The original Tailteann Games
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Speaker: John Ward Lugh gave his name to the cross quarter day of harvest time, but according to the Book of Invasions, the inspiration for it is usually given as a mourning ceremony for his deceased foster-mother Tailtiu, to whom the festival was named the Fair of Tailteann. The fair was held on the banks of the River Blackwater in what is now Teltown in County Meath over the last two weeks of July and culminating on the first day of August being of course, Lughnasa. © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This clip forms part of the Celtic Calendar audio archive from Racontour Productions. Feel free to share if enjoyed, but with a credit or a social media tag to Racontour Productions please. SPOTIFY: This platform has allowed us to be creative in ensuring you can access it on your smart phone with ease. Below are the Spotify options: - Celtic Calendar playlist - no music, just audio of all four festivals. Samhain folklore - music and lore for Samhain Imbolc folklore - music and lore for Imbolc Bealtaine folklore - music and lore for Bealtaine Lughnasa folklore - music and lore for Lughnasa
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