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The Celtic Cult of the Head

What do history, archaeology, and mythology tell us about the (alleged) Celtic practice of severed head worship?

Learn the story of Scota, exiled daughter of an Egyptian Pharaoh, and legendary namesake of Scotland.

It’s the story of a hog, a dog, and a king who reluctantly takes his wife’s advice. Will it pay off? There’s only one way to find out.

Each episode of IrishMyths StoryTime is dedicated to a single story—pulled from the pages of Irish mythology—that is narrated in full

What do we really know about the ancient Celtic religion? And what did Welsh literary forger Iolo Morganwg make up?

Celebrating a major IrishMyths YouTube channel milestone (10,000 subscribers!) with a book giveaway

Do history and archaeology corroborate the Arthurian legend that Stonehenge once stood on Irish land?

The Celtic world is rife with megaliths and other ancient structures. But why (and when) were they built? And how do we tell them apart?

Trees of life or trees of death? Learn the role of sacred trees in Celtic culture—in Ireland and beyond

A deep dive into the different Otherworlds of the Irish myths and how the Celtic doctrines of immortality and transmigration make them possible