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This book re-assesses archaeological research into holy well sites in Ireland and the evidence for votive deposition at watery sites throughout northwest European prehistory. Ray examines a much-ignored and diminishing archaeological resource; moving beyond debates about the possible Celticity of these sites in order to gain a deeper understanding of patterns among sacred watery sites. The work considers how and why sacred springs are archaeologically-resistant sites and what has actually been found at the few excavated in Ireland. Drawing on the early Irish literature (the myths, hagiographies, penitentials and annals), the author gives an account of pre-Christian supermundane wells in Ireland and what we know about their early Christian use for baptism, and concludes by considering the origins of “rounding” rituals at holy wells.

Irlande --- Sources sacrées --- Fontaines --- Pèlerinages --- Holy wells --- Springs --- Water gods

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Examines the impact of the Scottish legacy on North American cultures and heritage. During the past four decades, growing interest in North Americans' cultural and ancestral ties to Scotland has produced hundreds of new Scottish clan and heritage societies. Well over 300 Scottish Highland games and gatherings annually take place across the U.S. and Canada. Transatlantic Scots is a multidisciplinary collection that studies the regional organization and varied expressions of the Scottish Heritage movement in the Canadian Maritimes, the Great Lakes, New

North America - Emigration and immigration - History. --- North America -- Emigration and immigration -- History. --- North America - Ethnic relations. --- North America -- Ethnic relations. --- Regionalism - North America. --- Regionalism -- North America. --- Scotland - Emigration and immigration - History. --- Scotland -- Emigration and immigration -- History. --- Scots - North America - Ethnic identity. --- Scots -- North America -- Ethnic identity. --- Scots - North America - History. --- Scots -- North America -- History. --- Scots - North America - Social life and customs. --- Scots -- North America -- Social life and customs. --- Transnationalism. --- Scots --- Regionalism --- Transnationalism --- History --- Social life and customs --- Ethnic identity