The clear warning both these stories send to young women of ancient Ireland is if you follow your heart rather than your duty, tragedy will follow.

Want a Celtic language (Irish, Scottish, or Welsh) name for your baby or fictional character? Check out this list!

Have fun exploring these names from the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh languages and discover their symbolic meanings.

Celtic women have a reputation for fierce independence and feistiness, but these women of Scottish folklore can be utterly terrifying!

Winter got you down? Here are some Celtic folklore inspired ways to cope with winter woes.

Horses may not immediately spring to mind when I say "Celts." But they should.

At Samhain, the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. If you stumbled into the Otherworld, who might you encounter?

The significance of cattle in Celtic culture shows up in folk traditions, mythology, and even wages and legal fines!

From a mother who dies so others can eat to a mother who makes a thunderstorm to stop her son’s wedding, Celtic folklore mothers aren't dull

Did ancient Celtic women really have more rights than their Greek and Roman contemporaries? Did they actually go to battle? Find out here!

This week, I'm taking a short break, but I'll be back next week. Meanwhile, here are a few of my past posts I'm really fond of.

Celtic folklore overflows with stories explaining the origin of things. Here are some of my favorites.

Some things we associate with Christmas, such as mistletoe and holly, actually have their roots in ancient Celtic folk practices for winter.