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The Cruithne people are said to be the first Celtic group to inhabit the British Isles, although are also said to be pre-celtic or Pictish inhabitants of the north of Ireland and Scotland. The Cruithne emigrated from the European continent and appeared in Britain between about 800 and 500 B.C. [1] (http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/51.htm) The correct pronunciation for 'Cruithne' is 'croo-een-ya', with the emphasis on the -een-.
Cruithne is also the name of Earths second moon. Discovered in 1986 this small body takes a convoluted horseshoe path around the Earth as it is tossed about by the gravity of Earth and the Moon.
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