tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post7342116149247942497..comments2024-03-28T16:13:31.323-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Fiddler's GreenGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-50232454217498661252009-04-12T15:13:00.000-04:002009-04-12T15:13:00.000-04:00It is kind of sad, laoi, but at the same time it's...It is kind of sad, laoi, but at the same time it's comforting because the sailors knew specifically what they wanted at journey's end. <BR/><BR/>Jane, I had read a mention of that connection online, but had not yet explored it. Thank you for the additional information. Old stories keep living in new versions--until even the new versions are old themselves. Wonderful sense of continuity.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-11816884986564458452009-04-12T11:50:00.000-04:002009-04-12T11:50:00.000-04:00i love this song so much, it always makes me feel ...i love this song so much, it always makes me feel tearful~the version i have is by steeleye span, but not sung by maddy prior but by one of the chaps. i love now being able to read the lyrics as a poem :)laoi gaul~williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461210264595425112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-75954674019746098232009-04-11T13:14:00.000-04:002009-04-11T13:14:00.000-04:00Hidee Granny Sue~~~I just wanted to drop by and le...Hidee Granny Sue~~~<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to drop by and let you know that I have a new blog link. Come see me sometime!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-43300260570428362382009-04-11T09:32:00.000-04:002009-04-11T09:32:00.000-04:00THis is great thread you've untangled. One of the ...THis is great thread you've untangled. One of the explanations of Fiddler's Green is straight from the Odyssey. Odysseus, once the suitors are all sorted out, is told to carry an oar over his shoulder and walk inland till someone ask him where he's going with that 'winnowning fan.' At that spot he's to plant the oar and set up a temple to Athena. Wonderful how these stories get around--J. DorfmanHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992902481786871006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-34999506486626539642009-04-10T10:24:00.000-04:002009-04-10T10:24:00.000-04:00I remember that, Cathy. It was so lovely. You sang...I remember that, Cathy. It was so lovely. You sang it for me; I had forgotten about that. Thank you for reminding me.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-31786938756825993842009-04-10T09:36:00.000-04:002009-04-10T09:36:00.000-04:00And that is the song I used for Leanne's memorial ...And that is the song I used for Leanne's memorial (lyrics slightly changed to reflect her gender and the fact that she DID play a harp!) I think I even mentioned it last year in Chillicothe as a song you'd appreciate, over a glass of wine...Cathy Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-44693002319239960862009-04-10T07:22:00.000-04:002009-04-10T07:22:00.000-04:00I did find one in my collection I'm lendng to Matt...I did find one in my collection I'm lendng to Matthew, called Irish Folk History by Henry Glassie. It's about the north of Ireland and has a good bit about the Ulster Scots. I got it at a library book sale, and haven't read it yet myself. I think he'll enjoy it. I'll read it when he's finished with it--I'm in the middle of a few others right now.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-46462631639531464622009-04-10T01:37:00.000-04:002009-04-10T01:37:00.000-04:00This is fascinating, lovely to see everything tyin...This is fascinating, lovely to see everything tying in like this. I'd guess that if you found a book of the old Celtic myths and legends you might find that a lot of them are familiar Matthew. They are well worth reading anyway. The Tain Bo Cuailnge/Cattle Raid of Cooley is one of the best known - Granny Sue - you'd love these stories if you aren't already familiar with them.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-51923585572917819092009-04-09T20:41:00.000-04:002009-04-09T20:41:00.000-04:00Oh, forgot to mention, you know my maiden name was...Oh, forgot to mention, you know my maiden name was Connelly. Dad said that we were from Ireland. We've nevr been able to get back past 1850 or so in tracing his father's family, though. Maybe that's because the spelling got changed along the way.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-64289996574055363702009-04-09T20:40:00.000-04:002009-04-09T20:40:00.000-04:00Sounds rather likely, doesn't it, Matthew? You mig...Sounds rather likely, doesn't it, Matthew? You might want to find some collections of Irish stories, especially those from the north of Ireland.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for piquing my curiosity. I learned a lot while looking for this. Tonight I am going to look through some books and see if I can find any more mentions of Fiddler's Green or the ice giants.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-40636278185071449802009-04-09T19:23:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:23:00.000-04:00I'm loving this post!!I loved the song lyrics ...I'm loving this post!!<BR/><BR/>I loved the song lyrics but I tend to think the last part of your post may be the origin of my grandparents Fiddler's Green. It is located on a relatively flat part of North Mountain and it has huge boulders all around there that have broken off the North Mountain cliffs. Also, I can't help but see similarities between Finn McCool and the Ice Giant, and the old story told to me by my great grandmother Mary (who grew up in Fiddler's Green) about the great rock fight between God & the Devil (which is how she said our land got covered by rocks). <BR/><BR/>Also, County Down is where my only Irish grandmother was born! Her name was Cisley and she married a Scotsman by the name of Edward Burns. They came to America by way of Virginia and their son William came to Pendleton County. <BR/><BR/>And, yes, Fiddler's Green was built around 1820. The last name of my great-great-grandparents who lived there was Kile. My Kile's originally spelled their last name Coil and legend has it that they descended from Old King Cole in Scotland (whose original name was Old King Coil). <BR/><BR/>But back to Fiddler's Green, this info is sooo cool. Could this mean that some of the stories I grew up with came from Ireland?Matthew Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625103538582649633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-2097987326154213842009-04-09T18:28:00.000-04:002009-04-09T18:28:00.000-04:00Thank you, Rowan. I lvoe the way our combined know...Thank you, Rowan. I lvoe the way our combined knowledge can answer such questions. Before today, I did not know that such a thing existed. Now I can spell it and tell what it's for!Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-1203448064389597552009-04-09T15:31:00.000-04:002009-04-09T15:31:00.000-04:00Forgot to say that I like the story about Finn McC...Forgot to say that I like the story about Finn McCool too and I enjoyed The Dubliners singing Fiddlers Green - amazing where a photo of an old shack can lead isn't it?Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-86220683898259805872009-04-09T15:29:00.000-04:002009-04-09T15:29:00.000-04:00Sorry, it's me again, Mrs Knowitall! A marlinspike...Sorry, it's me again, Mrs Knowitall! A marlinspike does have a connection with the sea and sailors, it's a tool used for splicing ropes and untying tight knots. On the old sailing vessels all the rigging would be made of rope so a marlinspike would be an essential tool.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.com