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Re: Glencolumbkille, Donegal
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tjj wrote:
ryaner wrote:
ps: check the link in Rhiannon's folklore post:
http://www.themodernantiquaria[...]lencolumbkille_churchyard.html


Had a lovely surprise today, my good friend in Derry sent me a little book called "- The Last Irish Druid ... and the Christianisation of Ireland's last site of Pagan sun-worship" by Chris McClintock. It looks fascinating - there are chapters about Grianan of Aileach hill fort (Grian is Gaelic for sun) and the sun roll at Crogh Patrick in Co Mayo. Mainly though, the book is about the ancient stones in the Valley of Glencolmcille in Co Donegal - these stones are covered in markings of squares and right angles now thought to relate to sun worship.
The markings on the stones indicate a particular day on which pagans paid tribute to the sun - and that day was 9th June - St Columba's Day, the day pilgrimage in his honour still takes place.


Talking of restoration ,as we are /were on another thread , the Grianan is worth a look at .


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tiompan
Posted by tiompan
25th January 2013ce
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