Category: Context
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St Patrick: Patriarchal Disruptor of Early “Irish” Cosmology
“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…
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Story As Medicine: Leigheas Scéal
“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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Living Traditions with @wildroutesireland ~Day 9/10/11
🧈 Stone Carving with Victor Daly 🧈 Saint Finbarr Cemetery, Bantry 🧈 Butter-making with Max Jones @uptherethelast 🧈 @waters_wild perfumery 🧈 Levis Corner House, Ballydehob 🧈 Closing circle #livingtraditions#stonecarving#buttermaking#booleying#pints
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Living Traditions with @wildroutesireland ~ Day 7/8
🪨 Healy Pass 🐑 [pic 2] 🪨 Stone Circle @ Uragh w/ ceremony by Deirdre Wadding of @coiresois [pic 1,3,4] 🪨 Lunch in Kenmare [pic 5] 🪨 Storytelling with Deirdre Wadding 🪨 Willow basketry with @belongingtothewillows [pic 7,8,9] 🪨 The Art of Storytelling workshop with Deirdre Wadding
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Living Traditions with @wildroutesireland ~ Day 5/6
🌿 Moving house from Slieve Aughty to Glengarriff with a quick stop to sing with the Yews in Killarney [not pictured] 🎶
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Living Traditions with @wildroutesireland ~ Day 3/4
🌈 Líos na Gránisí Stone Circle and Lough Gur with sacredsitesofireland ~ fabulous storytelling & meditation with accompanying rain and rainbow 🌈 Amazing food and trad @ Peppers Bar & Restaurant ~ Feakle 🌈 Lovely seaweed and hedgerow foraging talk with @wildkitchen_lahinch followed by an incredible foraged lunch 🌈 Fascinating harpmaking demo…
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Living Traditions with @wildroutesireland ~ Day 1/2
🌿opening circle with offerings to the sidhe 🌿strawcraft with Melanie Lorian of Cailleach’s Cottage 🌿 @slieveaughtycentre 🌿 Inis Oírr 🌿 Crios weaving demo w/ Mairtín Ó Conghaile @cleasinisoirr 🌿 St Gobnait’s Church 🐝 🌿 wildflower walk with @aedinot 🪻
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Blessed Solstice.
The sun was shining until almost 11 pm in Dublin, leading the way to a nearly full moon. Excited to finally share this city with my love. ♥️
Bridging Appalachia 