The Seal People The Seal People seem to be a separate race from the Mermaids. They can use a cloak or skin to take on human form.  Christianity tried to incorporate this Celtic object into its teachings, by claiming that seals were humans in purgatory, and in some parts of Ireland there is still a taboo on killing seals.  From the outer Hebredis of Scotland, a Yundah, is a sealwoman; but to the Australian Aboriginal, the same word, Yundah, means the "value of change through trading."   Sources: Celtic Folklore, CD by Bellinus Press,  Wiltshire, 2000. Celtic Designs, Dover Publications: Toronto, Ontario. Matthews, C. The Celtic Book of the Dead. Llewellyn Publications. Matthews, C and Matthews, J. Celtic Wisdom,  Llewellyn Publications. Orr, A  and Clark L. Celtic Cross Stitch. McCath, CS. "Yundah," PanGaia magazine, Jan-Mar 2006, No.43, p. 33. McCoy, E. Celtic Myth and Magick, Llewellyn Publications.  Personal knowledge/tradition. See Also:  Ireland is lost island of Atlantis The Seal Woman Page updated 14 Jan  2006 Celtic Animals Background and Ireland's OWN Logo by Míchealín Ní Dhochartaigh Copyright © 2006 Ireland's OWN. All Rights Reserved.