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Eadha the Poplar: celebration

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Ritual and celebration burning. As Poplar is not a good burning wood, it is therefore not a good celebration wood either. Poplar does make a good charcoal and it has been, and still is, used to smoulder in urns or small cauldrons beside graves to call upon and speak to the spirits of the departed, especially at Bealtaine and Samhain times. Would you like to join us for Bards In The Woods gatherings and retreats? To visit our Bards In The Woods pages please click here. More pages about Poplar .

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Ur the Heather: beer, wine and whiskey

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Beer, wine and whiskey. As my story poem commences .with these words from Robert Louis Stevenson. From the bonny bells of heather,. They brewed a drink Lang Syne. Was sweeter far than honey. Was stronger far than wine. Here's a Heather Ale recipe that works. Ingredients: Heather, hops, barm, honey, ginger and water. ‘. Cut heather flowers when in full bloom,. And fill a large pot. Fill the large pot with water to cover the blooms. And boil for one hour. Strain into a clean tub. Add half an ounce of hops.

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Finding Brighid - Ireland Tour: Where We Went

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Finding Brighid - Ireland Tour. A travelling pilgrimage of wells, fire pits, landscapes and stories of the goddess spirit of Erin. About the pilgrimage . Hello and welcome to our Finding Brighid. Journal and featuring a pilgrimage tour by a small group of Australian friends visiting Ireland to explore the sites, stories, legends, folklore and faith connected to the goddess Brighid, saint Brighid and other goddesses and women saints of Ireland. Through 14 days we visited . Bridget's Garden, Co. Galway.

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In the Woods. | fromacountrycottage

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Trying to live as lightly as possible on our beautiful planet. Wouldn’t this be a nice entrance to one’s home…or maybe it’s a bit too pretentious for a country cottage! This is the old entrance to Kilronan Castle just outside the village of Keadue in County Roscommon. It was here we met today for the second Bards in the Woods of the year. The first was last week at Hazelwood near Sligo but I didn’t get to that one. The castle has a new lease of life now as a popular hotel. A lovely Sunday in the woods!

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Ailim the Pine: celebration

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Ritual and celebration burning. Burning pine is said to relieve melancholy and ease the sorrow of mourning. Pine wands tend to be used in rituals to bless people with longer and even eternal life. Pine cones decorating a home are said to inspire clearer thoughts, visions and beneficial choices. Washing a floor with pine oil in the water is said to banish threats of disease and illness curses. Of course, we know Pine is a very effective disinfectant. To visit our Bards In The Woods pages please click here.

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Saille the Willow

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Saille the Willow -. Enjoy this fourth book from Ogma's Tale Of The Trees. My poem, the poem's mythology, growing and care, crafts, fuel in the hearth,. And the use of willow for celebration. Coolest version, very fast to load and read. Great to read on laptops, iPads and tablets. Slow loading but you can save to read later. Good to read on tablets and mobile phones. Perfect for iBooks, and Android readers, but. A bit clutsy to read on laptops and desktops. Still great on desktops and laptops. It does co...

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Saille the Willow: celebration

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Ritual and celebration burning. Willow does not really have a tradition with fire, It is closely associated with water rituals and celebrations such as blessings, namings, rites of passage admission and healing. Staves and wands of willow are treasured my many water diviners, some say dowsers, who discover the "sacred" water in the willow directs the holder to hidden water sources, as that is where the willow wood wishes to be connected. A cut willow always sustains its memory of water. Viewing Ogma's Ta...

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Straif the Blackthorn: celebration

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Ritual and celebration burning. There are various traditions, superstitions and beliefs regarding bringing blackthorn into our homes. Many rural families believed, and still believe, that bringing Blackthorn blossom into the home meant a death of one of the family would follow soon. At lit like the curse of the indoor Hawthorn. It was also said to be bad luck to wear Blackthorn flowers on ourselves at any time. Some diviners do use Blackthorn to seek lost items. To visit our Bards In The Woods pages plea...

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Ruis the Elder: celebration

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Ritual and celebration burning. Elder is unlikely to be used because of deep superstitions of attracting bad omens, bad luck and wrath from the hags and goddesses. Also Elder wood is unlikely to be used for these crafts, and should you see someone with an Elder wand or stave is this a person to be trusted? Would you like to join us for Bards In The Woods gatherings and retreats? To visit our Bards In The Woods pages please click here. More pages about Elder . Fuel in the hearth. Explore more Tree Stories .

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Tales From The Labyrinth: Walking our Living Tree Labyrinth

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Tales From The Labyrinth. Local stories of stories of goddesses, fae, hags, sidhe, harpers and good feasting. Walking our Living Tree Labyrinth. I have a large Tree Labyrinth here at Carrowcrory that visitors enjoy using. This is an aerial photograph taken a few months after I planted about 300 small bare root tree plants. Our labyrinth is open to the public most Saturdays from 2 pm until 5 pm between April and end of September when I introduce the labyrinth and suggest how you may use it. To Get Here .