Orkney and West.

[ron_broxted]

Poll Esteemed and notorious blogger Bob has asked about crosses. Here is my two pennies worth. Burrian (Orkneys) derives from the word for broch, itself coming from a mangled term for Fort. Burren is, indeed, a stone. The cross of Lorraine may date from 1715 when Kilnaboy was renovated, far less intriguing than if it was carved in 1115 when the church

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[poliphilo]

Celt is a Greek word meaning "bloody foreigner". It wasn't until the late 19th century that the Irish and Scots started applying it to themselves. It's a word I mistrust- just as I mistrust the 19th racial politics that lie behind it.

[ron_broxted]

You may have a point, but we now have revisionist policy, there are genetic markers on Celtic chromosomes so why deny it?

Re: Celts are here

[ron_broxted]

Obviously my ancestors were nutters, who the hell runs about Derry naked and covered in paint?

Re: Celts are here

[ron_broxted]

I suggest a DNA test, lots of family names have nothing to do with the bearer mine included. Now to Romans, are you trying to sound like "Life of Brian"?

[bob_idle]

Yes but some say Pictish was a celtic language.

There is also a Saint Buriana or Buryan. A celtic saint? Came from Ireland. Name given to places in Cornwall.