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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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Lughnasadh in Ireland

Lughnasadh in Ireland

Posted on August 1, 2019July 7, 2022 by Lora O'Brien

The 1st of August (sometimes the 2nd) is Lúnasa (Lughnasadh, Lughnasa, Brón Trogain) – the harvest festival in Ireland. In her excellent book, ‘The Festival of Lughnasa’, Máire MacNeill wrote: “Garland Sunday and Domhnach Chrom Dubh are two of the many names of a festival celebrated by Irish country people at the end of July…

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