Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 211924 +0200 Subject: Greetings from Anja X-Mailer: T-Online eMail 2.2 X-Sender: [email protected] From: M******.K******@t-online.de (M******.K******) Hi T***, Thank you very much for your e-mail ! I'd gladly give you some information about me and about everything else you might want to know (don't hesitate to ask). I'm a 20 years old girl living with my family in a neat little valley on the Swabian Alb (South Germany, about 70 km in the south of Stuttgart). Hausen lies in the "Killertal" (= valley of the Killer; Killer means not murderer but is the name of a village and means "hamlet of church") although the river flowing through it is called Starzel. To explain how I came to love Ireland so much let me tell you a little story It all began when I spilled ink over a CD... It was the RUNRIG-CD "Searchlight" that one of my friends had borrowed me to see what I thought of it. Having damaged the lyric-book I consequently bought her a new one and kept the old one. Fortunately! Because after a few month I listened to it more intensively and what do you say - I loved it! Songs like Loch Lomond, Tir A'Mhurain, Only the brave and especiallly Eirinn made and still make me laugh and cry.This was step #1. The second step were books about King Arthur. I read many different novels and other books engaging in this subject. As I got very interested in the mythology and celtic aspects in the tale I soon set my eyes on the Celts. It was also the Celts who lead me to Ireland, Scotland and Wales (3rd step...), these being the only countries where Celtic heritage (language, arts, disposition, ...) survived the Roman invations. The circle closed. Ireland combines celtic heritage, wild, wonderful landscapes, ancient marvelous tales and great music (I love the song "Bard of Armagh"). A props, there's a great music and dance show thouring through Germany at the moment "Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance". It is very successful and inspired many people so much that each dancing school or fitness studio meanwhile offers Irish dance courses! I'm planning to see the show in October in Stuttgart (I hope this will work). At the moment I'm working to earn some money for my studies. I want to study library science for 3-4 years, because after this time I would like to work somewhere in Ireland in a library or a bookshop. Actually I wanted to make an appreciation in Ireland but my parents thought this would be too difficult and expensive. So, I hope I didn't engross too much of your time and I also hope you will ignore all my mistakes... If it doesn't bother you I would be glad if you could tell me something about your everyday life, if you still feel yourself as "Celtic" or how you came to search for your ancestor's history. Well then,best wishes and byebye, Anja. Important Note and Disclaimer: The material contained herein is presented for the purpose of information only, and should be considered as such. Part of the aforesaid material is compiled from personal experience, and some is based on the voluntary professional opinion of a third party with qualification and expertise in the field of psychology. No animosity, grievance or accusation against any person or persons should be taken as being expressed, implied, or otherwise intended from the content of this web site.