Festivals Archives - The Irish Pagan School

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...

Contemporary Paganism Festivals

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...

Beginners

Starting Your Irish Celtic Pagan Practice

ipsadminFebruary 12, 2025

So, you’re drawn to Irish or Celtic Pagan practice, and you're wondering where to begin? Maybe you feel the call of the old Gods, the land, or the wisdom woven...

Contemporary Paganism Festivals The Gods

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...

Contemporary Paganism Festivals Irish Folklore Irish Places

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Festivals Irish Folklore

SAMHRADH – SUMMER SOLSTICE IN IRELAND

ipsadminJune 18, 2024July 5, 2024

Here we look at the Irish Summer Solstice traditions with Lora O'Brien. The Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, has important spiritual and cultural meanings in Irish history....

Festivals Magic The Sidhe

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...