The Celtic Gods Comets in Irish Mythology,9780752434445

The Celtic Gods Comets in Irish Mythology

by Baillie, Mike; McCafferty, Pat
ISBN13: 9780752434445
ISBN10: 0752434446
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-01
Publisher(s): Tempus
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Summary

The Celtic myths, involving heroic warriors such as Finn and CuChulinn, can be read as simple primitive stories, but closer examination reveals strange descriptions and relationships. The authors of this groundbreaking book argue that all the principal characters are aspects of the one Celtic sky god, Lugh, who was a comet. Against the background of a comet scenario, this re-interpretation of about 10 key Celtic myths shows how many of the descriptions in the myths fit the appearance of comets.

Author Biography

Patrick McCafferty is a chemical engineer with a Masters degree in Archaeology

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6(1)
Preface 7(76)
1 Introduction
11(6)
2 Comets
17(7)
3 How comets might have been viewed in prehistory
24(9)
4 Comets — a close-up view
33(11)
5 Arrival of Lugh
44(7)
6 More interpretations of close comets
51(9)
7 Balor and Lugh c. twelfth century BC
60(6)
8 Some thoughts on Irish mythology
66(9)
9 Tales about tails
75(8)
10 Rotation and Ears Wheel 83(8)
11 Comet debris 91(11)
12 Ritual ponds 102(13)
13 Comet periodicities 115(10)
14 Ulster Cycle: Táin Bó Cuailnge, the Raid of the Bull of Cooley c. first century AD 125(9)
15 Castles in the air and houses in the sky 134(8)
16 The Finn Cycle trad. third century AD 142(8)
17 Dendrochronology 150(9)
18 Events in the sixth century 159(9)
19 Irish saints sixth century AD 168(5)
20 Conclusions 173(7)
Appendix I King Arthur 180(10)
Appendix II Beowulf 190(7)
Appendix III Moling and Mobhi 197(6)
Appendix IV Playing with catastrophic links 203(3)
Postscript 206(3)
Glossary 209(5)
Notes 214(7)
Index 221

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