“I am not young enough to know everything.”
Oscar Wilde, 1854 – 1900
Cover art by A. Lewis
Likeable traits were valued and proliferated such as knowledge, honor, respect, truth, loyalty and courage. In today’s day and age, the emphasis is on the individual but in ancient Celtic language groups in Western Europe the totality of the reputation of the group took precedence. These were at least in Irish and Scottish culture referred to as the ‘kin-group’ as well as the Irish túath and Scottish clann systems. The family group would have very clearly been of greater significance and importance. Túath as a word has very strong ties to Pre-Celtic and Indo-European linguistics as this same concept was known as touta in Gaulish and tud in Welsh and Breton. One person’s success or shame was that of the entire family.
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Isla Skye
Isla Skye is an American Celtic scholar, a mother of 3, elementary teacher for 21 years as well as an author and herbalist that splits her time between the States and Ireland. She has studied the druids and related practices for over 20 years. She is a published author of children’s books as well as other folkloric literature and is currently working through an M.A. in Celtic Studies. Her hobbies are family time, camping, hiking, reading, writing and research.
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