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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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Irish Folklore - Wolves in Ireland

Unravelling Old Magic in Irish Folklore – a Story about Wolves

Posted on November 15, 2018August 1, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

Today, I wanted to learn about Wolves in Ireland. Hold up, actually, let’s back it up a bit, and explain where I’m coming from, for those who aren’t familiar. My Monthly Work Each month on My Patreon Membership Site I release a series of Rewards through various tiers of membership/support. For example: Seanchaí Storytellers receive a…

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The Stolen Child

The Stolen Child

Posted on June 17, 2018September 3, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

Clochar na Trócaire, Ceapach Chuinn Location: Cappoquin, Co. Waterford In the center of Waterford there lies a place which long ago was the stronghold of the ‘Fir Bolgs’. This place is a large Lios descending into the ground for about two feet, and then in underneath for about four yards. At the end of this…

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The Banshee on a yacht in Italy

The Banshee in Italy

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

Let’s go now to a lake away in Italy, where a group of distinguished visitors – all elegant and intelligent folk, we can be assured – had gathered on the private yacht of a good friend of theirs, an Italian Nobleman by the name of Count Neilsini. He was a proper gentleman, of refined tastes…

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Irish Spirituality Q&A

Irish Paganism Q&A with Lora O’Brien

Posted on March 6, 2018November 14, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

It’s been suggested a couple of times that I should get on ‘the other side of the interview’, and talk about my own Irish Spirituality, and Pagan or magical practices. So recently I queried my Community for their questions on Irish Paganism and Spirituality (or my history/practice in particular). Then I went on FB Live and…

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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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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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white woman white hair blue eyes

The Fairy Lover

Posted on January 31, 2018October 14, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

The fire crackled and hissed, as life escaped from sticks and seeped from turf that had lain long idle in watery bogs. Each new noise made him jump a little, each spark that fell seemed fascinating to a mind that hungered to focus on something, attend to anything but the blank white page before him. There…

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Lora with the book Fairies by Morgan Daimler

Book Review – Fairies by Morgan Daimler

Posted on January 23, 2018September 3, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

Product details Paperback: 264 pages    Publisher: Moon Books (December 8, 2017) Language: English ISBN-10: 1782796509 ISBN-13: 978-1782796503 Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches On the Cover: The subject of fairies in Celtic cultures is a complex one that seems to endlessly intrigue people. What exactly are fairies? What can they do? How can we interact with them? Answering…

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Irish Mill, Roscommon - River Suck

Padraig and the Pouca

Posted on January 5, 2018November 14, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

There was a young man in Clare, a miller’s son, whose name was Padraig. He worked hard for his father, for they hadn’t much, but every day he went to the mill he would have to shout and shuffle the lazy labourers out there to get them to do even a tap of work. One…

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