Celtic Tomes
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Cult Accessories CT054
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 19: Accessories of Cult by J. A. MacCulloch This chapter covers Temples, Altars, Images, Symbols, a...
Festivals CT053
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 18: Festivals by J. A. MacCulloch The Celtic year was not at first regulated by the solstices and e...
Tabu CT052
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 17: Tabu by J. A. MacCulloch The Irish geis, pl. geasa, which may be rendered by Tabu, had two se...
Sacrifice and Prayer CT051
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 16: Sacrifice and Prayer by J. A. MacCulloch The Celts offered human victims on the principle of a ...
Cosmogony CT050
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 15: Cosmogony by J. A. MacCulloch The Celts may have possessed the Heaven and Earth myth, but all t...
Animal Worship CT049
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 14: Tree and Plant Worship by J. A. MacCulloch Animal worship pure and simple had declined among th...
Tree and Plant Worship CT048
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 13: Tree and Plant Worship by J. A. MacCulloch The Celts had their own cult of trees, but they adop...
River and Well Worship CT047
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 12: River and Well Worship by J. A. MacCulloch Among the Celts the testimony of contemporary witnes...
Primitive Nature Worship CT046
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 11: Primitive Nature Worship by J. A. MacCulloch McCulloch talks about animism, where everything wa...
The Cult of the Dead CT045
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 10: The Cult of the Dead by J. A. MacCulloch The custom of burying grave-goods with the dead, or sl...
Gods and Men CT044
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 9: Gods and Men by J. A. MacCulloch In this chapter, he examines the Gods of the Celts and their re...
The Fionn Cycle CT043
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 8: The Fionn Cycle by J. A. MacCulloch The story of the mighty hero, Fionn and his warband, the Fia...
The Cuchulainn Cycle CT042
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 7: The Cúchulainn Cycle by J. A. MacCulloch The story of the mighty hero, Cuchulainn, Queen Medb a...
Gods of the Brythons CT041
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 6: The Gods of the Brythons by J. A. MacCulloch In this chapter, J A McCulloch looks at the nature ...
Tuatha De Danaan CT040
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 5: The Tuatha Dé Danann by J. A. MacCulloch In this chapter, J A McCulloch looks at the nature and...
Irish Mythological Cycle CT039
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 4: The Irish Mythological Cycle by J. A. MacCulloch A broad overview of all fields of Celtic mythol...
The Gods of Gaul CT038
27 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 3: The Gods of Gaul and the Continental Celts by J. A. MacCulloch A discussion of the innumerable G...
The Celtic People CT037
13 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 2: The Celtic People by J. A. MacCulloch A broad overview of all fields of Celtic mythology which a...
Who was J. A. MacCulloch?
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Arnott MacCulloch, a Scotsman, was born in 1868 and died in 1950. He was one of Scotland's most famous Celtic Scholars and folklore researchers a...
Introductory CT036
28 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Ch. 1: Introductory by J. A. MacCulloch A broad overview of all fields of Celtic mythology which aims to id...
Preface CT035
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) The Preface by J. A. MacCulloch A broad overview of all fields of Celtic mythology which aims to identify t...
Religion of the Ancient Celts
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The votes are in and have been counted and by an overwhelming majority, our next book will be Religion of the Ancient Celts by J. A. MacCulloch. Th...
Another Writer's Journey
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Please accept my apologies for writing about myself. I generally try and avoid this as I feel I am nowhere near as important as the stories I tell (a...
Intermission and Book Choice Show - CT034
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Intermission and Book Choice Show - CT034 Next Book for Celtic Tomes We announce that Celtic Tomes is taking a small break while we move house and of...
Baleful Storm Spirits - British Goblins CT033
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Baleful Storm Spirits British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 4 Chapter 5 by Wirt Sikes Baleful Storm ...
Early Inscribed Stones - British Goblins CT032
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Early Inscribed Stones British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 4 Chapter 4 by Wirt Sikes Early Inscrib...
Legendary Welsh Stones - British Goblins CT031
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary Welsh Stones British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 4 Chapter 3 by Wirt Sikes Ancient Welsh...
Mystic Wells - British Goblins CT030
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mystic Wells British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 4 Chapter 2 by Wirt Sikes All about the beheading...
Powers of Bells - British Goblins CT029
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Powers of Bells British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 6 by Wirt Sikes In this chapte...
Death and Burial - British Goblins CT028
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Death and Burial British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 7 by Wirt Sikes Find out all the cu...
Wedding Customs - British Goblins CT027
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Wedding Customs British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 6 by Wirt Sikes Ancient Wedding Cust...
Courtship and Marriage - British Goblins CT026
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Courtship and Marriage British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 5 by Wirt Sikes Welsh customs...
Welsh Christmas - British Goblins CT025
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welsh Christmas British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 4 by Wirt Sikes All about bell-ringi...
Midsummer Eve - British Goblins CT024
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Midsummer Eve to Hallowe'en British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 3 by Wirt Sikes All abou...
Sundry Lenten Customs - British Goblins CT023
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sundry Lenten Customs British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 2 by Wirt Sikes All about trad...
Quaint Old Customs - British Goblins CT022
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Quaint Old Customs British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 1 by Wirt Sikes Quaint Old Custom...
The Corpse Candle - British Goblins CT021
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Corpse Candle British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 9 by Wirt Sikes Corpse Candles are...
Tolaeth Death Sounds - British Goblins CT020
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tolaeth Death Sounds British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 8 by Wirt Sikes The Tolaeth Dea...
Welsh Death Omens - British Goblins CT019
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welsh Death Omens British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 7 by Wirt Sikes Welsh Death Omens ...
Medieval Devil in Wales - British Goblins CT018
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Medieval Devil in Wales British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 6 by Wirt Sikes The Medi...
Familiar Spirits - British Goblins CT017
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Familiar Spirits British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 5 by Wirt Sikes Familiar Spirits ar...
Grotesque Ghosts - British Goblins CT016
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Grotesque Ghosts British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 4 by Wirt Sikes We hear about the g...
Spectral Animals - British Goblins CT015
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Spectral Animals British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 3 by Wirt Sikes We hear abut ghostl...
Household Ghosts and Hidden Treasure - British Goblins CT014
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Household Ghosts and Hidden Treasure British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 2 by Wirt Sikes...
The Spirit World - British Goblins CT013
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Spirit World British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 1 by Wirt Sikes In this episode, we...
Origins of Welsh Fairies - British Goblins CT012
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Origins of Welsh Fairies British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 11 by Wirt Sikes Mr. Sikes ...
Fairy Money - British Goblins CT011
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fairy Money and Fairy Gifts British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 10 by Wirt Sikes Sikes t...
Piety as a Protection - British Goblins CT010
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Piety as a Protection from the Seductions of the Tylwyth Teg British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 ...
Fairy Rings - British Goblins CT009
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fairy Rings British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 8 by Wirt Sikes Fairy Rings and other fa...
Fairy Music - British Goblins CT008
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fairy Music British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 7 by Wirt Sikes Sikes talks about the mag...
Living with the Tylwyth Teg - British Goblins CT007
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Living with the Tylwyth Teg British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 6 by Wirt Sikes All abou...
Changelings - British Goblins CT006
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Changelings British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 5 by Wirt Sikes Changelings among Welsh ...
Mountain Fairies - British Goblins CT005
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mountain Fairies British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 4 by Wirt Sikes Sikes brings us det...
Lake Fairies - British Goblins CT004
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Fairies British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 3 by Wirt Sikes All about Lake Fairies. ...
Classification of Welsh Fairies - British Goblins CT003
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Classification of Welsh Fairies British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 2 by Wirt Sikes Exam...
Fairy Tales and Ancient Mythology - British Goblins CT002
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fairy Tales and Ancient Mythology British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 1 by Wirt Sikes A ...
Blog Post: Who was Wirt Sikes?
20 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Wirt Sikes? Wirt Sikes is best known today for his British Goblins book. His full name was William Wirt Sikes, born on November 23rd 1836 and ...
The Faerie Realms - British Goblins CT001
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) The Faerie Realms The Preface by Wirt Sikes A comprehensive exposit...
Blog Post: Launch Time
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
So, we've decided to launch a new podcast called Celtic Tomes. You may have seen our Libsyn page, our Facebook page or even our Blogger page, and wo...