Messed Up Monsters from Celtic Folklore (Part 2) | Folklore Explained

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Komentáře • 231

  • @JonSolo
    @JonSolo  Před měsícem +28

    🇮🇪 Join me for the Messed Up Origins Field Trip to Ireland!! www.trovatrip.com/trip/europe/ireland/ireland-with-jon-scudieri-jun-2024 🇮🇪

    • @dearbhlamurphy357
      @dearbhlamurphy357 Před měsícem +3

      Hey Jon! If you want an Irish born native speaker for translation and pronunciation for future celtic legends and videos, reply here, and we can chat ! I'd love to help represent my culture and heritage more !

    • @HeatherNickless-vt8zr
      @HeatherNickless-vt8zr Před měsícem +2

      I for one would love to hear more about Celtic/Irish heroes of folklore.

    • @altonwilliams17
      @altonwilliams17 Před měsícem

      Keep getting an error message for insurance when trying to apply for the trip....

    • @invadertifxiii
      @invadertifxiii Před měsícem

      yesssss

    • @kimmiemore8134
      @kimmiemore8134 Před měsícem +2

      I want Japanese mythology please!!!

  • @juliusnovachrono4370
    @juliusnovachrono4370 Před měsícem +104

    Honestly as someone who writes a story about an Irish dude, this is honestly really useful.

    • @Negative1Point
      @Negative1Point Před měsícem +7

      Are you planning on publishing your story?

    • @aprilwhitaker9806
      @aprilwhitaker9806 Před měsícem +1

      Uh..... what?

    • @GhostNinja0007
      @GhostNinja0007 Před měsícem

      @@brianphillips4008 with absolutely nothing actually plugging🤣 There’s not a single link, not a single nod to where he would possibly publish it. Good job being just an absolute sh*tbag for no other reason than you probably didn’t get enough hugs.

    • @crowverra5343
      @crowverra5343 Před měsícem +1

      Doubling "Honestly" ???

    • @joannemadden7449
      @joannemadden7449 Před 22 dny

      I'd love to read them❤

  • @ActuallyUnicycleWheelie
    @ActuallyUnicycleWheelie Před měsícem +42

    Being scared to poop in a public restroom is completely understandable

  • @jensenrogers6611
    @jensenrogers6611 Před měsícem +109

    Cu Chulainn is like the Hercules of the Irish. Since you've covered a Perseus type, please do a deep dive on this guy too!
    Erin go Bragh! ☘

  • @wimvanderstraeten6521
    @wimvanderstraeten6521 Před měsícem +14

    RE Abhartach's body being turned upside down: people who were believed to be able to return as vampires were sometimes buried with their face turned to the ground, so that they would dig in the wrong direction when they tried to leave their grave.

  • @JohnLeutz
    @JohnLeutz Před měsícem +36

    I studied Celtic mythology in social studies 38 or 39 years ago. I forgot most of it.
    Please continue with more of Lough and Finn McCool

    • @Daud438
      @Daud438 Před měsícem

      Can you try spaced repetation? Watch this video example once a day to remember better than cramming! Evry good!

  • @youtubecommentergal4346
    @youtubecommentergal4346 Před měsícem +19

    Aww I wanted to hear more about Lugh's story. I definitely would love to see more Celtic folklore from Ireland and Scotland. My cousin lives in Ireland and tried teaching me Irish names and let's just say it was horrible. She laughed at me. 😂

  • @dearbhlamurphy357
    @dearbhlamurphy357 Před měsícem +42

    Hey! Native speaker here ! It's tuuuha de danin (tuatha de dannan)
    Lugh is *looh*
    And cian is actually **ke-ahn**
    ❤❤ go raibh maith agaibh!

    • @invadertifxiii
      @invadertifxiii Před měsícem

      also balor based on the wwe wrestler on how he pronounces it

    • @traceytinyhouseelohi7803
      @traceytinyhouseelohi7803 Před měsícem +1

      Dia dhuit! Tá mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge le tamall anuas!! tá sé deas bualadh le duine eile! Tá mé i mo chónaí i newengland!!!!!!

    • @Hoochxx
      @Hoochxx Před měsícem +1

      Also have to add that Cathain is usually pronounced Cahan and you barely hear the 't' at all

    • @dearbhlamurphy357
      @dearbhlamurphy357 Před měsícem +3

      THANK YOU EVERYONE GRMA!

    • @JonSolo
      @JonSolo  Před měsícem +17

      Crazy thing is I looked up pronunciations for all of these! Can't believe they were all so wrong. Thanks for your insight!

  • @AlexanderGarcia-cy3km
    @AlexanderGarcia-cy3km Před měsícem +23

    Request: The Messed Up Mythology of PERCY JACKSON (Part 6)

    • @JonSolo
      @JonSolo  Před měsícem +3

      Haha I see you 👀

  • @user-wg4nu1ez2y
    @user-wg4nu1ez2y Před měsícem +28

    I like the fact that you mention Balor, because the only reason I know about him is because of the Dresden Files books. Its about a privet investigator named Harry Dresden who lives in Chicago and is a wizard. Spoilers for books 16 and 17.
    In the story, the Formorians are an enemy to the magical world and have been plaguing Chicago from lake Michigan. They worship the daughter of Balor as a god and she uses her father's eye as a super weapon. In the books she is described as the last of the Titans, (the Greek ones,) and she feels as though the magical world has gone soft and cowardly. So she sends an army of Fomarians to the city in an attempt to wipe it off the map. The heroes defeat her and Harry hides the eye on an Island named Demonreach.
    I just thought it was neat that you mentioned him.

    • @yensid4294
      @yensid4294 Před měsícem +3

      Great book & a great series for any myth head

    • @EBThisThat
      @EBThisThat Před měsícem +2

      I'm exactly like you, the Dresden Files are some of the best dark fantasy books ever written, imho ! Could you discuss Grim ? I'm rather intrigued about them because I've read they pass their skills down to their children.

  • @FantasticExplorers
    @FantasticExplorers Před měsícem +8

    Lugh sounds cool!
    Jon I've been listening to you for years (since the Star Wars days). Great stuff man!

  • @AnimaMandala
    @AnimaMandala Před měsícem +3

    I'd love it if you could do an episode on Cherokee folklore. Specifically on Spearfinger and the Stone Man. They're just especially fascinating to me and I want to hear the way you tell it and what you think.

  • @yensid4294
    @yensid4294 Před měsícem +6

    I'm not a native speaker but I was trying to learn some simple pronunciation rules. These might help you: A C is always hard, there is no K so Cian would most likely be said as Keon & Cernunnos as Ker-nunnos. An H following any other consonent softens it or silences it ex Lugh is Looh (Lou) Si or Se is equal to Sh in English ex Sean (Shawn) or sidhe (she) which demonstrates the H cancelling the D too. Those are the ones I remember most. The vowel combinations still throw me & I know I get those wrong 🙄

  • @MatthewPool-nx6zf
    @MatthewPool-nx6zf Před měsícem +7

    I love Celtic folklore, Great video Jon

  • @harryaboud7159
    @harryaboud7159 Před měsícem +1

    I've only gotten into your work recently and can honestly say that my biggest regret about watching your content is that I didn't discover it earlier. The way you present the information you find and back it up with evidence from the sources you read in my opinion is excellent, as too often you get people on the internet just spouting facts without saying where they got them from and just expecting everyone to believe them, and its very refreshing to see a style like yours. Can't wait to see more of your work in the future, but for now, I am happily enjoying binging your older videos.

  • @daisychainsknox
    @daisychainsknox Před měsícem +4

    I’ve been binging your videos all day and I didn’t realize this was new until I looked in the comments 🤣

  • @TNHawke
    @TNHawke Před měsícem +4

    Yes! More Celtic and Gaelic please!

  • @jhonmcauliffe8873
    @jhonmcauliffe8873 Před měsícem +4

    Pooping in a public toilet is terrifying, that's probably when the zombies will attack! Yes please more Celtic mythology! This stuff is crazy but interesting.

  • @biancabrooks280
    @biancabrooks280 Před měsícem +3

    Every time you said his name, my Brain automatically said _“Finn McCool 😎”_ sunglasses emoji and all.

  • @Eddieavina123
    @Eddieavina123 Před měsícem +4

    Love your video, Jon Solo, and keep up the great work you are awesome

  • @albinowolf8453
    @albinowolf8453 Před měsícem +2

    Love your videos. Wonder if this is the next realm that were going to explore in the next God of War game.

  • @KayleighStayMoaandblink
    @KayleighStayMoaandblink Před měsícem +3

    I love these videos, he makes Greek mythology I little funny.

  • @ayesnapsnots
    @ayesnapsnots Před měsícem

    I've been waiting for Celtic folklore! Thanks, you are awesome

  • @TrajityTheHoodHistorian
    @TrajityTheHoodHistorian Před měsícem

    You're videos are sick! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @awkward_KT
    @awkward_KT Před měsícem

    Love this! Would love to hear more Celtic stories!!

  • @finnie4394
    @finnie4394 Před měsícem +2

    9:47 Sounds just like that one film The Song of the Sea

  • @themom0925
    @themom0925 Před měsícem

    Your artists are wonderful! And I really appreciate your research!

  • @SRayn2012
    @SRayn2012 Před měsícem +2

    I’d love for you to do a deep dive into West Indian folklore esp from Trinidad (douen, bucks, papa bois, etc). So many good stories from my country!! 🇹🇹

  • @One-very-fine-chinaman
    @One-very-fine-chinaman Před měsícem

    Another excellent video my friend! One of the only channels I look forward to new releases from

  • @MysticChronicles712
    @MysticChronicles712 Před měsícem

    Another fascinating dive into Celtic folklore! These monsters definitely make for some chilling tales. Great work!

  • @loneronin6813
    @loneronin6813 Před měsícem +3

    I've always been fond of the character Cu Challain (Yet I always have a hard time spelling it) who was said to be both a reincarnation of Lugh and his son at the same time somehow. He was fated to live a very short but tremendously legendary life, and it's a really interesting story. Even if you don't make a video out of it, I think you will find the story itself pretty fascinating to read on your own time should you get the chance, unless you already know it, that is.

    • @darknight0dc
      @darknight0dc Před měsícem +1

      Cú Chulainn

    • @loneronin6813
      @loneronin6813 Před měsícem

      @@darknight0dc Thank you, I always have a hard time with that one for some reason.

  • @michaellewis6252
    @michaellewis6252 Před měsícem +1

    Loving the Celtic myths! The more the better!

  • @mouselemurbutt
    @mouselemurbutt Před měsícem +8

    loving this! as an american (unfortunately), i have an insanely irish first name that causes the most ridiculous mispronunciations ive ever heard, but my maiden name is also selkie.

  • @lashonnakennybrew4847
    @lashonnakennybrew4847 Před měsícem +2

    I love watching Jon solo messed up Origins folklore videos I really believe these videos are real existed back in the old ancient days when humans were being discovered or something

  • @connorthompson8376
    @connorthompson8376 Před měsícem

    Yes, I would definitely love to see a video including the stories of those two. There is so much mythology to cover in the world, and I don’t always feel like Celtic mythology gets as much credit as it deserves.

  • @Brandrjulianwindsor420
    @Brandrjulianwindsor420 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome episode as usual Jon! I would learn to learn more about Lugh Lamfhada. A very well rounded and multi faceted character for sure!

  • @Andrewandyson
    @Andrewandyson Před měsícem +3

    Wow🤩

  • @sp1deyluvr
    @sp1deyluvr Před měsícem

    YAY! It's SO MUCH FUN learning more about the twisted stuff my great-grandparents believed; I really AM a little piece of them! Thank you SO much for this!!

  • @FaeQueenXII
    @FaeQueenXII Před měsícem +1

    Love, love, love it when you do unique culture lore! I really enjoyed hearing the full story of the selkies. More Irish or Japanese lore please 😊

  • @winni-ibarakumo3142
    @winni-ibarakumo3142 Před měsícem

    Thanks Jon Good thing I checked now to see the new video you usually post it later than this and I have to stay up all night waiting

  • @borisborisov1242
    @borisborisov1242 Před měsícem

    I like your videos. Every time I watch a Disney animation with my niece I look at your videos if there is origin about it. I was looking for "The Sword in the Stone" and "Lady and the Tramp" but I didn't find them and I hope you will do one for them. Keep up the good work, you are doing amazing.

  • @rams8571
    @rams8571 Před měsícem

    wish i could go to the trip with you! maybe one day i'll be able to take one of these amazing trips you have

  • @user-ey1wn9ml9p
    @user-ey1wn9ml9p Před měsícem +3

    In the myth, Lugh's father Cian is actually named Eochaid Ollathair or the Dagda, king of the Tuatha de Danann.
    And the Formorians are depicted as giant ogres.

  • @DoubleDealingDisarray
    @DoubleDealingDisarray Před měsícem

    I love these kinds of videos of Celtic myths and legends. 🥰 Though, I read somewhere that Balor had two normal eyes then the deadly eye in the middle of his forehead. 🤔 Either way, this is awesome! Thank you for covering more of the Celtic tales. I appreciate it! ❤️

  • @charlottegrace6656
    @charlottegrace6656 Před měsícem

    The Secret of Roan Inish is one of my favourite childhood films.

  • @Haley_Alexis3299
    @Haley_Alexis3299 Před měsícem

    I would LOVE to see you cover more Celtic myth/folklore!

  • @martintodd9944
    @martintodd9944 Před 22 dny

    Just found your channel. I read a book about the druids of ancient Britain and it said they had hundreds of gods for pretty much every occasion and each county had different gods cos the accents were so different. It was real interesting read

  • @thewatchtower4747
    @thewatchtower4747 Před měsícem

    Can't forget the Fear Gorta, super interesting that there is a spirit associated with famines in Ireland, I think it even existed before the great famine too

  • @yolman25
    @yolman25 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome video as always. Can you do a video on artic mithology?

  • @danwizzle91
    @danwizzle91 Před měsícem

    Deff wanna see more

  • @jenjagger6745
    @jenjagger6745 Před měsícem

    A beautiful story that focuses on Irish folk lore is a movie called, Song of the Sea. Selkies are adorable in it!

  • @kenkahre9262
    @kenkahre9262 Před měsícem

    Enjoyed it all, especially both stories about the Selkies.

  • @lollie7141
    @lollie7141 Před měsícem +2

    Can you do a video on the folklore of the Phoenix? And its history?

  • @expressiondestination6430
    @expressiondestination6430 Před měsícem +2

    F*** yes more celtic lore but above that A NEW SOLO VIDEO o7 o7

  • @meghanstolte9961
    @meghanstolte9961 Před měsícem

    I would love to hear more about the selkies I always thought they were an interesting part of folklore. Can't wait to hear more! ❤️

  • @ewanfargher4838
    @ewanfargher4838 Před měsícem +1

    Lugh sounds like a mixture of Zeus (cast away by the father and hidden by the mother on an island). As well as Perseus, and David from the David and Goliath tale, and just a little bit of the odyssey, (fighting a ‘one eyed’ cyclops) I’d love to hear more on it all! Research like this is fascinating to me

  • @terrybradford3727
    @terrybradford3727 Před měsícem

    I love this exploration. I hope to see some of the lesser known ones like Airmid. A specific Goddess for healing herbs. I love how they can get so specific in the stories. So much more than the normal greek/Roman. They are great to start learning, but there is so much more ancient legends/lore/culture.

  • @xxiloveitallxx
    @xxiloveitallxx Před měsícem +1

    Lugh is an interesting character and fionn MacCumhail is an absolute bamf, a deep dive on either of those would be well worth your time.
    Just a note on pronunciation, you didn't do a bad job but lugh is said sort of like lou. The gh is a very soft, kind of back of the throat almost voiceless sound

  • @LenaSummers0328
    @LenaSummers0328 Před měsícem +1

    amazing video def make more Celtic videos please!!!!!!!!!

  • @catsend
    @catsend Před měsícem +1

    I used to read Irish folklore like crazy when I was a kid. These days I can’t find the books anymore

  • @EnchantressOfAvalon
    @EnchantressOfAvalon Před měsícem

    Great video, love the Celtic content! Of course, I may be biased, as Celtic Faerylore and Arthurian legends are my main focus of study, lol.

  • @tamedthethreebears
    @tamedthethreebears Před měsícem +2

    Honestly a ' Messed Up Origins of Mike Tyson ' sounds cool lol

  • @RaverQuarterHorses
    @RaverQuarterHorses Před měsícem

    Fun video!

  • @Sleeperton
    @Sleeperton Před měsícem +1

    I here waiting for that sound that goes pursiden something like that

  • @alexandriacollins7119
    @alexandriacollins7119 Před měsícem

    Yes, post a video about Celtic/Irish Heroes!

  • @TerryFedora
    @TerryFedora Před měsícem

    Hell yeah I want to hear about Laugh and Fionn!

  • @Oggystein
    @Oggystein Před měsícem +2

    Would love a video on Celtic heroes. My favorite was always Cu'Culain (I'm sure I spelled it wrong)

  • @Abbywise32
    @Abbywise32 Před měsícem

    Lugh!!!
    I totally want to hear more about Lugh

  • @tanmaytikle8521
    @tanmaytikle8521 Před měsícem

    Wait
    You’re telling me these are custom made artworks 😮
    Dude that’s incredible

  • @BabyG-cj4oz
    @BabyG-cj4oz Před měsícem

    Ermergerd!! Please do more from all other cultures too!! Great work!

  • @KERRYPIKE
    @KERRYPIKE Před měsícem +1

    Celtic folklore is amazing.

  • @DineyDeeable
    @DineyDeeable Před měsícem +1

    The pronunciation is almost there but I think it's the American twang that makes it sound funny 😂
    Loved this I would definitely love to see more ❤

  • @tinyduece4177
    @tinyduece4177 Před měsícem +1

    Celtic pride I'm a good 50 percent Irish love this content big fan

  • @RoverClover
    @RoverClover Před měsícem

    I like these, I do not know a lot, so it's fun learning about what feels like a lost culture.

  • @awesomeartmaster9267
    @awesomeartmaster9267 Před měsícem

    It would be cool if you could summarize Ireland's Book of Invasions, which talks about the 5 or 6 successful invasions of Ireland, and it includes Tuatha de Danann, Lugh, Balor, and the Formoire. But there's also more additional details in the book that's really interesting.

  • @oneringlotr
    @oneringlotr Před měsícem

    Yes, please! More Celtic mythology! 🙏

  • @thebravesoul
    @thebravesoul Před měsícem +1

    Since you covered Lugh, I think it's only natural to cover Cu Chulainn who was (kind of) his son.

  • @quesnel13
    @quesnel13 Před měsícem

    Thats amazing about the selkies, my dad called me and my sister selkies. Because my papa was from Ireland / Scotland

  • @Erin-ie9tf
    @Erin-ie9tf Před měsícem

    I love the explanations on mythology Jon gives, maybe one day, he'll explain my god, dionysus if he hasnt already

  • @sherilynlum-alarcon5007
    @sherilynlum-alarcon5007 Před měsícem

    more , more , more !

  • @kingmuizz708
    @kingmuizz708 Před měsícem

    Need this for my graphic novel

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman5957 Před měsícem +1

    Thanks Jon Those are interesting tails. I hadn't heard these stories. I heard the name Finn before but I didn't know the background. Our there more? Maybe ones that are Scottish, Welch, or British. 🍀👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @craytherlaygaming2852
    @craytherlaygaming2852 Před měsícem

    Theres of course a lot more to each of these creatures you spoke of, so I hope you make a vid dedicated to each one later on.
    For example, Male selkies often were said to seduce human women and kidnap them in a reversal of the normal human man stealing from the selkie. They also were stated to be able to control storms and would capsize whaling ships with their power, as punishment... one final detail for them is that you can summon one by crying seven tears into the ocean.

  • @Ak-uy7sd
    @Ak-uy7sd Před měsícem +1

    Love ur content one reason behind my mythology tattoos

  • @MsSquishy41
    @MsSquishy41 Před měsícem

    I would love love LOVE to go with you to Ireland but couldn’t afford it.

  • @hannahlarge5738
    @hannahlarge5738 Před měsícem +1

    Somewhere round 1988, my gran (liverpudlian) told us (midlanders) a story from her grandmother (dublin irish), but she changed some details to keep me and my cousins interested... here's how it went, (i'd love to know more about the original folktales that inspired it) :
    There was once an old irish king, (when my granny told it he was called "thomas the tank engine", but i think it might be Lugh or Crom), his kingdom was under attack by the velociraptors (i think this was the english when my gran heard it, which was why she changed details, and maybe the formori in the folktale?).
    The King was very old and frial, he had outlived every one of his knights, and his beard was so long it came down to his knees.
    He told his people to hide in the castle, while he walked out alone to a stone circle, where he sat down, took out a manky old red blanket and wrapped it around himself (gran did a whole bit where she acted this out, wrapping a blanket over her head like a toddler) and stuck his thumb in his mouth and closed his eyes. (she did that bit too XD )
    the velociraptors snuck up the cairn and got closer and closer to the old king, and they all laughed when they saw he was sucking his thumb. they didn't know that long ago the king had used that thumb to catch the salmon of knowledge, and when his sucked on the scar, he could use all the wisdom of the fairy world.
    the velociraptors snuck right to the edge of the stone circle and the king didn't move, just sat sucking his thumb, with his eyes closed, gently rubbing the edge of the old red blanket with his other hand, they all pulled out their knives ready to attack -but they didn't know where that blanket had come from, or why it was so grubby.
    If you looked closely at the old blanket, you would see that it hadn't always been red, it had once been white, but was now stained with blood, and if you looked really closely you would see ten faces in the bloodstains, the faces of the old kings knights, because this was the cloak he had lain over each of their faces when they had died in battle.
    As the velociraptors stepped into the circle, ready to kill the king and steal the kingdom, ten wolves jumped out of the cloak, one for each of the knights, and they stood around the king and howled, and the howl brought a mist from the cairn that ate the flesh of the velociraptors and stripped them down to their bones.
    the next morning when the people came to look for the king they found his cloak, now pure white again, at the top of the cairn, but they never saw him again, though some say he still waits in the mist, ready to protect ireland from evil, should the velociraptors ever return.
    "And that" my gran said very pointedly to my cousins and I, "is why you shouldn't make fun of someone who sucks their thumb."
    I know the salmon of wisdom shows up a fair bit in irish myth (great video btw), and i've heard from a friend (but never been able to find printed sources) that there is a story about a "druid hero" gaining insight by wrapping himself in a cloak and staying overnight on a cairn, and that maybe Lugh had a retinue of knights who could become wolves?
    Would love to hear any thoughts from you or your viewers about where the ideas come from, and more detailed versions of these stories if possible!

  • @reanayoungblood1005
    @reanayoungblood1005 Před měsícem

    Dude. I think you should totally go into some of the Celtic pantheon too!!!! Please!!

  • @nauticalnausicaa7790
    @nauticalnausicaa7790 Před měsícem

    I'd love to see a video about Finn McCool! When I worked reception, a guy introduced himself as such and my coworker was soooo infatuated lol

  • @BruinsFTC24
    @BruinsFTC24 Před měsícem

    I would absolutely love more Celtic folklore

  • @catsend
    @catsend Před měsícem +1

    Yeah, do more Fionn Mac Cumhaill. I read books about him as a kid.

  • @cameronbrown3700
    @cameronbrown3700 Před měsícem

    “Use the Force, Lugh!”

  • @KittyTheAtheist
    @KittyTheAtheist Před měsícem

    You should cover the Morrigan Jon

  • @lindsayoverseas
    @lindsayoverseas Před měsícem +1

    The Celtic myth about the seal skin is similar to the Japanese celestial maiden myth.

  • @Tribalfan88x
    @Tribalfan88x Před 29 dny

    To my shame I have to admit that I didn't watch all of your videos.
    I know you have talked about bloodsuckers like Dracula or Sekhmet before, but what about lesser known varieties like the Dearg-Due? Is there already a video mentioning those or could it be an idea for future videos?

  • @pauluhliar6838
    @pauluhliar6838 Před měsícem

    Monsters and cryptids from around the world that have been incorporated into video games. That might be a nice easy series for you to make content on.

  • @maryblasco7367
    @maryblasco7367 Před měsícem +1

    I honestly want to hear more about Lugh and maybe see some comparisons between him and Mad Sweeney in American Gods. I know they're not the same person in Celtic mythology/stories, but there are quite a few similarities

  • @sonsuzinanis2760
    @sonsuzinanis2760 Před měsícem

    I would really love to see a video about Celtic heroes. They sound interesting and I'd love to know more about them.

  • @invadertifxiii
    @invadertifxiii Před měsícem

    Ohh yesss

  • @clarityashtons4273
    @clarityashtons4273 Před měsícem

    Celtic first name, French middle name, Spanish last name 😂 my mom really had fun with it

  • @DescryMirare
    @DescryMirare Před měsícem +1

    The shirt wow lol