle East
    • On File
    • Footloose & Fancy Free or Footsore & Weary
    • Jelly Wrestling
    • Off the Rails in HK
    • On the Right Track (part 2)
    • Back on Track (part 3)
    • Saigon memories
    • Trains and Boats and Planes
    • Chugging Along & On the Road
    • The Caucasus
      • The Black Sea Silk Road
      • Georgia – First Impressions
      • Yerevan and Environs
      • Georgia Reconsidered
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands* – Part One
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands – Part Two
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands – Part Three
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands – Part Four
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands – Part Five
    • Pub Talk – ‘Stralia
    • Balut
    • Islands in the Sun
  • Curves
    • Realisations
    • Learning Curves
    • Duh!
    • Only Me?!
    • Inspired
    • Round in Circles
    • Curves
    • A New Curve?
    • Stuffed
    • Commodity or Currency?
    • Pictures & Copyright
    • Two Hands
    • Parents!
    • A Major Revamp?
    • Cursing, Profanity & Swearing
    • Anthropocene – Waves and Epochs
    • Hibernations
    • A Dip of the toe!
    • Another Direction
    • European Peace Walk
    • Dilettante, Renaissance person or just MOOCing Around!
    • Amazing Grace*
    • Floating
    • NoseDive
    • Words
    • Crossing the Caucasus
    • Qvevri Wines
    • A(nother) New Direction (Again!)
    • Solstice & Christmas
    • Basque and Georgian
    • Clean Money
    • Kefir
    • Happy New Year / Decade?
    • Crises We Have Lived Through
    • Anniversary and A.I.
    • Back to the origins!*
  • Tastes
    • First off the Rank
    • Mince Pies
    • Ceviche
    • Chicken Liver Curry
    • Gulai Ikan
    • Octopus Salad
    • Piquant Liver
    • Chicken Liver Paté
    • Spumante and Cailiflower
    • Mercimek Çorbasi (lentil soup)
    • Lobio
    • Braised Duck with Ginger
    • Ratatouille
    • Noonday Sun* Chilli Jam
    • Quiche (Lorraine?)
    • Dublin Coddle and other Irish Staples
    • A ‘Pick Me Up’ for Hard Times
    • Slow-Cooked Lamb & Potato Rösti
    • Pasta and Beans
    • Brussel Sprouts 1
    • Potato Terrine
    • A quick and simple fish dinner
    • Cannelloni
    • Beef Cheeks
    • Sausage Bake
  • Chords
    • Chords – A New Category !
    • Time Changes Everything
    • Joni Mitchell Blue 1971
    • Songlines
    • Sunday, Bloody Monday.
    • Favourite bands, musicians and albums
    • Let it Bleed
    • Leonard Cohen
  • Book Stuff
  • Food Faux Pas #1
  • Food Faux Pas 3.
  • Food Faux Pas #1
  • Book Stuff
    • Food Faux Pas #1
    • Food Faux Pas 2
    • Food Faux Pas 3.
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I currently live in Perth, West Australia where I tend my garden haphazardly, raise chickens foolishly, read avidly, write enthusiastically, travel and enjoy food and wine with good company whenever I can but I was born in Dublin, Ireland on 13 July and lived and studied there until I was about 24 before leaving fairly permanently. Since then, I have worked and lived in Europe, the Middle East, S.E.Asia, the USA and China, teaching both language and literature. My first novel, Raiding Cúailnge / Cooley, is based on the old Irish epic, An Táin Bó Cúailnge or The Cattle Raid of Cooley which recounts the exploits of Ireland’s mythical and legendary hero, Cú Chulainn aka Sétanta. Available from 20 April 2016 on Smashwords and other major ebook retailers

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  • Home & About
  • Celtic History
    • Celtic Feasting
    • The Red Branch of the Ulaidh.
    • Celtic Gods
    • Travel and Transport
    • Bards, Druids and Knowledge
    • Times and Seasons
    • Iron Age Trade
    • Houses, Ráth and Dúns
    • Lighting & Candles
    • Artefacts
    • The Táin and the Manuscripts
    • Beauty
    • Celtic Weapons
    • Kingdoms of Ireland
    • Ornaments & Jewellery
    • Celtic Clothes
    • Celtic Trivia – Who and When
    • What Makes an Epic Hero?
    • Celtic Iron Age Chariots
    • Parthian Red
    • Epochs & The Book of Invasions
    • Scythia
    • Wine and Amphorae
    • Daily Life
    • Who are the Irish & Where did their Language come from?
    • Who are the Irish & Where did their Language come from? Part Two
    • Who are the Irish and Where did their Language come from? Part Three
    • Iron Age Hero Traits
    • Ancient Celtic Druids and the Bhagavad Gita
    • Saint Paddy
    • Walking through Celtic Heartlands
    • Paint Saddy
    • Bealtaine
    • Celestial Time Keeping, Solstices, Atomic Clocks and the Celts
  • Book Stuff
    • THE KINABALU TRIP
    • Book News
    • Two Weeks to go!
    • The Secret of Santa Vittoria
    • Bricriu’s Feast & The Champion’s Portion
    • Black Magic Wedding
    • Free!
    • Self Imposed Deadlines
    • Gestation periods
    • A rod for my own back
    • A follow -up to “A Rod for my Own Back”
    • Genres and Writing
    • Eclectic?
    • Non Sense
    • Goaded into “Fifty Years”
    • Anita’s PoV
    • Something New
    • Special Announcement
    • Tết Nguyên Đán
    • A Change of Title!
    • Another recording (or two)
    • An Irish Childhood
    • The Gift of Rain
    • Memory of a Childhood Christmas in Ireland
    • Prologue
    • Big Brother’s Younger Sister
    • Shardlake
    • Going back to the Roots
    • Lamentation
    • The Argument
    • The Sea
    • Lunar New Year of the Dog and Dog Days
    • Medea, Princess of Colchis
    • Desert Island Books
    • An Old Celtic Tale of Love & Death
    • An Old Celtic Tale of Love & Death – Part 2
    • An Old Celtic Tale of Love & Death – Part Three
    • An old Celtic Tale of Love and Death – Part 4
    • An Old Celtic Take of Love & Death – Part 5
    • Comic Books … or Graphic Novels?
    • An Old Celtic Tale of Love and Death – Part 6 (the penultimate part)
    • Tombland*
    • An Old Celtic of Love and Death – Part 7
    • Bricriu’s Feast & The Champion’s Portion
    • The Champion’s Portion 1
    • The Champion’s Portion 2
    • The Glass Bead Game
    • The Champion’s Portion 3
    • The Champion’s Portion 4
    • The Champion’s Portion 5
    • The Champion’s Portion 6
    • The Champion’s Portion 7
    • The Champion’s Portion 8
    • The Champion’s Portion – 9
    • The Champion’s Portion 10
    • Accidents
    • Clay Feet 
    • Emer
    • 1. Breoga
    • 2. Cathbad
    • 3. Conor
    • 4. Deichtine
    • 5. Medb
    • The Soldier
    • The Mother
    • Freedom
    • Saint Paddy’s Day again.
  • Peregrinations
    • A Language Journey
    • Culture Shock in the USA
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 1
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 2
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 3
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 4
    • Cuba and Beyond – Part 5
    • Cuba and Beyond – part 6
    • South America Summary
    • Ramblings
    • The Middle East
    • On File
    • Footloose & Fancy Free or Footsore & Weary
    • Jelly Wrestling
    • Off the Rails in HK
    • On the Right Track (part 2)
    • Back on Track (part 3)
    • Saigon memories
    • Trains and Boats and Planes
    • Chugging Along & On the Road
    • The Caucasus
      • The Black Sea Silk Road
      • Georgia – First Impressions
      • Yerevan and Environs
      • Georgia Reconsidered
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands* – Part One
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands – Part Two
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands – Part Three
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands – Part Four
      • A Short Walk in the Sarawak Highlands – Part Five
    • Pub Talk – ‘Stralia
    • Balut
    • Islands in the Sun
  • Curves
    • Realisations
    • Learning Curves
    • Duh!
    • Only Me?!
    • Inspired
    • Round in Circles
    • Curves
    • A New Curve?
    • Stuffed
    • Commodity or Currency?
    • Pictures & Copyright
    • Two Hands
    • Parents!
    • A Major Revamp?
    • Cursing, Profanity & Swearing
    • Anthropocene – Waves and Epochs
    • Hibernations
    • A Dip of the toe!
    • Another Direction
    • European Peace Walk
    • Dilettante, Renaissance person or just MOOCing Around!
    • Amazing Grace*
    • Floating
    • NoseDive
    • Words
    • Crossing the Caucasus
    • Qvevri Wines
    • A(nother) New Direction (Again!)
    • Solstice & Christmas
    • Basque and Georgian
    • Clean Money
    • Kefir
    • Happy New Year / Decade?
    • Crises We Have Lived Through
    • Anniversary and A.I.
    • Back to the origins!*
  • Tastes
    • First off the Rank
    • Mince Pies
    • Ceviche
    • Chicken Liver Curry
    • Gulai Ikan
    • Octopus Salad
    • Piquant Liver
    • Chicken Liver Paté
    • Spumante and Cailiflower
    • Mercimek Çorbasi (lentil soup)
    • Lobio
    • Braised Duck with Ginger
    • Ratatouille
    • Noonday Sun* Chilli Jam
    • Quiche (Lorraine?)
    • Dublin Coddle and other Irish Staples
    • A ‘Pick Me Up’ for Hard Times
    • Slow-Cooked Lamb & Potato Rösti
    • Pasta and Beans
    • Brussel Sprouts 1
    • Potato Terrine
    • A quick and simple fish dinner
    • Cannelloni
    • Beef Cheeks
    • Sausage Bake
  • Chords
    • Chords – A New Category !
    • Time Changes Everything
    • Joni Mitchell Blue 1971
    • Songlines
    • Sunday, Bloody Monday.
    • Favourite bands, musicians and albums
    • Let it Bleed
    • Leonard Cohen
  • Book Stuff
  • Food Faux Pas #1
  • Food Faux Pas 3.
  • Food Faux Pas #1
  • Book Stuff
    • Food Faux Pas #1
    • Food Faux Pas 2
    • Food Faux Pas 3.
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