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Highland Games, Irish Wrestling & Celtic Pride: The No Fame Games | Josh Mackintosh

Highland Games, Irish Wrestling & Celtic Pride: The No Fame Games | Josh Mackintosh

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What happens when you mix traditional Scottish heavy events, ancient Irish wrestling styles, stone lifting, a traveling Irish pub, and a deep respect for the elders who kept Celtic traditions alive? You get the No Fame Games.In this episode of The Irish Snug Podcast, Tim sits down with Josh MacKintosh, founder of the No Fame Games, to talk about the upcoming Celtic Strength World Championships, the revival of ancient strength traditions, and the deeper meaning behind Celtic culture, heritage, camaraderie, and community.Josh shares how the No Fame Games began in a Massachusetts backyard during the pandemic and grew into an international Celtic strength event featuring athletes from around the world. The conversation covers Highland Games heavy events, stone lifting, Irish collar-and-elbow wrestling, Scottish backhold wrestling, shillelagh traditions, Irish martial arts, the role of Guinness and The Black Harp traveling Irish pub, and the importance of preserving cultural traditions in an authentic way.⏱️ CHAPTERS0:00:02 Welcome to The Irish Snug Podcast0:01:26 Josh’s family background, Scottish ancestry, and New England roots0:04:02 How the pandemic led to the first No Fame Games0:05:22 From a backyard gathering to 140 athletes and a world championship0:06:48 David Conn, backyard stone lifting, and the revival of Irish lifting stones0:08:47 Breaking down the events: Four championships across Irish and Scottish traditions0:09:04 Scottish Highland Games (stone put, Braemar stone, weights for distance)0:14:19 Caber toss and the famous “telephone pole” event0:20:50 Celtic wrestling and the historic return of Scottish backhold0:22:20 Irish collar-and-elbow wrestling and its forgotten history in America0:24:36 Stone lifting and team-based strength events (truck pull, deadlift, stone over bar)0:30:06 Stone lifting stations and working with Martin Jancsics and David Conn0:31:02 Bringing David Conn’s Copper Coast lifting stone to Boston0:35:48 How Josh’s Ireland trip deepened the mission of seeking authenticity0:36:43 Cultural panel discussion: What is Celtic strength?0:39:55 Shillelaghs and the ancient Irish art of stick fighting0:44:36 Stone of the Fianna, Martin Jancsics, and Rogue’s Stoneland documentary0:45:14 Dúchas archives and the rediscovery of Irish lifting stones0:47:22 Guinness sponsorship, B.T.’s Smokehouse, and The Black Harp traveling Irish pub0:50:07 Jerry Divine’s poem “Mac Tíre” and the emotional impact on Josh1:00:33 Boston Scally caps and hands-on strength education1:05:08 Final question: Which historical Celtic figure would Josh share a pint with?🔗 LINKS & WEBSITES MENTIONEDNo Fame Games: https://www.nofamegames.com/The Black Harp Traveling Irish Pub: https://theblackharp.com/B.T.’s Smokehouse: https://www.btsmokehouse.com/Boston Scally: https://www.bostonscally.com/Irish Collar & Elbow Wrestling Federation: https://www.collarandelbow.ie/Rogue Fitness — Stoneland documentary: https://www.roguefitness.com/theindex...Dúchas — National Folklore Collection: https://www.duchas.ie/Guinness: https://www.guinness.com/Follow The Irish Snug Podcast:Website: https://www.theirishsnugpodcast.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@irishsnugSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1V1xWuVTsJ13NpbcRIQrHWApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-irish-snug-podcast/id1842749209Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irish_snug#NoFameGames #CelticStrength #IrishCulture #HighlandGames #TheBlackHarpSend us Fan MailSupport the show
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