"The hammer-god's emblem could symbolise the striking/awakening of life after the 'death' of winter, or the death of people."

Much like a Celtic Thor.
Very Indo-European.
#Celtic #Thor

The Dagda is the hammer-god of the Irish pantheon. Like Sucellus he carries the sacred tokens of magical wand (club)& regenerative cauldron.

Hammer-gods like the Dagda were the most widely venerated; they were the 'good gods', fatherly protectors laden with tools of work & trade.

"He was a peasant deity, but he could rise to sublime heights, rivaling Jupiter.."

The hammer-god's role as an agricultural/crafters deity:

Celtic coin art showing the 'Lámhfada' or long arm. Depictions range from simple elongated arms, tree or vine outgrowths, to wand/hammers.

The main triad of Irish gods, Dagda, Ogma & Lugh, all possess the Long Arm - authority over spiritual knowledge & rule of the mundane world.

The Long Arm archetype takes on apocalyptic overtones in the Spear of #Lugh, which is to be "set down in Ireland at the world's ending."

The #Celtic Lámhfada lives on as an authority symbol in items such as the fasces or the striking 'long arm of the law' of the judges gavel.

Joke: Columbus discovered the Americas
Woke: Leif Erikson discovered the Americas
Bespoke: Saint Brendan discovered the Americas

http://bit.ly/2ioCzjH

The “Burning of Cork” started on this day in 1920. The British Army and Black & Tans looted and set fire to the homes of Irish people. The Brits shot at those that tried to extinguish the blazes.

Otd 1928: First independent Irish coinage circulated. The 8 coins of the 1928 Irish coin set were designed by Percy Metcalfe.

This red-haired Indian lady is a fine example of resurgence in ancestral phenotypes (i.e. atavism). It might surprise you just how many blue eyed, fair-haired Indians still exist. And yes - the headline is definitely sensationalist.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5178549/amp/The-Indian-feels-like-foreigner-country.html?__twitter_impression=true

A flock of sheep making their way through heavy snow, Northern #Ireland

#Glendalough, Co Wicklow, early 1900's.

St Kevin's Kitchen in the low sun, Glendalough, Ireland.

Winter's evening sky over Glendalough, Co Wicklow, Ireland.

#Medieval #Monastery

"Irish will scarcely be our language in this generation, not even perhaps in the next. But until we have it again on our tongues and in our minds we are not free"
~
Path to Freedom (Chapter 7: Distinctive Culture) - Michael Collins, August 1922

"Welcome" to the channel!
Scots Gaelic: Fàilte!
Irish: Fáilte!
Manx: Failt ort!
Welsh: Croeso!
Cornish: Dynnargh!
Breton: Degemer mat!

Celtic related channel(not mine)

An extract from 'The Necessity for De-Anglicising Ireland' by Douglas Hyde, 1892.