Processional Pathways of Ancient Ireland
In October 2015, I had a very strange experience at Tlachtga, the Hill of Ward. As I walked the site, I became increasingly dizzy and developed a powerful headache. Half an hour after driving away from...
View ArticleAbortion and Birth Control in Ancient Ireland
To listen to the way people talk, you’d think abortion and birth control were a modern phenomenon. Not so. As John M. Riddle, J. Worth Estes and Josiah C. Russell say in their paper, ‘Birth Control in...
View ArticleWalking the Ceremonial Path at the Hill of Tara
Early writers described this feature as the banqueting hall of the Kings of Tara, naming it Tech Midchúarta, which in Irish means exactly that. Of course we now know it was nothing of the sort, but in...
View ArticleAir, Water, Earth and Fire
I needed to get some air. Clear my head. Breathe. Feel the wind ruffle my hair. Listen to the sound of birds, let the slap of water on the shore soothe away my tension. I needed to feel... Read More
View ArticleOf Heroes and Giants
The mighty Proleek Dolmen is a portal tomb which dates from around 3000BC, and which lies in the heart of Cuchullain country. However, this iconic monument is associated with another hero of Irish...
View ArticleDún Dealgan, Home of Cuchulainn
Dún Dealgan means 'the stronghold of Dalgan' in Irish. According to legend, long before it became the home of Ulster's hero, Cuchulainn, it was originally the site of a fortress constructed by a Fir...
View ArticleI Got Bronze!
Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I got BRONZE in the Arts and Culture category at the Blog Awards Ireland 2018 last night. I am delighted. Silver went to Maynooth University Library...
View ArticleInside the ‘Hell-Mouth’ of Ireland (video)
There is a cave at Cruachan. Its small dark mouth yawns at your feet beneath a shroud of hawthorn bushes, and is never lit up by the sun. You can slide your way in, if you dare. The only way is supine...
View ArticleInto the Otherworld: A Discussion of Mythology, Folklore and Writing with...
Do you enjoy Irish folklore and mythology? A bit of authentic, indigenous Irish fairy-lore, even? Are you interested in the relationship between sacred Irish sites and the mighty dead, the ancestral...
View ArticleI went into the Otherworld… and survived!
My first speaking event, in conjunction with Anthony Murphy of Muthical Ireland, discoverer of Drone Henge, hosted by David Halpin of Circle Stories,
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