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“Máire Mac Néill has demonstrated that in much of oral tradition and local practice, Lugh has given way to Patrick, greatest hero of the Irish Christian pantheon. It seems likely then that the comparison between Brigid and Patrick that is made in so many sayings and anecdotes may derive from an earlier tradition of contrasting
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On his latest episode of @blindboypodcast, Blindboy shared a mythical interaction with a cormorant and mentioned that as gaeilge, they are known as “cailleach dubh.” Last year as the Cailleach was transforming to Bríd, @jen_learns_stuff and I saw these cormorants along the Grand Canal on a pilgrimage to St Brigid’s well in Clondalkin.
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“Trauma, illness and grief create frightening forests of pain, with unfamiliar roads…listening to stories suggests myriad pathways out of dark forests” (Sunwolf 2005, 3).
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It was a pleasure to be back in person with @baltimorereclaiming for an inspired and timely ritual.
Bridging Appalachia
A Baltimorean folklorist in Ireland to explore story as medicine and the preservation of traditional foodways and medicine techniques in Irish lore.
Bridging Appalachia 