New Clue - (Celtic ?) Graveyard at Hogwarts

[mcdee1980]

No: HPFGUIDX 99794

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Meliss9900 at a... wrote:
> > It was a part of the Newsround interview with Cuaron.  After he 
relates th 
> says the part about the graveyard and she tells him no, he then 
says:
> 
> "So then you say 'What about a sundial?' She says: 'That makes 
perfect sense 
> because when the castle was built it was on an ancient Celtic 
site.' Bap bap 
> bap!"

Lady McBeth:
  Hmm a sundial interesting . . . Here's what I found about the 
Celtic Sun God Lugh . . . You'll notice some interesting parallels!
There is of course tons more mythology, however, I just wanted to 
relate the things that seem to be relevant.

Lugh, whose name means "shining one," was a celtic sun god. He was 
handsome, perpetually youthful, and full of life and energy. This 
energy manifests itself especially in the number of skills he had, 
according to legend, mastered. He was the patron god of Lugdunum ,now 
Lyon

According to a prophecy, the underworld god Balor, was to be killed 
by his grandson. He locked Ethlinn, his daughter, in a tower made of 
crystal to keep her from becoming pregnant. However, Cian, one of the 
Tuatha de Danaan, with the help of the druidess Birog, managed to 
enter the tower. She gave birth to a son, Lugh, by him, but Balor 
threw him into the ocean. Birog saved him and gave him to Manannan 
mac Lir, who became his foster father. 

Lugh was also sometimes considered a son of Danu and Beli. 

Lugh Lamhfada led the Tuatha in the Second Battle of Mag Tuireadh 
against the Fomorians. During this battle, Balor killed King Nuada, 
with his eye, but Lugh ripped the fatal eye out with a sling, killing 
Balor. 

Lugh was husband of Rosmerta. After the god Nuada lost an arm in the 
Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh and was forced to abdicate his kingship 
since he was no longer perfect, Lugh became the leader of the Tuatha 
De Danaan.  Just as a note Nuada's arm was replaced with a silver one!

Lugh's name is the origin of that of the Pagan festival Lughnasadh 
(which is also the Irish Gaelic name for the month of August). 

He was the father of Cuchulainn by Dechtere. 

I'm working on the importance of the sundial and locations in Celtic 
mythology, however, most of the info is Ireland related and I'm 
having a little trouble locating the Scottish stuff. (That's where 
WE'RE placing Hogwarts right . . . please correct me if I'm wrong so 
I can stop digging!)

Lady McBeth, whose comparative religions major occasionally has some 
use