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Winter Solstice December 2021 

Winter Solstice December 2021 

Greetings from Ireland as we enter into the portal of the winter solstice (Grianstad  an  Gheimhridh), which  lasts for  3 days and 3 nights.  In the northern hemisphere the winter solstice  is the time when darkness dominates and yet...

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Samhain Blog 2021

Samhain Blog 2021

Greetings from Ravensdale at the foot of the Cooley mountains in Ireland. We are at this moment in time crossing over into the season of Samhain and transitioning from the end of the old year to the beginning of a brand new year,   Samhain is a crucially important...

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Recent, current and upcoming events

Recent, current and upcoming events

Upcoming Events ⬙ June - 2nd June - Bardic Summer school Bard Mythologies - 14th June - Dolores Speaker on Mari Kenney’s Celtic Wheel (Closed event) - 20th June - Dolores will be speaking at Sovereignty Convergence summer solstice gathering on the Hill of Tara -...

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Bealtaine 2020 Blog

Bealtaine 2020 Blog

Dear friends and soul companions There is a special resonance in the sound of 2020 and many predictions suggested that it would be a year of huge changes; no details or even hints of how this might happen were offered. Yet for...

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Samhain Blog 2018

Samhain Blog 2018

As we approach the time of Samhain, which is both the end and the beginning of the Celtic year, let us reflect on that period of time just passed that we call the Celtic Year. In many ways it was a strange year, especially in relation to the seasons and the...

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Summer Solstice Blog 2018

Summer Solstice Blog 2018

As we approach the Summer Solstice which happen on June 21st in the Northern   hemisphere let us give thanks for the wonderful light that shines so brightly even when the skies are grey.  As we marvel at these wonderfully long summer days and the...

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Bealtaine Blog 2018

Bealtaine Blog 2018

Innié á La Bealtaine    Tuesday May 1st traditionally considered La Bealtaine and the beginning of the summer season in Ireland. Samhain and Bealtaine are the two most important festivals within the Celtic year calendar, marking the...

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Samhain 2017 Blog

Samhain 2017 Blog

We have just moved past the full moon and last Sunday we celebrated the festival of Samhain with a powerful ritual here at An Cuige Ravensdale Dundalk.  This ritual celebration of the Samhain festival prepares us to enter more fully into the energy of this...

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Bealtaine Blog 2017

Bealtaine Blog 2017

May-time in Ireland is a truly magnificent event in time. The natural world bursts forth from its period of hibernation and inner growth.  Everywhere the fertility and fecundity of the earth is visible and the sense of aliveness throughout the country-side is...

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