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Irish Folklore Magic

Piseoga: Irish Superstitions and Magic

ipsadminAugust 26, 2024March 12, 2025

What are piseoga? A group of friends sit around a table. One scratches their nose and exclaims, "Ah, me nose is itchy!" A few playful punches are exchanged, and everyone...

Beginners Contemporary Paganism

How to Set Up an Altar for Irish Paganism

ipsadminAugust 19, 2024August 19, 2024

Do you need to have an altar for Irish Paganism? Loads of people look down their nose at me for teaching about altars and tended sacred spaces in my Irish...

Beginners Mythology The Dagda The Gods The Morrigan

Irish Gods in Celtic Pagan Mythology

ipsadminAugust 7, 2024August 7, 2024

This is an introduction to Irish Gods and Goddesses - deities you may be interested in through Irish Pagan and Celtic Mythology, by Lora O'Brien. Now, Gods and Goddesses of...

Festivals Guest Posts Mythology

Tailtiu and the Origins of Lúnasa

ipsadminJuly 30, 2024July 30, 2024

Tailtiu and Lúnasa are closely connected in Irish mythology and cultural history. Tailtiu was a Firbolg Queen, a Goddess who cleared the land for farming, and when she died, the...

Irish Places The Gods

Lugh Comes to Tara

ipsadminJuly 29, 2024August 28, 2024

The ancient Hill of Tara holds many tales of valour and mystery. Among these is the compelling story of Lugh, the many-skilled one, who came to Tara on a cold...

Festivals

Lúnasa in Ireland

ipsadminJuly 22, 2024August 28, 2024

The 1st of August, or sometimes the 2nd, marks the celebration of Lúnasa in Ireland (also known as Lughnasadh, Lughnasa, Lammas, or Brón Trogain), our vibrant harvest festival. Rooted in...

Irish Places Mythology The Gods

The Real Queen Maeve – Medb of Connacht

ipsadminJuly 15, 2024March 12, 2025

The character of Queen Maeve has come to popularity in Amazon's TV show 'The Boys' as a badass superhero with some… issues, not the least of which appears to be...

Festivals Irish Food

Pottage – Irish Medieval Food

ipsadminJuly 12, 2024August 28, 2024

"Pottage is not so much used in all Christendom as it is used in England" - Andrew Boorde, Dyetary (I542) Pottage in England, came from the Old French pottage, meaning...

Contemporary Paganism The Gods The Morrigan

Which Irish Deity Should I Work With?

ipsadminJuly 8, 2024March 12, 2025

So you’re wondering which Irish deity you should work with? This is a question I get asked a lot, and it’s not as straightforward as one might think. There are...

Beginners Contemporary Paganism Festivals

Irish Pagan Holidays

ipsadminJuly 5, 2024July 5, 2024

How (and why) do we celebrate Irish Pagan holidays in Contemporary Irish Paganism? Pagan Holidays (Holy Days) worldwide are coming back to a more general use and understanding, with folk...