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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
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cave. The natural hollow in a mountain, hill, or cliff has been the subject of much speculation in the Celtic imagination. It is often the realm of the fairy or a route to the
Otherworld. One tradition has
Oisín living in a cave for 300 years. Creatures who live in caves include the ciuthach (see
cughtagh of Scottish Gaelic tradition, the
buggane and
cughtagh on the Isle of
Man, and
Luchtigern in the famous cave of
Dunmore, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. The name of
Forgall Monach's fortress, Lusca, employs an old word for cave. Caves were often entrances to the Otherworld. See John Rhŷs, ‘Welsh Cave Legends’, in
Celtic Folklore (Oxford, 1891) 456–96. See also
FINGAL'S CAVE;
CRUACHAIN;
LOUGH DERG (1). ModIr. uaimh; ScG uaimh; Manx ooig; W ogof; Corn. fogo, gogo, ogo; Bre. kev.
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Cave-Rich Jeju Island Seeks UNESCO Natural Heritage Designation.
News Wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea; 9/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...president of Jeju Island Cave Research Institute said. Of the natural caves, about half are concentrated...shaped. Manjang Cave, one of the world's longest lava caves, is the finest example...the surface. The cave has features of both lava and limestone caves, such as lava tubes...
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Caves the topic of talk at Midwest Museum Sycamore
Newspaper article from: Courier News (Elgin, IL); 1/31/2007; ; 475 words
; ...assessment program. The cave biology presentation will offer an overview of caves in general and examples of cave animals and cave communities...States have at least one cave. There are 45,000 known caves in the lower 48 states...
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Caves: Processes, Development and Management.
Magazine article from: Ground Water; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...methods of dating cave deposits and the extraction...the flora and fauna of caves, their ecology and...glaciers overran their cave dwellings. The final chapters, "Cave Management" and "Catchment...the past we have used caves for dwellings, fortified...
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Cave Men
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 1/25/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...all kinds of items for a man cave: pub tables, bar stools...the homeowners planning a man cave have budgeted to spend less...were going for an upscale man cave at $10,000 or more. DIY'S 'MAN CAVES' HAS TIPS ON DESIGNING, BUILDING...
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Elaborate Caves Aid Storage, Add Aesthetic Value for California Vintners.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/23/2003; 700+ words
; ...heavy work. And more caves are under way. In fact...major Napa Valley wine cave builder has a two...We always planned on caves," says Shari Staglin...reality. For one thing, caves are cost efficient. A standard cave costs about $100 per...
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Underground Caves Catching on in Napa
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...CADE, and most wine caves, is very strong because...the weight around the cave, rather than putting...said. These days, caves can be simple storage...Glen Ragsdale, the cave builder on the Palmaz project. Big caves are one trend. Another...
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Caves Catching on With Napa Vintners
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...CADE, and most wine caves, is very strong because...the weight around the cave, rather than putting...said. These days, caves can be simple storage...Glen Ragsdale, the cave builder on the Palmaz project. Big caves are one trend. Another...
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Caves offer variety of challenge
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/5/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...both publicly and privately owned caves, Berdeaux said. Many private cave owners initially had a reputation...sacrificing a certain portion of the cave you can preserve the entire cave, he said. Most caves that offer tours close or go to reduced...
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Caves.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 10/16/1997; 700+ words
; ...someone discovers the cave. How Caves Form Caves are formed...rock shapes found in caves are made when small...drip down into the cave. Rock formations made...chamber, which we call a cave. Though most of the world's caves are solution caves...
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Carter Caves: Just 90 minutes from Charleston lies an underground wonderland
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 1/8/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...than 45 degrees inside a cave. At Carter Caves State Resort Park, about...and do-it-yourself cave exploring available to...underground passages. "X Cave was formed when a wall separating two adjacent caves gradually eroded away...
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Cave Minerals and Speleothems
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...reprecipitates it inside the cave when carbonate dioxide volatilizes. Most caves are developed in limestone...rest of about 250 cave minerals, most frequently gypsum (as some caves are developed in gypsum...are found only in caves, and some are found only in one cave in the world. ...
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Cave
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Cave A cave is a naturally occurring...s surface. Most caves are formed by erosion...were discovered in a cave. Many religious traditions have regarded caves as sacred and have...passages evolve into caves. Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, is a...
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Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS Formed: 1984, London, England Members: Nick Cave, vocals, piano (Nicholas Edward Cave, born Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 22 September 1957); Warren Ellis, violin; Mick Harvey, guitar (born Rochester...
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caves
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
caves A cave is a natural cavity in bedrock which...Table 1. Longest and deepest known caves Cave Country Length/ depth (m) Longest caves 1. Mammoth, Cave System USA 563 270 2. Optimisticheskaya...
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Caves Monastery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...Slavic monasteries, the Kievan Caves Monastery is located in the...derives from the tunnels and caves that served first as cells for...founded by Saint Anthony of the Caves (died c. 1073) in 1051 after...secluded himself in a nearby cave. In 1062 Varlaam left to lead...
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