Long, long ago – when the Scotland was invaded by Viking forces, there was a young Norse warrior named Breakan who fell in love with a local beauty. When the couple told the maiden’s father of their desire to marry, he was not happy to think of a union between his only child and the …
Celtic Echoes Presents Hoolie in the Kitchen Too!!! Join us for a dinner of corned beef and cabbage and a great evening of Celtic fun: jigs, reels, pub songs, favorite Irish ballads, the occasional haunting air – and general Tom Foolery (the Irish call that good Craic!) You’ll feel like you’ve been invited into our …
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The Gaelic “usquebaugh”, meaning “Water of Life”, phonetically became “usky” and then “whisky” in English. However it is known, Scotch Whisky, Scotch or Whisky (as opposed to whiskey), it has captivated a global market. Scotland has internationally protected the term “Scotch”. For a whisky to be labeled Scotch it has to be produced in Scotland. …
½ lb Carrots – scraped and left whole 1 lb. Potatoes – peeled and left whole 1 lb Leeks – halved lengthwise and cut into ¼” pieces 1 Onion – peeled and chopped. Butter Salt & Pepper ½ pint white sauce made with: 1 ½ oz butter ¾ oz flour ¼ pint milk (5 …
This name comes from the Gaelic place name “cuil cumhann” meaning “narrow corner”. The location of Colquhoun (pronounced “ca-hoon” with the accent on the second syllable) is on the western shores of Loch Lomond. Umfphredus de Kilpatrick was granted the lands by the Earl of Lennox in the 13th century, during the reign of King …
Caledonian Society of Arizona 53rd Annual Phoenix Scottish Games March 4th & 5th Steele Indian School Park 300 East Indian School Rd. Phoenix. Az. 85032 Sonora Celtic Faire March 11-13th. Mother Lode Fair Grounds. Sonora. Ca. Kern County Scottish Society, Inc. March 25th. Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 South “P” Street Bakersfield. Ca. …
In ancient times, Duncan Campbell, the laird of Inverawe, sat in his castle in the western isles of Scotland. One dark night, there was a loud pounding at the gate, and when Campbell opened it, he saw a stranger who begged him for asylum. The man was disheveled and his clothes were torn and smeared …
Do you have a cat? If you do, you may be one of those people who insist that cats have a special place in the universe — and a world of their own that humans can only glimpse from time to time. Here’s a little story that has variations all over the British Isles and …
Back From the GraveMargaret Halcro married, 1674, in her 27th year, the Rev. Henry Erskine, and died, 14th January 1725, in the house of her son, Rev. Ebenezer Erskine. She was buried at Scotland Wells, where her tombstone is still to be seen. Those are the basic facts of Margaret Halcro Erskine’s life, but they …
By Marilyn McPhie Robert Burns, an icon of Scottish literature, who is celebrated annually on his late-January birthday, wrote a long narrative poem telling the old Scottish legend of Tam O’Shanter. Here’s how the story goes: It was a dark and stormy night in a cozy neighborhood pub. There at the bar sat Tam O’Shanter, …
