and this is what it says about Celtic women

[quote]In the lands of the Celts the situation was much different. Women in the Celtic lands were regarded as equal to men in every respect; there was really nothing they were not allowed to do in Celtic society. It is well known that Celtic women were very fierce, capable of scaring even a legionary. Women were regarded as warriors to be feared by all by the men, a typical example was when a group of them scared a Roman army under Caius Paulinus who was advancing on a druidic stronghold in modern Wales. There was really no problem with women holding supreme power in a Celtic kingdom, it was a common practice. The most famous of these were Boudicca of the Iceni, Cartimandua of the Brigantes, and Medb of Connaught. Women could do anything they wanted in public life; there is even evidence that they were mediators in a variety of disputes, civilian and military. In marriage Celtic women, as with Egyptian women were equal partners with their husbands. Women had a number of rights while married, they were even allowed to own property independently of their husbands, and like in Egypt and Sparta the women reigned supreme in the house. Husbands were advised to obey their wives. [/quote] [url]http://wildfiregames.com/0ad/page.php?p=1526[/url]

On all sites I know I’m Irish, and so is dh, so that explains a lot

At the same time, I’ve found a letter from 1929 that confirms the surname of my great grandfather who we think was Jewish was known to have traveled Europe with the Levites before settling in Scott-Irish areas.  WOW!