Celtic Moment

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I’m pretty sure people from Ireland are Celtic and people from Scotland are Gaelic… but I’m probably wrong. Does anybody know?

Is there a difference between Gaelic and Scots-Gaelic and Irish? I want to learn the traditional Scottish Language, which I thought was Gaelic, but I have one book that specifies Scots-Gaelic, while the book and CD course do not. Is all this the same as Irish? I saw another book for “Teach Yourself Irish” and now I am all confused.

I’ve got some friends from England coming to stay with me in the United States. I’d like to cook them some typically American meals, and since they’ll be at my house I’ll be cooking. The problem is, so much of American dishes are variations from existing European meals. I’ve been looking the differences up, but they seem to run together; except for obvious differences like Welsh rabbit, Irish stew ect.

Any suggestions on what I should cook? I’m a Northerner so I don’t cook much Cajun food or Southwest/Mexican dishes. The only spicy Cajun dish I cook is Cajun fettuccine alfredo.

I’ve came up with some potential dishes that tend to be more American or at least have a different take of the meal than in Europe. How do any of these sound?:

Barbecued ribs and mashed potatoes
Parmesan baked chicken
Chicken cordon bleu casserole (ham, chicken, cheddar and noodles)
Pot roast w/ potatoes and carrots
That Cajun fettuccine alfredo
Hamburgers and fries or baked potatoes
Not really cooking, but have the ingredients to make their own tacos
Peach or apple cobbler
Grasshopper pie! (mint ice cream pie)

Any of these sound American enough for you? Thanks for your help!

I am an American of Scottish desent. I always looked to the yellow flag with the red lion in the center as the flag of Scotland. But since my husband began to travel to Scotland on business, he tells me that it is the St. Andrews Cross (the blue flag with the white X on it) that dominates the landscape. I know that the blue flag is the basis of the official flag of Great Britain (with the flags of England, Scotland, and Wales all sort of superimposed on each other). But which flag is used in which occasions? Does it matter? If so, why is it the St. Andrews Cross that is more common? Why did Nova Scotia, (New Scotland) in Canada, take versions of both flags to create their own province flag? (They reversed the colors of the St. Andrews Cross and then used a crest of the yellow flag and red lion in the middle). I’m just curious if there is anyone who can distinguish this one for me out there!

Does the 5 of Swords tie to gossip and backstabbing between co-workers, etc?

I pulled some cards for several people this weekend, and one had the 5 of Sword for the situation card, and and the Ace of Pentacles as the cross card (Cards one and two for Celtic cross) . The reading was general, but I couldn’t quite see the situation. The “challenges” card was the 7 of Swords, so I was looking at the two together for interpretation.

Other possibilities there?

Reposted due to douchebagatry.

Say, a 16hh, 8-year-old mare with great experience and a docile temperament. In Ireland, she’d probably cost around 5000 or 6000 euro which is $7600 or $9200. What, roughly, would that same horse cost in America?

Why does England, Ireland and Scotland compete in the FIFA World Cup as different nations while in the Olympics, they compete as the Great Britain? Can someone please elaborate?
Thank you.

What is the difference between celtic and irish? Why are celtic knots commonly related to the irish culture? I’m irish and was thinking of getting a celtic knot tattoo, then realized that might not even be considered “irish”.