These were the three things a #pagan #Brythonic #Bard needed to know
1) The history of the kings of the Pretanian islands
2) The use of language in all its glory.
3) The pedigrees and lineage of the nobles.
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The snowflakes on Benbulbin.
The hailstones in Meath.
The horses of Manannรกn mac Lir
Source: Sylvia Botherroyd `#Irland`
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In #CelticMythology, white-crested waves frothing with foam were said to be the white horses of #Manannรกn mac Lir
These are the three highest pleasures of the bard:
1) To speak wisely
2) To act wisely
3) Conveying peace and harmony
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#Celtic #LegendaryWednesday: The skill of the #Celtic doctors is also demonstrated by the `Ovingdean Trephined Skull`. Two holes were drilled into it at different times. This means that the patient survived the first trephination. The patient died of blood poisoning when the bones around the 2nd surgery had already begun to heal.
Source: Peter Berresford Ellis `The #Druids"
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