Gaelic
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Poulnabrone dolmen is a 5,000 year old portal tomb in the limestone Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. The dolmen consists of a massive flat capstone supported on several upright pillars, and would originally have been covered by a mound of earth. Archeological excavations found several traces of human remains at the burial site, which now stands as a stark reminder of an ancient civilisation. Looking back through the mists of time, who knows what ancient religious rites took place at this barren and windswept scene? Winner of the Heritage in Stone group challenge Stone Circles and Standing Stones.
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I love hornets, I don’t like being around them but I’ve always thought that there are much worse jobs if you have to be reincarnated as an insect. / Nobody messes with a hornet. I was thinking of the Book of Kells when I got the idea for this. I worked for about a month burying small details in it so it’d be a decent conversation piece. 100% from scratch in 3DsMax and PS Add theyellowfury to your watchlist / Image copyright © 2008 Simon Deevy. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. Closeups / / - /
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Anam Cara is Gaelic for “soul friend”, while working on this Knotwork the thought of this Celtic circle of belonging would not leave my mind… / John O’Donohue’s book was one of the most profound and life-changing reads of my life ~ “Friendship is the sweet grace that liberates us to approach, recognize, and inhabit this adventure. A creative and subversive force, claiming this intimacy is the secret law of life and universe. The human journey is a continuous act of transfiguration. If approached in friendship, the unknown, the anonymous, the negative, and the threatening gradually yield their secret affinity with us. As an artist, the human person is permanently active in this revelation. The imagination is the great friend of the unknown. Endlessly, it invokes and releases the power of possibility. Friendship, then, is not to be reduced to an exclusive or sentimental relationship; it is a far more extensive and intensive force. / The Celtic imagination articulates the inner friendship that embraces Nature, divinity, underworld, and human world as one. The dualism that seperates the visible from the invisible, time from eternity, the human from the divine, was totally alien to them. / The Anam Cara was a person to whom you could reveal the hidden intimacies of your life. This friendship was an act of recognition and belonging. When you had an ‘Anam Cara’, your friendship cut across all convention and category. You were joined in an ancient and eternal way with a friend of your soul.” There are many here that I feel are my “Soul Friends”, you know who you are…I just wanted to acknowledge those who echo my soul ;) Aeone ~ Anam Cara artwork sketch photographed and edited in photoshop7, colored with wacom pen and filtered with redfield plug-in fractilius and poster edges
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I forget the exact location but I spotted this dwelling on my travels in Scotland. It seemed as though it was only in need of a bit of TLC so I asked a couple of locals if it used to be an Inn or parish building. The reply was, “no, just a house”, and then they locals turned and left without another word…..............Almost as if there was some mystery surrounding it that they didn’t want to talk about…...........hence the title Unloved Canon 350D 18-55 IS Tonemapped
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Feathery shamrock for / St Patrick’s Day / / (design created for white T-shirts) / / For for shirts in other colours (including black), / see Red and green shamrock / /
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As one of the most popular goddesses worshipped by the Celts, Brigid (pronounced Breed or Breet) continues to be a favorite among Christians as many of her stories and myths survived in the persona of Saint Bridgit. She was the goddess of all things perceived to be of relatively high dimensions such as high-rising flames, highlands, hill-forts and upland areas; and of activities and states conceived as psychologically lofty and elevated, such as wisdom, excellence, perfection, high intelligence, poetic eloquence, craftsmanship (especially blacksmithing), healing ability, druidic knowledge and skill in warfare. An object connected to the goddess called Brigid’s Cross, made of rushes or straw, and woven into a kind of star or cross shape. It was traditionally believed that a Brigid’s Cross protected the house from fire and evil. Brigid’s crosses are associated with Brigid of Kildare, who is venerated as one of the patron saints of Ireland. The crosses are traditionally made on 1 February, which in Gaelic is called Là Feille Brìde (Brigid’s feast day), the day of her liturgical celebration. I used the Whirlpool Galaxy as the reference for this painting. I found the spiraling arms of the galaxy an echo of the arms of Brigit’s Cross, and all the fiery stars being creating within the arms, an adequate representation of the different qualities of this powerful goddess. Artwork and text © Copyright 2009 DoAn Art (Antony Galbraith). All Rights Reserved. Any downloading, copying or use of images on this website is strictly prohibited without express written consent by Antony Galbraith.
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The Capercaillie, which belongs to the grouse family, became extinct in Scotland in the middle of the 18th century and was reintroduced in the middle of the 19th century. Unfortunately due mainly to hunting, their numbers have now dwindled to approximately 1000 which places them not only on the endangered list but in grave danger of extinction in the wild. The name Capercaillie is gaelic and translated means horse of the forest. / I suspect that this descriptive name was given to this bird because in the mating season, the male makes a clip clopping sound to attract the females (amongst other calls). / This one was very interested in my camera.
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Abnoba, goddess of the Black Forest and Danube Abnoba was a goddess of the Black Forest and Danube River, worshipped by Celtic Gauls, and later by Romans, as Diana Abnoba (goddess of the hunt). Abnoba is believed to mean fog or mist on the river. There are two alters in Roman baths in Badenweiler and Mühlenbach, Germany, respectively, inscribed with the name of “Diana Abnoba” (see below). Rome annexed Gaul in about 51 BC; and it’s conceivable that they attempted to merge gods and goddesses of the two civilizations. / ! I chose to represent Abnoba, because I have an affinity for the forest—to me a kind of sacred place, where trees whisper amongst themselves, their vocal chords, the wind. I love how nature’s cycle of life, and decay-giving life, again, is reduced to the obvious; even there on the forest floor; where I can see it, below my feet and hands, elbows, and curious eye. But to the Celtic Gauls, the forest was life, itself. It was the source of food—they hunted there; the source of firewood for warmth and cooking; for fresh water; and no doubt weapons. The forest was a shield, protecting them. How interesting to have a woman—a divine woman, no less, guarding these very precious resources—the Black Forest, the Danube River, and surrounding rivers and streams. What is it about a woman that would make her the best candidate for protecting the two resources that meant life or death to entire communities? I leave you to contemplate that. Hopefully “Abnoba, goddess of the Black Forest and Danube”, will inspire someone who sees it to become the protector of their own region’s rivers, woods, and creatures—great and small. They need us, as we need them. — Digital Work by F.A. Moore, June 23-24, 2009, in watercolor style; influenced by the art style of Pre-Raphaelites and Arts and Crafts movement. Special thanks to stock providers, the beautiful model from mizzd-stock, FantasyStock, idnurse41, CAStock, LucieG, Dragonic-Stock and wikipedia for 2 special images in the public domain. ABOUT THIS WORK: / I added a variety of creatures to illustrate the ease with which Abnoba must have related to them. Look closely and you will find that animals, birds, reptiles, and insects are all represented. Only fish are not represented. (Darn! forgot!) Information was a bit scarce on the animals that reside in the Black Forest region of Germany, except that there are the usual forest animals, including fox and big cats. The Sperlingskauz, a forest owl; and the Kolkrabe, a species of Raven, were specifically noted as being special to the region. I was lucky enough to find images of these two in the public domain on wikipedia images. Look for the Black Forest’s Sperlingskauz (owl) and the Kolkrabe (Raven) in the piece. DETAIL – at 100% scale of 3335×5000 pixels / Big cat detail ^ / Racoon detail ^ / Kolkrabe raven detail ^ / Fawn detail ^ / Face. Click to see flower, shoulder, canary, and fox head detail ^
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Sgurr nan Gillean shrouded in cloud, with the River Sligachan and bridge in the foreground. Isle of Skye, Scotland.
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A collaboration with the lovely, talented, Julie Langford. Julie created with: One Daz studio 3D render of the mystical female A vector to create lightning her pic and my: loch broome and: Ardvreck castle
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We pulled into a lay-by at Kylesku Bridge just as it was going dark and this magnificent stag appeared on the cliff above us. The light was awful and I didn’t have a long lens so my good lady wife banged a shot off on her Lumix panasonic. It was underexposed and full of noise but the silhouette seemed to speak of the Stag’s majesty, and his environment. Anyways, I was simply playing with the image in PS and was about to think that the image couldn’t be rescued, when my wife walked past and said simply, “I like that, don’t change it”. Against my better judgement, and seeing as it’s her shot, so who am I to argue, here it is :-)
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Castle Sinclair Girnigoe was the home of the Sinclair family, Earls of Caithness. Girnigoe Castle was built around the late 14th to early 15th centuries on a rocky promontory, and was defended on the landward side by great ditches, spanned by drawbridges. The main feature of this castle is a three or four storey tower house, probably completed towards the end of the 16th century although there are the remains of 15th century buildings beneath it. During a period of redevelopment at the castle in the early 17th century, George Sinclair (4th Earl) obtained an Act of Parliament to change the name from Castle Girnigoe to Castle Sinclair. However it appears that the two names became associated with different parts of the castle leading to the impression that there were two castles on the site. The Campbells of Glenorchy briefly occupied the castle after emerging victorious from a battle with the Sinclairs. In 1680, George Sinclair of Keiss, who later became the 7th Earl, removed the Cambells by force, partially destroying the castle in the process. In recent years the ownership of the castle has been returned to the Earls of Caithness, and is listed as the official seat of the Earldom. The castle is currently maintained by the Clan Sinclair Trust who are working to preserve it. Canon 350D 18-55 IS
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Loch Long, Scotland
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See extra large view here The day I travelled down Glencoe, it was dull and raining. As I stepped out of the car the towering mountains and eerie mists conjured up the history of the place, and the tragedies that had befallen some there. Of all the locations that I have visited in Scotland, I think that Glencoe tells it’s story, more than any other. The folk on the track, bottom rt corner, indicate the scale of the place. Canon 40D 18-55 IS tonemapped
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This spectacular sixteenth century castle has been restored by the Menzies Clan Society. Seat of the Chiefs of Clan Menzies for over 400 years, it was involved in the turbulant history of the Highlands and here Bonnie Prince Charlie rested on his way to Culloden in 1746. Architecturally fascinating, it is a splendid example of the transition between earlier rugged fortress and later mansion house. Castle Menzies stands north of the River Tay at Weem on the B846, one and half miles from Aberfeldy in the Breadalbane region of Highland Perthshire (Breadalbane means “Highland Scotland” in Gaelic). Shot taken on Sunday 21st December 08 in the middle of our winter. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland.
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A trout fisherman perseveres with the weather on the River Orchy, Glen Orchy, Scotland Nominated for the “Pay It Forward” group by: Ginger Barritt Ginger said, of this work: / “It is a moody, powerful, beautiful piece. To me it holds so many contrasts…powerful, wild beauty of the stream against the serenty of being solitary and doing a simple thing such as fishing ….the hugeness of the area and the smallness of the fisherman….not to mention the contrasts of rocks, water, green, and broody sky…It all comes together to make it one of my favorite pieces to stare at over and over again…It gives me a feeling of belonging, and of being overwhelmed at how small each of us are” Canon 40D, 18-55 IS
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Loch Achtriochtan and the farmhouse Achnambeithach, lie in the shadow of Bidean Nam Bian, Glencoe. The farmhouse also doubles as Glencoe Mountain RescuePost
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Rain clouds move in nr Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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This was created for Judi Taylor – she made a special request for piece for Samhain which is November 1st. You can learn about this Celtic/pagan holiday here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain Judi, I hope you (and everyone else!) like it. Blessings to you! This was created by digitally manipulating elements of one of my pastel paintings, which I wasn’t really happy with. Now I think I am! Thanks for the request Judi, it really stimulated the creative juices tonight!
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Loch Broom
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Applecross peninsular, overlooking Loch Shieldaig Amazing how the walls fall down but the chimney stack remains perched precariously :-) Unloved
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The view towards Glen Affrich from Morvich Burial Ground
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Isle of Skye, Scotland
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