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Yellow Cowslip Flowers in a field of grass at Bealtaine

Bealtaine (Beltane) Resources for Irish Celtic Pagans

Posted on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 by Lora O'Brien

Bealtaine (or May Day) is coming up at the end of this month, so we’d love to see you fully prepared for this very important Fire Festival in the Irish Tradition. Note: In Ireland, Bealtaine is the name for the month of May in our Irish language and living cultural traditions, while Beltane is the…

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Beltane - Bealtaine Traditions in Irish Folklore

Beltane – Bealtaine Traditions in Irish Folklore

Posted on April 22, 2019September 25, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

Beltane is the anglicised version of our Irish word Bealtaine – still in use and meaning ‘the month of May’ in our own language. Bealtaine is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature, and it is associated with important events in Irish mythology. Irish folklore still holds the legacy of the traditions and customs…

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Yellow Flowers on May Eve at Bealtane in Ireland

Bealtaine – May Eve Magic in Ireland

Posted on April 30, 2018April 22, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

Fadó, fadó, sure there were only the 2 seasons in Ireland. Summer and Winter. Even after things moved on, for people, and for the land, these main boundaries in time loomed large every year for the Irish people. And the turning between the two was a time of magic, and mayhem… you’d never even know…

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Irish Bealtaine Broom Bush

Irish Bealtaine Traditions

Posted on April 30, 2017April 22, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

May Bush, May Flowers, May Pole and May Bough are all traditions still to be found scattered through the Irish countryside come Bealtaine, 30th April (May Eve) and 1st May (May Day). You might call it Beltine, Beltane, Beltaine, or any other variation of the word, but in Ireland it’s Bealtaine, as that is still…

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