Ninja, I’m with you. This is the strangest thred I’ve read in some time.
I once had a dose of celtic feeling in Dublin’s Heuston station.
It was less to do with music, and more to do with a dodgy pub lunch.
Mukade
Thanks. Looking forward to seeing what you dig up.
Versongetorix= Pherson Getridge
earliest citation of the name Pherson I have seen.
A flight of fancy on my part to so state but that name sticks in my head with the supposed equivalent.
I like the spirit of ninja ron’s post even if I am adding to the crapola.
One of the things that bugs me a bit is when people overplay the Celtic heritage of Scots. While it’s true that the Scoti came to Western Scotland and speak a branch of Gaelic, some of the most influential differences of Scots vs. Irish are the Norse influences, combined with Celt, mysterious Picts and even some English. There’s a real interesting fictional book about McBeth, (title escapes me but it’s about “Thorfinn”), which explores the whole Orkney Island Scandahoovian aspect of NorthEastern Scottish culture. I came away realizing that some of the things we most associate with Highlanders (like large bodies and long faces) and Scottish royalty are likely attributed to Norse or even Pict genes, more than Celt.
And, even in Ireland are some Norse and Norman contributions, genetically and linguistically. The lady sitting next to me here at work is a Fitzsimmons, or Fils-simon, whose father’s side of her family is “pure” Irish. She is a tall gal, with sandy blond hair, large bones and few freckles. Of all the stereotype Irish facial and body-types I have seen over the years, she doesn’t look much like any of 'em…part of her family are from Rathlin Island but she got the Norman genotype, complete with diabetes tendency and high blood pressure. She might as well be Brunhilde, frankly. And, doesn’t care much for the Trad, either but respects the singing.
So, I agree that Celtic is often more of a feeling than some specific race, at THIS point in history anyway.
Nah, a feeling is something you “get hooked on.”
Tom
this some will’i am sure find challenging but there is a fairly strong system of belief in parts of Sctland, Wales, parts of England, and in Irish mythology that the Celts have their origins in ancient Israel…who travelled across Europe and Russia as they are now called to settle in the west after they were captured and dispersed in ancient history…just thought I’d throw that into the melting pot. Les.
I certainly had heard that they came from east of Europe, probably throught Turkey.
Perrins67 wrote
I certainly had heard that they came from east of Europe, probably throught Turkey.
The Celts were a horse people so they would most likely have come from the steppes area.
Weekenders wrote
One of the things that bugs me a bit is when people overplay the Celtic heritage of Scots. While it’s true that the Scoti came to Western Scotland and speak a branch of Gaelic, some of the most influential differences of Scots vs. Irish are the Norse influences, combined with Celt, mysterious Picts and even some English.
I’m with you on this Weekenders, although most poeple agree that the Picts were Celtic. I would say the mix would be Celt, Scandinavian and Germanic, with leavening of Baltic and Latin genes.
David
I’m beaming.
Here is me, sitting in my chair, thinking celtic thoughs, Wearing my Irish had, playing 80’s shred metal solos on my Susato Low D (Made in the USA, purcahsed in Ireland. Tænk over det while I speak danish to you.)
PS. My name isn’t Ron, it’s Aaron. Ninja Aaron. ninjaaron. tricky!
The photo just proves the point.
Celtic is an attitude,
a point of view,
an outlook on life,
a feeling.
Part of that feeling is a rebel attitude.
Up-yours to anyone who it fits -
done give me crap -
PÓG MO THÓIN (kiss my ass in Irish)
That attitude is sooooooo Celtic so Irish.
I dont care if you are black or yellow skinned,
what language you speak or where you live -
you’ve got Celtic blood in your brain.
I bet you aren’t a ninj, either.
Yer wasted on those plastic tubes.
With fingers like that, you should be on the pipes.
Mukade
hey Les, I was going to bring that up. The declaration of Robert The Bruce (addressing the Pope) talks about the forefathers coming through the Pillars of Hercules (Straits of Gibralter).
According to this version of ancient history they were taken captive from Palestine and eventually settled in Scythia (which sounds a lot like Scotia..Scotland) between the Black and Caspian seas, near the Caucasian mountains (ever wonder why Americans and Brits are named after these mountains.)
I took nearly a year of togakure ryu ninpo..
:roll:
I took a year of saca moco… 
(look in spanish-english dictionary)
Dude. Ew.
. . . .a poor sense of fahsion 
No way, Susatos are always in style!
(glad I typed that, I couldn’t say it with a straight face…)
seems we might be on the same wavelength here WHITMORES 75087…yes , I have heard of the Caucasian connection…and Scythia…have followed the Celts journeys both in history and myth…myths often hold lots of grains of truth…these tribes left their mark wherever they went, even though actually it sometimes takes searching to discover…and I have no doubts the roots of the Celts lay in those journeys.Wouldnt surprise at to find the whistle was popular…and I’m told the bagpipes definitely were !!!..however, I’ll stick with my whistles…Les.
I dunno, Davy, I thought maybe the Picts were the pre-folks, even though I know that the painted face thing indicated woad-covered Celts to the Romans.
Ninja whomever: nice pic and kewl hat!