A short section of the book is devoted to Scotland and Ireland. He wrote two books, “Florence A. Gragg, and Leona C. Gabel. No eggs are laid by these birds after copulation, as is the case with birds in general; the hen never sits on eggs to hatch them; in no corner of the world are they seen either to pair or to build nests. There are lots to add! He examined the barnacles and noted no evidence of any bird-like embryo in them. 1. They perch on our roof, forage on our rocks and generally make themselves known to us through their distinctive cry of Cheeeeough…. Scotorum historiae a prima gentis origine ... libri XIX. It’s only one of the many wading and shore birds which visit the unspoilt coastline in these parts. Here the enchanted children are destined to live out one of their fates – 300 years in the cold, inhospitable Sea of Moyle: Barnacle Geese portrayed on canvas by Charles Tunnicliffe. So, he quickly ran to me, whom he knew to be gripped with a great curiosity for investigating suchlike matters and revealed the entire thing to me…..”. A modern translation from the Latin is provided by Dana Sutton, "Science, Superstition and the Goose Barnacle", Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54529-3_2, https://nls.ldls.org.uk/welcome.html?ark:/81055/vdc_100048951405.0x000001, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495145, http://mdz-nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb10159158-6, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/abdn/detail.action?docID=3135080, http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/boece/, http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/claik_goose, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barnacle_Geese_Myth&oldid=980585017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 September 2020, at 09:25. There is, however, a curious popular tradition that they spring from dead trees. Photo: Patiparn46/Shutterstock.com. So that’s a lean time for the milk sellers, the cheese makers and the egg producers as well as the butchers. Get a round-up of all our stories published during the past week delivered to your email every Saturday. Oh – and what is the collective noun for Barnacle Geese? Boece records: " …. Many people, women (who were equally addicted) as well as men, gave up smoking and some in excess of zeal broke or burned their tobacco pipes. [2] Early medieval accounts of migration often drew on popular myths to explain why some birds seemed to disappear and then reappear during the year. The seasonal bird of the moment is the little Wren. Another bizarre animal fable that was born through a comedy of errors was that of the barnacle goose. In many houses the pack of playing cards was burned and a new pack was bought at Easter. These myths were kept alive for centuries. It wasn’t until Dutch sailors had travelled to northern Europe and saw the birds breed, that the legend was finally led to rest. In his Topographia Hibernica, published in the late 12th century, Gerald of Wales attempted to explain why nobody had ever seen the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) breed: There are likewise here many birds called barnacles, which nature produces in a wonderful manner, out of her ordinary course. Watch out for future posts on Oystercatchers (which have already received a brief mention), Curlews, Gulls and Ducks, to name but a few. Photo: Grisha Bruev/Shutterstock.com. 1400-1458)." Since we started this blog, back in 2012, I have regularly written posts on the many bird varieties which we have around us on the coast of Roaringwater Bay. The barnacle goose was first classified taxonomically by Johann Matthäus Bechstein in 1803. Branta is a Latinised form of Old Norse Brandgás, "burnt (black) goose" and the specific epithet is from the Ancient Greek leukos "white", and opsis "faced". This is first mentioned by Geraldus Cambrensis who visited Ireland in the twelfth century and described the wonderful way in which these Geese came not from eggs but from Shellfish – or grew on trees!. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The 1575 edition by John Ferrier is used for reference in this entry. All Rights Reserved. [3]. Others expressed doubt. Amongst many other creatures, Swans are depicted in the Honan Chapel – that gloriously effusive celebration of stained glass and mosaic art. This was because it was once thought that the Barnacle Goose (and the Brent Goose) – both of which winter on our west coast but don’t breed here – should be classified as fish. [5] Continuing in this vein, he records the following story: " …I … heard that in Scotland there was once a tree growing on the bank of a river which produced fruits shaped like ducks. The very first bird post that I put on the blog was Aviation – and this was when we were renting Ard Glas. It is said that in the far north old ships are to be found in whose rotting hulls a worm is born that develops into the barnacle goose. The fact that the goose was never seen to breed gave rise to the myth that it spontaneously generated from barnacles. He noted the cold inhospitable climate of Scotland and “ .. semi-naked paupers who were begging outside churches (and) went away happily after receiving stones as alms…”. In the 16th century History and Nature of the Northern Peoples by Swedish Archbishop Olaus Magnus, there is a passage on swallows that say that the bird congregate in vast numbers in fall, and sink down into the mud and water, packed like sardines. Because the fowl was not born of flesh, they argued, it was acceptable to eat the barnacle goose at times of fasting. Today I’m going to recap on our feathered companions up here. The myth was popularised in the early 12th century by Gerald of Wales ….. "For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you." {{posts[0].commentsNum}} {{messages_comments}}, {{posts[1].commentsNum}} {{messages_comments}}, {{posts[2].commentsNum}} {{messages_comments}}, {{posts[3].commentsNum}} {{messages_comments}}, http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/topography_ireland.pdf, https://sercblog.si.edu/science-superstition-and-the-goose-barnacle/, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0498.1960.tb00267.x, Kitsault: The Ghost Town Where Lights Are Still On But No One’s Home, Shrek, The Sheep Who Escaped Shearing for 6 Years, The Spectacle of Death at The Paris Morgue.
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