tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post1947796465206093805..comments2024-01-26T10:27:37.731-08:00Comments on The Celtic Rose: A mysterious dark age Irish kingMiriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-41894817517847108792012-09-18T20:53:16.277-07:002012-09-18T20:53:16.277-07:00Just a side note to the Irish/Scottish connection....Just a side note to the Irish/Scottish connection... thru testing of DNA there is a believe that they Irish (Scoti) didn't come to Sccotland in the 4th century to form Dal Raida, they were already there. Archaelogists already know the first people to the British Isles and Ireland after the last ice age in the Iron Age were probably gaelic speaking celts (Q-Celtic) , but that subsequent waves of celts including the Picts and later Britons were brythonic speakers (P-Celtic) and pushed the original celts to the far reaches ( not unlike the Saxons and Normas did later on). And from DNA testing they believe that the group that settled in Argyll probably didn't come from Ireland but had been in Scotland all along thru the waves of brythonic celts and were able to remain seperate because of the geography of the area with mts that kept them isolated and that because they already had a connection with their own gaels in what is Northern Ireland that when the warring tribes there put pressure on the Gaels of Ulster they moved the center of their kingdom to Scotland at Dal Raida in Argyll. And eventually by the 8th/9th century were forced to move their kingdom inland to Perth because of the maruading Vikings. <br /><br />The believe now is that those we call the Scoti (Irish) from Ireland came to an already established, but smaller portion of the kingdom of their fellow Gaels in Ulster, that had never been forced our of Scotland. Now they are trying to make the same case in the SW of Scotland (Ayrshire and parts of Galloway) because of the Gaelic speakers who, despite being infiltrated by the Britons and to a smaller degree the Saxons were still able to retain their Gael language if not all aspects ( ie clan system) of the Gael culture. And this is reinforced by the fact that there is a strong DNA connection between people of Arygll and Ayrshire/Galloway. <br /><br />Food for thought. Fraochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254145463787157310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-61303017910981712702012-09-18T15:19:38.696-07:002012-09-18T15:19:38.696-07:00Hi Pat,
LOL I think it did choose me. Glad you en...Hi Pat,<br /><br />LOL I think it did choose me. Glad you enjoyed the excerpt. Best wishes.<br /><br />KelleyKelley Heckarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673342477988998070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-11568573298205813402012-09-18T15:18:09.202-07:002012-09-18T15:18:09.202-07:00Hi Mary,
So true. It was something I didn't k...Hi Mary,<br /><br />So true. It was something I didn't know until I started doing the research. Scotland has a fascinating history.Kelley Heckarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673342477988998070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-14731645264049767612012-09-18T15:15:32.082-07:002012-09-18T15:15:32.082-07:00Thanks, Erin. I value your comments. There is some...Thanks, Erin. I value your comments. There is something about the Picts that is so compelling. Best wishes to you and your foray into the world of the Picts. <br /><br />KelleyKelley Heckarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673342477988998070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-27423088545872458512012-09-18T07:30:07.389-07:002012-09-18T07:30:07.389-07:00You've chosen a fascinating era, Kelley. Or pe...You've chosen a fascinating era, Kelley. Or perhaps it chose you :-) Enjoyed the excerpt, look forward to reading more. Best to you, PatPat McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969402820726235963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-37036363034425542342012-09-18T06:15:16.563-07:002012-09-18T06:15:16.563-07:00Sounds like a fascinating, series. A lot of people...Sounds like a fascinating, series. A lot of people don't know about the strong connection of the Irish to Scotland. I'll have to get your books! Mary Gillgannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576518364465232493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-3395868537067395442012-09-17T21:21:23.640-07:002012-09-17T21:21:23.640-07:00Hello, Dear Kelley,
Of course I feel a close kins...Hello, Dear Kelley,<br /><br />Of course I feel a close kinship with any author who chooses to write about those Gaelic heroes and larger-than-life warriors. I've just written a short story about a Pict, son of a king, who is ostracized from his community. In my research, I found out some pretty awesome things about those mysterious Picts, and I may expand my story to a novel. I can feel your own imagination and passion rising from the page as i read. Keep up the fantastic work! Fondly, xErinErin OQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113229623866154645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-71934919172296287242012-09-17T19:26:56.126-07:002012-09-17T19:26:56.126-07:00Hi Miriam,
Thanks for allowing me to post on your...Hi Miriam,<br /><br />Thanks for allowing me to post on your blog. Best wishes!<br /><br />Kelley Kelley Heckarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673342477988998070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-71667449617896642702012-09-17T19:15:38.611-07:002012-09-17T19:15:38.611-07:00Wow, I'm glad you couldn't resist this her...Wow, I'm glad you couldn't resist this hero and I don't think we're going to be able to, either! Thanks for stopping by today, Kelley.Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com