Irish Mythology | Cor Deiseal, the Sunwise Ritual
Cor Deiseal, (pronounced kor dy-ash-al) comes from the words deis meaning ‘right-hand’ and deas meaning ‘south’. It refers to the curious movement, or procession, in a clockwise direction, thus...
View ArticleIrish Mythology | Brigid, Queen of Imbolc
It was a really cold day. Drifts of snow lay on the ground, and frost iced the branches of trees and blades of grass with sparkling fairy dust. I decided to mark the festival of Imbolc by visiting St...
View ArticleImages of Ireland | The Cliffs of Moher and Burren Way
My lovely friend Jenni and I decided to walk part of the Burren Way. Honestly, the lengths one has to go to, just to get some child-and-husband-free time! We walked 38kms the first day, and another...
View ArticlePlanning Your Visit to Ireland? Stop by a Holy Well
After all, we have plenty of them. Most of our holy wells are nowadays named after famous and beloved Christian saints, mostly Patrick and Bridget, but also some others, too. Personally, I think these...
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