Clay, Water, Seed, Leaf – Part IV
Part IV of the Living Law Series, exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. In every culture that has lived close to the soil, the body was seen not…
Alignments in the Irish Landscape? With Guest Ray Keogh
Join Ciarán McMahon and me as we talk to Ray Keogh, who first noticed that certain landmarks were aligned while visiting Egypt. This realisation led to his searching for similar…
The Silence Between Seasons – Part III
Part III of the "Living Law Series," exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. There is a season that isn't drawn on any calendar. It lives between endings and…
Seasonal Law & the Wheel of the Skin – Part I
Part I of the "Living Law Series," exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. I've long believed our bodies keep their own calendars. Skin, especially, is a seasonal storyteller.…
The Modern-Day Druidess: Land, Law & Living Ritual – Part II
Part II of the "Living Law Series," exploring ritual, skin, and the memory of land. I wake each dawn to the soft percussion of the ocean against limestone. The Shipwreck…
The Lost World of Doggerland: A Sunken Bridge to Europe’s Prehistoric Past?
Imagine a time when you could walk from Scotland to Denmark without ever seeing the sea. A time when lush marshes, wooded valleys, and rolling hills stretched across what is…
The Triple Judgements of The Freemen | Poetic Wisdom of the Irish Triads
The significance of the number three to the early Irish is evident in the literature, mythology, and laws of early Ireland, which abounds in triplets and triads. There are three triple-goddess personifications of sovereignty and of Ireland; the triple forms of the Morrígan and the motif of the threefold death; as well as the three-leaved shamrock Saint Patrick used to teach the native Irish of the 5th century about the Holy Trinity. This article explores the concept of "three" in Irish history, mythology, and belief.
The Power of Three: The Trinity in Irish Mythology, History, and Culture
Explore the significance of the number three in Irish mythology, literature, and culture. From the triple spiral pattern found on Newgrange, to the triple goddess of sovereignty, to the motif…
IF THE BREHON LAWS WERE IN FORCE TO-DAY – Irish Times 12th July 1934
Below is a facsimile of an article published in the Irish Times newspaper on the 12th of July, 1934, considering If the Brehon Laws were in Force Today. The Irish…
We (really) need to talk about Ireland
I remember coming across this production about two years ago and how the content struck a deep chord with me. It was the sort of production that one could imagine…