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Month: February 2018

Richard Levy

Interview with Richard Levy – Centre for Pagan Studies

Posted on February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

New Pagan Interview Series: I’m talking to people from international Pagan communities about their spiritual path, and the Facebook groups they help to organise and run. Today’s Interview: Richard Levy, admin on the Centre for Pagan Studies FB Group.   When and where did your interest in Pagan/Earth based Spirituality begin? Whilst my vocabulary and…

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Tent View Camping

Wild Camping in Ireland

Posted on February 20, 2018November 20, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

Ok, so legally, you can’t. Or at least, you can’t in most places. In the Wicklow Mountains National Park, wild camping is allowed (with sensible restrictions), except in Glendalough. You can check information on this area here. A lot of folk camp on the beaches of Ireland, and some are more favourable than others. Fallmore…

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Aerial photograph of Cashelmanannan from the west (After Waddell et al. 2009, fig 6.7). Note the two 'annexes' attached to the main enclosure.

At Caiseal Manannán

Posted on February 13, 2018October 14, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

A clash of metal rang out over the training grounds, followed by a muffled grunt of exertion, and the wooden thud of shield engaging shield. “Put yer backs into it little wormies! Domhnall, keep that shield up, yer shoulder is wide open. Aoife, thrust and slice, stop that bloody hacking!” Her attention caught by the…

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Person in Trees

Daily Practice as a Morrigan Priestess

Posted on February 12, 2018September 24, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

So, as part of our 6 month Intensive Programme, I answer questions from students who want to know more about the Irish Goddess Mórrígan, with whom I have had a solid working relationship for about 15 years now… and the last 13 of them as Her priest. 8 of those years were spent in daily service…

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This is NOT how you get an Irish Accent

On Irish Ancestry and Being Irish

Posted on February 11, 2018August 1, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

… This ‘Irish Accent’ shit though. And leprechaun hats and lucky charms and a ‘Brigid Oracle’ machine and ‘Irish Yoga’ memes – well, begosh and begorra sure aren’t all the Oirish quaint and charming funny drunks?! Ok, so that’s the frustrated rant part over. Well, the rant part at least. Ok, so I MAY rant…

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The red haired hare

The Red Haired Hare

Posted on February 10, 2018February 13, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

The oak door boomed, with a fierce thumping that shook the drying bundles of herbs right out of the rafters across the great hall. The Chief, sitting up at the top table, plucked a bit of dried nettle that had fallen into his cup, and – as puzzled as the rest of them about who…

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170r of the Book of Ballymote (1390)

Super Short Ogham Intro

Posted on February 9, 2018February 19, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

Ogham (Ogam) – the Ancient Irish Art of Writing Ogham (Pronounced: OH-mm, spelled ‘Ogam’ in Old Irish) is an ancient Irish language, written in a series of simple line markings along a straight edge.  The original alphabet is a set of 20 characters or feda, arranged in 4 groups of 5, called aicmí.  In later manuscripts, 5 additional letters…

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blonde american tourist in ireland

How to Make Sure You’re Not One of THOSE Tourists in Ireland

Posted on February 8, 2018March 13, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

(There’s a presumption that American Tourists are) …insensitive rude people who think the only way to do things properly is their way. This presumption isn’t limited to Irish People of course. But I find I have to prove myself to not be “one of those Yanks” before people will trust me and open up. However,…

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Me in 30 years

Why Were There Only a Few Irish Witch Trials?

Posted on February 7, 2018November 14, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

It starts with the Sidhe, good readers, The Good Neighbours, or the Fairies as you may know them. The Irish have a very matter of fact view of the Sidhe, whatever we call them by. Today and tomorrow, hawthorn trees and bushes will be left right alone, because the fairies like to rest there. Best…

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Circles & Avenues: Rathcroghan, Navan, Knockaulin (Waddell, Fenwick, Barton - Chapter 5, fig 5.42)

The Royal Sites of Ireland

Posted on February 6, 2018February 13, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

The Royal Sites of Ireland are important places of assembly, ceremony, burial, and royal inauguration ritual; located in the four provinces of Ireland and the central region of Meath and Westmeath. Tara in the Middle (Meath), Navan Fort in Ulster (North), Dún Ailinne in Leinster (East), Cashel in Munster (South), and Rathcroghan in Connacht (West),…

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