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Everything You Think You Know About Saint Patrick is Wrong

ipsadminMarch 4, 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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Irish Medicine: Medieval Manuscripts and Folk Healing

ipsadminFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025

Irish Medicine in the medieval period was a fascinating blend of formal medical knowledge, herbalism, and folk healing traditions. Unlike many European countries, Ireland and Scotland produced vernacular translations of...

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A History of Pagan Religion: The Roots of NeoPaganism

ipsadminFebruary 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Just like the question of how we practise our Pagan religion today, the question of how it all began is a little… contentious. In some circles. We know, of course,...

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What is the Irish Otherworld?

ipsadminFebruary 5, 2025

The Irish Otherworld is a realm beyond ordinary human experience, woven into the fabric of Irish myth and spirituality. It is not a distant afterlife or a land of punishment,...

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What Do We Really Know About Brigid?

ipsadminJanuary 25, 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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Who is Crom Cruach?

ipsadminJanuary 7, 2025

Celtic and Irish mythology teem with mythological creatures and ancient deities, yet few remain as elusive as Crom Cruach. Revered by some and demonised by others, his story straddles the...

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The Ninth Wave – Irish Storytelling

ipsadminSeptember 30, 2024September 30, 2024

The story of the ninth wave in Tales of Old Ireland: Retold: Ancient Irish Stories Retold for Today: Volume 1 by Lora O’Brien is a captivating blend of myth and...

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Piseoga: Irish Superstitions and Magic

ipsadminAugust 26, 2024August 28, 2024

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...

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The Real Queen Maeve – Medb of Connacht

ipsadminJuly 15, 2024July 15, 2024

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...

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Which Irish Deity Should I Work With?

ipsadminJuly 8, 2024

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...