Celtic Moment

i know my last name is welsh, and have always been curious to find out more about my history to see my welsh ancestors, and to perhaps locate any present day relatives I am unaware about. but the majority of ancestry websites you have to pay to use and i really don’t want to go to the trouble of looking in public libraries as I really don’t have the time to do this, is there any website where i can do some research for free? thanks

Originally posted 2010-11-12 17:20:34.

I dabble in making my own jewelry pieces and i don’t really do anything great. but i saw s celtic knot and i thought i would be really pretty. i tried to find some info on celtic knot tying associated with jewelry making and all i could find was sites trying to sell me jewelry. maybe i am not asking the right question in search?? help!!

Originally posted 2010-08-14 06:46:21.

I’m planning a trip to Isle of Skye, Scotland. I live in the US. What’s the easiest, cheapest way to get there? I’m thinking of taking a flight to London, then perhaps a train from London to Kyle of Lochalsh. I was also considering flying from London to Glasgow and driving from Glasgow to the Island. Anyone ever been there and traveled from either the US or from London? Any suggestions on what route and methods of transportation would be most cost efficient? Thanks!

Originally posted 2011-03-18 19:37:37.

I know about the Royal Mile, Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Any other suggestions? I am taking a group of high school students and I want ideas for 2 days.

How can my girl friend from the Philippines get a job in Ireland so she can get a work visa?
We can pay for flights, visa and accommodation.

I am trying to get some information on clinical trials and thought it would be great to go to a pharma company and get some insights. Does anyone know if there are pharma companies in Scotland and specifically around Dundee, Fife or Edinburgh? Thanks!

Back in the day, when there was free land and small villages living on there own. Kind of like “the Shire” from Lord of the Rings and things like that.

If i was going on a business trip to Ireland from America, is there anything i should know about their verbal or non verbal communications. Or what Americans may think is appropriate, but Irish people don’t?

Just curious i’m 18 and starting university in scotland in september and just wondering whether theres a beach near any of them. I love going for walks on the beach after college.

I don’t plan on becoming the least bit official Wicca (although I might become eclectically druidic — I’m still soul-searching and all that). I was reading a book on Wicca, however, and I found this idea of a Summerland. When I was a little kid, I believed in a thing similar to that, where you go to a heavenly place, have fun, reflect, and then go back into the world as another person. I never really liked the more new-age and hindu versions of reincarnation, and I thought that I, as a little kid, just made up some random spiritual idea. So I dropped reincarnation from my beliefs.

Now though, this idea of a Summerland has me jumping up and down in excitement. The only thing that’s holding me back from really adopting the idea permanently is that, because I haven’t researched much, I’m beginning to believe Gardner himself created the concept himself. I know, I know: Wicca is based on ancient religion, but I’m talking about a specific concept here.

So if anybody has any or remembers any history (preferrably celtic) that mentions this Summerland concept, I’d love to hear from you!
Sorry Lilith, I tend to dilute my question with a load of sentences. What I mean is, the Hebrew Tanakh is many millenia old; it has history, and therefore, a type of metaphysical “weight”. I’m looking for some evidence, maybe from an old bard’s song or runic carvings or something, that references the Summerland concept.