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Add ancient castles, Viking and Celtic history, and a dose of fairy ... And there’s plenty of stag heads, family crests, royal trinkets, paintings and other artwork, too. I especially liked ...
Hundreds of spectators have gathered for a Celtic fire festival marking the beginning of summer in Co Westmeath. A procession of light and fire was held at the Hill of Uisneach, an ancient ...
A procession of light and fire was held at the Hill of Uisneach, an ancient ceremonial site steeped in Irish mythology. Performers dressed in Celtic costumes and donned leaf head-dresses as they ...
In ancient Celtic times this celebration took place up on Arthur’s Seat before it was squashed by Georgian and Victorian hyper-Protestantism. But the Celtic traditions were too strong to stamp ...
We like to look at human history as a series of showdowns of right versus wrong. To make that convenient, some civilizations have been labeled barbarians, savages and absolute downright dirty dogs ...
But some observations suggest that ancient Mars may have been warmer, wetter and more favorable for life. Even though scientists observing the surface of Mars conclude that it was once warmer than ...
Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing c.mayer@newsweek.com Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Celtic burial ground and retrieved various artifacts―including a sword that was forged ...