07/30/2023
Do you have a bunch of freckles that developed recently in the shape of a constellation and wonder if it means anything? I've been hearing lots of people wonder about this. According to Irish folklore, freckles are indeed a map of stars that are intended to nudge a remembrance (link where I got the following quote in comments).
"One of the gods told the Gaels: “Behold, I will draw on you a map of the Universe, so that you will remember us in the dark nights when you cannot see the stars because of the mist which covers your small island.”
The god then sprinkled a fine dust over the Gaels which covered them in freckles. The freckles were called ‘briciní’ which means ‘little stars’ in Irish.
When the last of the Gaels are gathered on the Hill at Uisneach (the last hill in Ireland at the time) they will make a complete map of the universe. At that moment they will remember everything."
