Bridging Appalachia

Repost from @bmorebata 🦊

🌿The wood most associated with
bataireacht and the bataí, the weapons, we use is an draighean (the Blackthorn). Tho it’s not the only wood or even the oldest wood associated with shillelagh (sail éille) fighting, an draighean is the most well known.And we want to help you get to know it better.

🌱This year, we’ll be hosting a number of Community Geekouts on Blackthorn in Irish folklore, medicine, & communal life, including and expanding beyond stick fighting. (Over time, we’ll expand this series to talk about other related plants and animals too.)
Community geekouts are FREE! ONLINE! story circles where we get to know bataireacht (Irish stick fighting) and its ecosystem, and this geekout series is one l’ve been wanting to host from the jump! So excited to share this with youse.

🌸We start our series with the bodacious Jess Erin Sellner for an introductory chat on Blackthorn in Irish folk medicine & folklore. Jess Erin is an American folklorist and herbalist currently living and studying in Dublin. Their research centers social justice and the pursuit of ancestral knowledge with an emphasis on queer theory, intersectional feminism and cultural ecology.

🍃Learn more about Jess Erin’s work
@bridgingappalachia — annnnnnd in their geekout with us!! Come thru on Monday, May 6th at 5PM Irish time (that’s 12PM US Eastern). Come with yer questions and curiosities, or just come to listen. Sign up via our website🦊🦊

🐰This session may be recorded, but we definitelyy recommend youse joining us live!