Interesting new talk from the Culture Vannin folks.

Frustration buying a book from University of Wales Press. Thought PDF would bypass the eReader hassle. Paid for book, installed app, "you can only read your PDF on a phone/tablet". Nothing on UWP website to indicate this. Paperback from Amazon 2/3 cost or PDF. So much for supporting the publisher.

@bsky.app That's three separate reminders about sports, generated by your platform, that I have had to get rid of today. Please stop!

It is amusing that, despite how academics *have* been saying for c.40 years that the ancient Britons weren't labelled Celts, most normal people have just carried on assuming they were called Celts so this is only a big reversal for *us* We're very important and impactful, honest

Looking for a unique gift for an animal lover? Explore our Medieval Animals series for fascinating insights into the relationships our medieval ancestors had to animals (whether mythical or not...) 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/nadolig-chri...

Here's a fabulous find from Tobar an Dualchais in bits. Click the link for the recording. -- Sea monster and ship detail from Sebastion Munster’s ‘Thier 2’. Taken from the vignettes on Olaus Magnus’ ‘Carta marina’ (c. 1544). In the public domain. www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/26590?...

Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), contemporary fine artist living on a re-wilding farm in Wales who has created a series of 'Garden Icons' - inspired by local wildlife #WomensArt

Seems like this should be getting more attention.

A 1944 Pastoral: Land Girls Pruning at East Malling' by painter Evelyn Dunbar who recorded UK women's work during the Second World War #WomensArt

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 M 70, Leabhar Gabhála or the Book of Invasions, an origin legend of the Irish people that exists in many variant versions, in poetry and prose: www.ria.ie/collections/... This version was compiled for Brian Ruadh Mág Uidhir (Maguire), Baron of Enniskillen.

I have a big, shiny new class starting this coming Saturday. It's not too late to sign up. Some info in the short video, below, and more at: tinyurl.com/MabCon26 #CelticMythology #CelticPolytheism #pagansky #mabinogi

Florence Camm (1874-1960), UK stained glass artist who was one of the most successful designers her age #WomensArt

This looks like it could shape up to be an interesting blog to follow. buttondown.com/godsandcrozi... #CelticPolytheism #pagansky #folklore

For any friends who don't know, Simon Rodway is a leading scholar in this field.

“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.” -Tove Jansson

I put together a wee playlist for Wren Day. Let's see if it plays. youtube.com/playlist?lis... #folklore

Exploring Celtic Civilizations: Introduction to Medieval Period Materials. How should we contextualize and analyze Celtic-speaking communities in the medieval period? What forms of evidence are available for analysis? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...

And so it begins ... It's not too late to join the challenge to win a free class. Get yer skates on! #folklore #pagansky #CelticPolytheism #CelticMythology

It's almost time for my annual bit of mythology madness. This series is for people who didn’t get enough Celtic mythology in their Christmas stocking. It’s a drop-in café for the terminally Celtic and a warming centre for refugees from too much (or not enough) family fun. #CelticMythology #pagansky

Some thoughts about Epona of a more personal and devotional nature. #pagansky #CelticPolytheism youtu.be/sSJ6EyCiTRQ

Happy Epona's Day to all who celebrate! #pagansky #Celticpolytheism

By this calendar, 18th December is the Feast of Epona.

Do you like Scottish folk tales? Maybe followed by a bit of optional analysis? Take a moment to watch this video (please!). It was probably my biggest flop of 2025. Give it some love!

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 14 ‘Ponies in the Snow’ Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

I don't normally make 'reaction' videos, but this time, I did.

Betrayed are the living, betrayed the dead: All are confused by a horse’s head. Midnight. Midnight. Midnight. Midnight. Hark at the hands of the clock - Vernon Watkins’ timeless Ballad of Mari Lwyd in its entirety 👇

The work of Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered landscapes #WomensArt

'The crow's song' by Catherine Hyde, UK illustrator and artist based in Cornwall #WomensArt

They’ve found Ker Is! Cantre’r Gwaelod nesaf! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tessa went to this yesterday and said it was great.

'The Skate Girls of Kabul' photographic series by Jessica Fulford-Dobson featuring girls from the Afghan capital before the Taliban took control. #womensart #NeverForget women and girls of Afghanistan #HumanRights

Today is the last day to claim the Very Early Bird price for my upcoming class series 'Mabinogi Connections', which starts in January. More info at: tinyurl.com/MabCon26

Tanager and Pomegranate silver brooch by contemporary jewellery maker Dawn Estrin #WomensArt

Probably not the first.

Good news.

Reading in a Landscape,1896 by Finnish painter Ada Thilen #WomensArt

More and more, it is the connections and parallels between one Celtic text and another that tug at something in me. It feels like a confirmation. What does it confirm? I'm not sure, but I've heard others say the same thing. www.patreon.com/posts/mabino...

Art Nouveau style embroidered textile design (c.1906) by Scottish artist & Glasgow School member Ann Macbeth #womensart

'Winter fields' by Hester Cox, English printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

I discovered by chance that a video of me giving a 6-minute lightning talk about "Stones on Screen" for the annual MaynoothSparks competition in 2022 is available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j2Y... It's a brief overview of the OG(H)AM and EMILI projects.

Oh - listen! So beautifully told. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyvV... #Celticmythology

Scottish painter Victoria Crowe, Large Tree Group, 1975 #WomensArt

Machine embroidered lanscape artwork by Alison Holt, UK textile artist #WomensArt

“Some English reference books describe cynghanedd as ‘the ancient Welsh strict metres’. In so doing, they confine this most beautiful code to a prison with doors double-locked by bygone times and inflexible rules.” A lovely introduction to cynghanedd & the Eisteddfod by Mererid Hopwood from January

The Celtic Otherworld: If you'd like some help separating the texts and folklore from Celtic-speaking cultures from the AI and other slop that you're not sure of, these four upcoming sessions should help. More info at: tinyurl.com/annwfn25 Starts Saturday, 8th November

The work of May Morris (1862-1938) influential English embroidery designer, jeweller, socialist, and editor who supported and taught fellow female artists #WomensArt#WomensArt