History

Oíche Shamhna - Cetlic New Year Eve (Halloween)
Oíche Shamhna - Cetlic New Year Eve (Halloween) In Scotland and Ireland, Halloween is known as Oíche Shamhna, while in Wales it is Nos Calan Gaeaf, the eve of the winters calend, or first. With the rise of Christianity, Samhain was changed to Hallowmas, or All Saints Day, to commemorate the sou …

ALBAN ELFED (Welsh Bardic name for autumn equinox)
ALBAN ELFED (Welsh Bardic name for autumn equinox) Alban Elued, The Light of the Water, the first day of Autumn, was also called Harvesthome. Observed on September 21, the Autumnal Equinox was the day when the sun again began to wane, as the dark half of the year drew near. …

St Mirren Day (patron saint of Paisley).
St Mirren Day (patron saint of Paisley). …

Feast day of St. James
Feast day of St. James Guinness St. James Gate Since mediaeval times, Dubliners held an annual drinking festival in the Saint’s honor. Fittingly, Guinness chose St. James’ Gate as the site for their brewery …

John Davie Burgess, King of the Highland Pipers, died at age 71.
John Davie Burgess, King of the Highland Pipers, died at age 71. John Burgess died on June 29, 2005 at the age of 71. …