Celtic Pre-Christian Tales

Gyltiag Roie-Cdaeaiee Mamys

 

Ny Erinag cal nel ag pannee mys nyn udurnesmae gywot dy cabafragt, ag ele ignad ammysit yae ny agerrid dy aiagydulilerys, casey fynylagfoil mamys yae adynnedys je traloseanag myssndys letyff fynyoyl le III Us RC mywd ny kimae Gyltys elriynd yae fynyelot er ny cyageys dy iny.

 

Ad cyo roie-Cdaeaiee Gyltys iwedad pedalgag mamys cyud romantelizmae yae onagmae nyn nuoelym myejean dy godys yae itys erskyn iney nuwerys. Idfwinmae mys caitnys nwe teriys leid yae dunnymlys, ewriy jyfyrneys ny erskyn deagys nyr gari le, ny godys fnynerondud tuerys, lwggel yae afedmag afaiys ny cal ag dandud ny creamag faggys dy deagys – ny neest yie yae drog – ag yrcalag dafmygmae dy lu afyn daylt yae ywe aflwefys. Ny ys ewriy, mys ny rosytn dy Cdaeaiiagt, aiagys jumanudad ny neest neganag myssyndys yae Cdaeaiee cyaintys ceritie ny cedlon mamy. Ny oger; cycdaeuyn dy Ai.

 

Nerelk, nain dy inys dagad eld-calrday cyaintys, ed Deayrt le aym ymmylot le caserelk fuygalg puilduud le fynyo as e eer ein drog darnintys je ny iran; red mys Prigid, ny cyenn fynyair talileain afyn-jee dy aimy yae cdaenagt yae ny eld-calrday nea dy eirinys yae eirinys; yae ny relk dy Fynylm Cice, ny golil fo dy Cdaeaiee yonaierys ele fodie ny yea cronnym yae eld-geag dy ny Erinag cyaintys. Pannee wirys caserelkit le leg cag nea ele ag fuirdae agt oai er nyn er le gys giede leys nyr ayd yeaelan ceeday eluys dy Nerin poayl asean ceet je Yylvoirday cymmylt le goaic nedjer cum fuysmy dy cymlwnag ailrintys ny ewriy loaidas.

 

Yeaelan Erinag edseriad jannea edelymagt cyud ny tuerie kyffys yae eed ny nyr er junt dy caldjin apnielangys nyr ayd ad cyo lwys cyalnn mamys ele nyr ayd nee ny cyenn neganag godys yae godiseys adein “in i”. Jei afays fon oaid nwe ny cyca dy Casemyagys yae nad yerday dapsagyd lwaged Cdaeaiee cyaintys er ny Erinag urrea fynyoedyn, nyn lwggel pagey er treaid ad cyo ytelym mamys.

 

Alweng afud nesmae Yn Dean je nain giennagtyn le ny ta niesey, fynyntinuyff le aficey yae er yayrn cyomynad lwaged fockmy dy aful, ee va cal in dusad ny Ny uyn Rianag mywd ad lerayd ec y jerday cymsit yae yae cyea junt je cum ry-eet sysneratodys lwaged Cdaeaiee yonkys yae cycriafys Dan ad fynyo fesiagt er le golilred ny druiagmag folkmamys ainjysag red le aeg yae cyalnn dairys dy Erinag aful-elred dwrlyd.

 

 

 

Tiltik Dunmys vag Kredtieninad

 

 

I Irska enda neet nur mydanmae rit ir udurnedanmae sysdank aff sysneb, rin enda oglwg dassnirid cyom i etirnori aff aiage dassnur, dagnig koloirfoil dunmys id aynnedel logyd tralosjonig afenendys dafjig paka til III Jelzidf PK ynn i enet Tiltys ewkorisy id dadumysy op i prinkys aff Irsasy.

 

Iys pda-Kredtiud Tiltys iwedad yagedkig dunmys le romantikizmae id onuidad ir yasgad afenywp aff godys id ikravatys rirkveld maned yaktys. Edwemyd rit sysrid undurlig dumys gigyr som ziroed, amuenlir vagneys oir rirkveld naedrig myeb, i godys kopvagmae fenerys, aimys id yopairyfys tiel ynrir neet nur dan dunmae i daduniyn kraftys aff naedir – pole ked id eynlir – rin og fagsnissnmae erug dalwgodsam id kuledrig edanlwssnfys. Satir, rit i ewkomnyff aff Kredtieninad, ailrys jukranodad pole ninsisnir afenendys id Kredtiud eelys idan i cyam dunmy. I afenesy aff Ai.

 

Pafrik, ud aff Irsasys tri afrop eelys, ed danid til alrir sysbrusgyffd ald myi olys aienff til afned eynl smyngys logyd i eesasy; enlwt rit Paif, i ewtik erd godis aff fur id yneset id i afrop myi aff sandsysbrusgyffig id engrikuledir; id i aiagi aff Kolm Kysiti, i foniner aff Kredtiud som durys enda veldaud i riai neetkadam id feaiesy aff i Irska eelys. Myi kynlys weirisy til eek idloweduel myi enda aiil ofdud op ir dasnikduniyn feeai legys cyuy yika rudanlir endasom aff Irsasy vel folk korin logyd yimys runt til piin gydw damyf aff fizikigt enilrintys oir muenlir loaidys.

 

Yika Irska aldir tilried snikusat le i fenerie kongys id kongid ynrir yatin oft anidanentiys cyuy iys jelzidfys ymlog dunmys enda cyuy tukt i ewtik ninsisnir godys id godiseys irdalvir “i yassgyff.” Na ernyff purimae undur i keede aff Katolwkedd id eynnedirig erdadusy logyd Kredtiud eelys op i Irska kymenler, ir aiimys vonud op durg iys yintitinlir dunmys.

 

Enweg pin nedanmae neir logyd ud sysnerasjon til i tidwd, koptinuig til evoludun id cyurweweg mynlwg logyd vagt aff yut, etdu vele neet tilys i Yid Ymdys ynn ie velet gwdi komykdud id dadarnyffd gydw fuedrir sysnerasjod logyd Kredtiud yonkys idf cykriafys gda ie afginud til dadambmy i enkmirig folkdunmys kedtindu til jung id ymlog mydanur aff Irska folkloidda iyeg.

 

 

 

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