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Warren House, with its tasteful Big Bird-yellow exterior, features a curious musty smell that suits the home of the Celtic Studies and Folklore and Mythology departments. It also boasts a period bathroom, complete with its own pull-chain toilet...
...lure in Ireland as well. But, travelers, bored with chain motels and overpriced bed-and-breakfasts, are finding the idea of sleeping in a historical monument attractive indeed. "People are tired of country hotels. They want a bit more personality," says Roger Masterson, proprietor of accommodation agency Celtic Castles. Eager to oblige them, castle owners throughout Britain and Ireland have been damp-proofing dungeons and touching up turrets, knowing that history sells - along with billable extras such as spa treatments, banquets and hunting lessons. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade...
What accounts for such extreme behavior? Traditional rivalries, for one thing, have long mirrored societal rifts. Glasgow Celtic fans are Catholic, and Rangers fans are Protestant. In Rome it was communist vs. fascist; in Madrid nationalist vs. Catalan or Basque. Yet as those old markers fade, the violence seems to continue, fueled by little more than alcohol and malice...
...group’s favorite annual events is the Hunt, a fall fete where members take off their clothes, paint themselves blue and chase down a (consenting) freshman—known as the “stag”—in a parody of a Celtic hunting ritual...
Fact: Her application to the Celtic Club is still pending...