Myth & Legend
Gods, warriors, faeries and the feast days that outlived them.
Celtic Mythology: Warriors and their weapons
Steve Blamires on Fergus mac Roich and his sword Caladbolg, the poet Feircheirdne, and Fionn mac Cumhaill's thumb of knowledge.
Faeries live in epic tales, stunning illustrations
A 1998 review of John Matthews' collection of rare Celtic tales: Beira the winter queen, the maid who became Loch Ness, sea faeries and selkies.
Celtic Mythology: Kings, gods link Celts to supernatural
Part of a 1998 series on Irish myth: Cú Roí and the beheading game, the death gods Dearg and Donn, Deirdre of the Sorrows, and Diarmuid and Gráinne.
Samhain: A Celtic feast lives today as Halloween
Druid fires, disguises, Stingy Jack's turnip lantern and a Pennsylvania witch named Aolsta: our October 1995 look at how Samhain turned into Halloween.