Snowdrops in Brooke Park in Derry. Imbolc, Celtic Spring, Brigid’s season, had arrived. The ancient Irish goddess and Christian saint have been commemorated on February 1 for centuries, sharing a name ...

A noisy and impish bird, the magpie retains a grudging respect from Irish people even, in the wake of words from one of ...

Halloween (the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain) marks the start of the darkest time of year because it sits evenly between ...

Imbolc then is translated as ‘in the belly of the mother’ – like the seeds of plants beginning to move in thebelly of Mother Earth. Imbolc is also often celebrated on the full moon in February which ...

The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (... Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1836-1869) Vol. 10, 1866 - 1869 On the Goddess of War of the Ancient ...

Dr Ní Lamhna told The Anton Savage Show that Spring spreads along the South coast up the sides and middle of the country. “It’s a temperature thing,” she said. “I mean, if you look at the ...

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Edinburgh Rugby suffered a heartbreaking 38-32 defeat to Brython Thunder in a thrilling Round 7 clash of the Celtic Challenge at Parc y Scarlets. Despite showing resilience and scoring five tries, the ...

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While the group is know for throwing great tea and cake parties, they decided to add an additional feature to the recent meet-up by giving guests the chance to fashion their own St Brigid crosses ...