The History Of The Cailleach Bheara, Queen of Samhain
The Cailleach. Her very name translates as 'Veiled One', hinting at darkness. Her second name, Bheur or Bheara, translates as 'shrill' or 'sharp’, referring to the cold winter wind she…
Not all colors in Ireland are Green: An Exploration of the Descriptions for Color in the Old Irish texts
It's said by some that Homer described his sea as 'wine dark' because the Greeks had no word for blue. While the scholars are still debating that issue, studies on…