Celtic Starlore

[Llamanaut]

Hi all, just trying to find info about the constellations biased towards celtic rather than greek mythology... anyone any ideas?

[Demonperformer]

I've emailed this page to a celtic expert ... will let you know what i get back

[Demonperformer]

The response I received:

"Nothing written at all, and nothing passed down in the Irish tradition.

We seemed to have adopted the Roman/Greek star signs quite quickly.

There is, however, a calendar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coligny_calendar"

[Llamanaut]

Cheers matey, that's what I came up with too, seems strange given our ancient forbears were so superstitious about everything that they didn't make stories about the night sky. Thanks anyway

[LukeSkywatcher]

I knew a guy who was very keen on Celtic myths and legends regarding astronomy. There are plenty of books out there available...if you look for them.

Sorry i cant be of more help, but the material you are looking for does exist.

P.S.~~~if i remember correctly the Celtic legend of the "Children of Lír" says that the Children were turned into swans and they flew into the sky and became the Pleiades.

[Demonperformer]

The response I received:

"Nothing written at all, and nothing passed down in the Irish tradition.

There are plenty of books out there available...if you look for them.

Sorry if my previous response was misleading. I did not mean to imply there have not been any books written on the subject. I meant that there are no contemporary written sources from the time [like we have for other ancient civilisations].