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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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What is the Irish Otherworld?

ipsadminFebruary 5, 2025March 12, 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,...

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...

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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...

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Bealtaine Traditions in Ireland

ipsadminApril 26, 2024June 8, 2024

The May Bush, May Flowers, May Pole and May Bough are all Bealtaine traditions still to be found scattered through the Irish countryside come the 30th April (May Eve) and...

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Bealtaine Fire Festival Cheat Sheet

ipsadminApril 20, 2024March 13, 2025

This is your guide to understanding Bealtaine in Ireland, with Lora O’Brien. Today, we’re exploring the authentic Irish traditions and practices of this ancient Fire festival, so we can learn,...

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Bealtaine in Irish Folklore

ipsadminApril 7, 2023May 11, 2023

Bealtaine is a significant community festival in Ireland, marking the beginning of summer and the changing of the year. In this article you will discover some of the traditions of...