The End of A Year

Another year is coming to a close and we survived our first year with Trump. Personally I didn't vote for him last year but we've managed to survive. Our family survived the trip down here to Virgina and it has been a good year for all. Yes there were problems but we managed to get through them, as a whole. As I close 2017 I will be stating that the only thing that I will be blogging about is, once again those four Sabbaths, the gods and goddess, my personal experiences, and a couple of other things. It might not be as big as it was this year but I will be blogging.

Thanks everyone for making 2017 great and lets see 2018 in with a bang.

Irish Polytheist (1 Year)

Today marks one year since I began my path. It has been an amazing year and I'm so happy to of been able to do this and decided to do this. I want to thank everyone that watched my video's on Youtube and read my posts. They have meant everything to do me. One of the things that I've learned in my first year is that you can't rely on how others do things, you have to rely on yourself. The gods are important but your ancestors are far more important. I hope to carry those lessons onto my second year.

Irish Gods: Seonaidh

Got this from Wikipedia.

"Shoney" redirects here. For the restaurant chain, see Shoney's.

For the Scottish Gaelic given name, see Seonaidh (given name).

The Seonaidh (anglicised Shony or Shoney) was a Celtic water spirit in Lewis, according to Martin Martin.
Dwelly defines seonadh (without the "i", a related form in Scottish Gaelic) as "1. augury, sorcery. 2. Druidism" and quotes Martin further.
Martin says that the inhabitants of Lewis used to propitiate Seonaidh by a cup of ale in the following manner. They came to the church of St. Mulway (Mael rubha),^[1] each man carrying his own provisions. Every family gave a pock (bag) of malt, and the whole was brewed into ale. One of their number was chosen to wade into the sea up to his waist, carrying in his hand the cup full of ale. When he reached a proper depth, he stood and cried aloud:

Seonaidh, I give thee this cup of ale, hoping that thou wilt be so good as to send us plenty of seaware [seaweed used as a fertilizer] for enriching our ground during the coming year.

He then threw the ale into the sea, in a ceremony performed at night. On his coming to land, they all repaired to church, where there was a candle burning on the altar. There they stood still for a time, when, on a given signal, the candle was put out, and straight-away, they adjourned to the fields where the night was spent mirthfully over the ale. Next morning, they returned to their respective homes, in the belief that they had ensured a plentiful crop for the next season.
It seems likely that Seonaidh was originally some kind of god, whose worship had been lightly christianised by the addition of various church features. However, it is also possible that "Seonaidh", the Scottish Gaelic form of the English Johnny, may also be a reference to one of the Saints John.


Today is also Christmas so have a blessed one as well.

Irish Gods: Crom Dubh

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Crom Dubh (Irish pronunciation: [krˠuumˠ d̪ˠuβˠ], Scottish Gaelic: [kʰɾɔum t̪uh]), meaning "dark crooked [one]" (also or Crum Dubh, Dark Crom) is a mythological and folkloric figure of Ireland, based on the god Crom Cruach, or "king idol of Ireland", mentioned in the 12th-century dinnseanchas of Magh Slécht.^[1]
The festival for Crom Cruach is called Dé Domhnaigh Crum-Dubh (Crom Dubh Sunday)^[2] in Ireland, the first Sunday in August, but in Lochaber a term for Easter) as in the Scottish Gaelic saying DiDòmhnaich Crum Dubh, plaoisgidh mi an t-ugh. "Crooked black Sunday, I’ll shell the egg."^{[citation needed][clarification needed]}
Crom Cruach is called the chief Celtic idol of Ireland by Michael J. O'Kelly, and was located on Magh Slécht (The Plain of Prostrations) in County Cavan, surrounded by twelve other idols.

Irish Gods: Ler

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Ler (meaning "Sea" in Old Irish; Lir is the genitive form) is a sea god in Irish mythology. His name suggests that he is a personification of the sea, rather than a distinct deity.^{[citation needed]} He is named Allód^[1] in early genealogies, and corresponds to the Llŷr of Welsh mythology. Ler is chiefly an ancestor figure, and is the father of the god Manannán mac Lir, who appears frequently in medieval Irish literature. Ler appears as the titular king in the tale The Children of Lir.

Irish Gods: Cichol

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In Irish mythology, Cichol or Cíocal Gricenchos is the earliest-mentioned leader of the Fomorians. His epithet, Gricenchos or Grigenchosach, is obscure. Macalister translates it as "clapperleg";^[1] Comyn as "of withered feet".^[2] O'Donovan leaves it untranslated.^[3] According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn, he arrived in Ireland with 200 men and 600 women, who subsisted by fishing and fowling for 200 years until the arrival of Partholón, 311 years after the Flood, whose followers were the first to bring animal husbandry, the plough, houses and brewing to Ireland. Ten years later, Partholón defeated Cichol and the Fomorians in the Battle of Mag Itha

The Celtic Wanderer Up for Eleven Months

Today marks eleven months that my blog has been up. Thanks everyone for reading my posts and liking them. It's been a blessing.