Rediscovering the South's Celtic Heritage

Fabled in American history, the Scotch-Irish played a principal role in settling the Southern Appalachian Mountains. From the original settlers sprang a culture based on their Old World ways; along with their daily habits, they brought with them a reverence for the King James Bible and the land providing their

Describes the first people to occupy the British Isles, Celtic society and institutions and their contributions to later English culture.

A mere 150 years ago Scottish Gaelic was the third most widely spoken language in Canada, and Irish was spoken by hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. A new awareness of the large North American Gaelic diaspora, long overlooked by historians, folklorists, and literary scholars, has emerged

This text explores the lives of various Celtic saints from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany and southern Gaul. With illustrations by Jeanette Dunne, this is a wonderful taste of the mysticism, art and learning associated with their lives.

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