Geis in Irish Mythology [edit]. A geis can be compared with a curse or, paradoxically, a gift. If someone under a geis violates the associated taboo, the infractor will suffer dishonor or even death.On the other hand, the observing of one's geasa is believed to bring power. Often it is women who place geasa upon men.In some cases the woman turns out to be a goddess or other sovereignty figure. geis can be compared with a curse or, paradoxically, a gift. If someone under a geis violates the associated taboo, the infractor will suffer dishonor or even death.
Fort Ticonderoga (1750-1796) - First established in 1750 by the French as Fort Vaudreuil, later rebuilt by them as Fort Carillon. Later named Fort Ticonderoga after the Iroquois word for the junction of two waterways. Captured by the British in 1759 and the Americans in 1775 and recaptured by the British in 1777. Abandoned by the British in late 1777 and by the Americans in 1796.
The Ticonderoga was the first of only 2 Lake George Steamboat Company ships to not be built on Lake George.She began her life, in August of 1944, as a U.S. Navy ship. She was built in exactly 13 days.n 1824, at a cost of $12,000, the Mountaineer (I) was built. She was built right on Pine Point in Caldwell (which is now Lake George Village). She was 100 feet long and 16 feet wide, she had an 8 foot draft and weighed 125 tons.