Summer Solstice: the longest day and shortest night of the year The ancient Celtic festival acts as a timely reminder and celebration of who, where and what we really are. Summer Solstice • 21 Jun
Summer Solstice: the longest day and shortest night of the year The ancient Celtic festival acts as a timely reminder and celebration of who, where and what we really are. Summer Solstice • 21 Jun
How to mark the Winter Solstice's shortest day and longest night Just as it was for our ancestors, the winter solstice is a time for rituals and reflections Winter Solstice • 20 Dec 24
How to mark the Winter Solstice's shortest day and longest night Just as it was for our ancestors, the winter solstice is a time for rituals and reflections Winter Solstice • 20 Dec 24
Autumn Equinox: a time of equal night and day The Cónacht Fómhair provided our ancestors with a pause between autumn and winter Folklore • 22 Sep 24
Autumn Equinox: a time of equal night and day The Cónacht Fómhair provided our ancestors with a pause between autumn and winter Folklore • 22 Sep 24
Spring Equinox: More light, less darkness Time to celebrate the start of six months of sunlight and warmth dominating over the darkness of night. Nature • 20 Mar
Spring Equinox: More light, less darkness Time to celebrate the start of six months of sunlight and warmth dominating over the darkness of night. Nature • 20 Mar
How Bealtaine marks the start of summer in Ireland According to the the ancient Celts, summer begins on May 1st and was marked with many celebrations Bealtaine • 03 May 22
How Bealtaine marks the start of summer in Ireland According to the the ancient Celts, summer begins on May 1st and was marked with many celebrations Bealtaine • 03 May 22
Why Brigid's Day should be Ireland's new national holiday It would celebrate Brigid as both Celtic goddess and Christian saint, as well as an Irish woman of strength, resilience and hope Ireland • 11 Oct 21
Why Brigid's Day should be Ireland's new national holiday It would celebrate Brigid as both Celtic goddess and Christian saint, as well as an Irish woman of strength, resilience and hope Ireland • 11 Oct 21
How the Celtic festival of Imbolg marks the first day of spring Unlike other Celtic festivals, Imbolg features a key central figure revered in both pagan and Christian times, namely Brigid Folklore • 28 Jan 21
How the Celtic festival of Imbolg marks the first day of spring Unlike other Celtic festivals, Imbolg features a key central figure revered in both pagan and Christian times, namely Brigid Folklore • 28 Jan 21
How the Irish Celts invented Halloween Many of the traits we associate with Halloween can be traced back through the mists of time to Ireland's distant past. Folklore • 31 Oct 19
How the Irish Celts invented Halloween Many of the traits we associate with Halloween can be traced back through the mists of time to Ireland's distant past. Folklore • 31 Oct 19
The joys of Lúnasa The Celtic festival of Lughnasadh around the start of August celebrates the beginning of the early harvest Folklore • 31 Jul 19
The joys of Lúnasa The Celtic festival of Lughnasadh around the start of August celebrates the beginning of the early harvest Folklore • 31 Jul 19
