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Honouring the Summer Solstice – Even When You’re Short on Time

ipsadminJune 19, 2025June 19, 2025

Ah, the Summer Solstice in Ireland! Just saying those words stirs something deep and joyful in my pagan heart. This ancient festival marks the longest day and shortest night, celebrating...

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Bealtaine as a Turning of the Season

ipsadminMay 3, 2025May 5, 2025

Bealtaine is often listed in modern Pagan calendars as a single day — the 1st of May — but that doesn’t quite reflect the way this turning of the year...

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Sacred Sites of Ireland – 3 Powerful Places You Can Connect With From Anywhere

ipsadminApril 12, 2025April 9, 2025

Sacred sites of Ireland have long drawn people seeking a deeper connection to the land, the lore, the ancestry, and the Gods. For many of our Tuath (community) outside of...

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Everything You Think You Know About Saint Patrick is Wrong

ipsadminMarch 4, 2025April 9, 2025

Every March, the same myths about Saint Patrick resurface - he drove the snakes out of Ireland, wiped out the Druids, and converted the entire island to Christianity. But what...

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What Do We Really Know About Brigid?

ipsadminJanuary 25, 2025March 12, 2025

The Goddess Brigid occupies a unique space in Irish (and Scottish) traditions, where the lines between Goddess and Saint blur. With roots in ancient mythology and a strong presence in...

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Samhain in Ireland: Darkness & Death?

ipsadminOctober 14, 2024December 2, 2024

Samhain in Ireland is a time of profound transformation, marking the transition from light to dark, from the active days of summer to the quiet, introspective time of winter. Unlike...

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Autumn Equinox in Irish Paganism

ipsadminSeptember 9, 2024September 9, 2024

The Autumn Equinox, Cónocht an Fhómhair, is a significant time in our Irish Pagan tradition, symbolising balance between light and dark as the day and night become equal. In 2024,...

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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...

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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...

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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...