Re: Celtic and Afro-Asiatic? (some folklore)

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:29, Jörg Rhiemeier wrote:
> Hallo!
>
> makeenan wrote:
> > The folowing information is folkloric rather than linguistic:
> >
> > Every time I read about the supposed conection between insular Celtic and
> > Semitic, I remember the Fomorians.
> >
> > Ireland has a large, preliterate history which is almost *never* taken
> > seriously as history. Today it is thought of as mythology.
> >
> > Curiously, in this history, three previous peoples are mentioned as
> > having lived in Ireland before the Milesians (Celtic speakers) arrived.
> > The Tuatha de Danaan, the Firbolg and the Fomorians. The Fomorians are
> > also called the "Sea People" and are said to have come from North Africa.
> > ;)
> >
> > More grist for the mill!!!!
>
> Actually, in my concultural construction, the Tuatha de Danaan and
> the Fir Bolg figure as "British Elves" and "British Dwarves",
> respectively.  I don't know what to say about the monstrous Fomorians,
> though.
They're the British Tories, from Pongolia.  Like the Iron Lady. ;)

Wesley Parish
>
> Greetings,
>
> Jörg.
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