http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog Bringing the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts to your Fireside Mon, 21 May 2012 21:46:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/celtic-symbols-the-spirals-of-life/ http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/celtic-symbols-the-spirals-of-life/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:45:28 +0000 Thomas O Donovan http://celticmythpodshow.com/blog/?p=2655 Spirals are some of the oldest known Celtic symbols. Prominently displayed on ancient artifacts dating long before the written word in Ireland, the symbols of the Celtic Spiral are second only to Knotwork designs as the symbols most associated with Celtic Art. The Triple-Spiral, otherwise known as the "Spiral of Life", is found on many ancient Irish stone carvings - the most famous of which is Newgrange, found in County Meath, Ireland, which dates back to 2500 BC.

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