https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2011/03/1739-40-arctic-ireland-our-little-ice.html
SilentOwl: 1739-40 Arctic Ireland. Our little ice age and The Forgotten Famine.
Bad weather hits Ireland. Modern Ireland has experienced two of the greatest famines in European history. Everyone has heard of The Great Fa...
little ice age
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A place where like minded people can get together. So why not pull up a chair,and sit awhile. You know you're never too old for a story.
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2012/03/derek-mahon-irish-poet-born-in-belfast.html
SilentOwl: Derek Mahon. Irish poet. Born in Belfast (1941).
After The Titanic . They said I got away in a boat And humbled me at the inquiry. I tell you I sank as far that night as any Hero. As...
derek mahonirish poetborn inbelfast
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/09/apple-and-pentagram.html
SilentOwl: The Apple and The Pentagram.
The Apple and The Pentagram. The pentagram is one of the most widely used religious symbols in the world and has been used by Wiccans, Pagan...
the applepentagram
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/12/fly-agaric-and-santa-clause-legend.html
SilentOwl: Fly agaric and the Santa Clause Legend.
Fly Agaric. The sacred mushroom was the red and white amanita muscaria mushroom, also known as "fly agaric." These mushrooms are now commonl...
the santa clausefly agariclegend
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/09/grogoch.html
SilentOwl: The Grogoch.
The Grogoch. The Grogoch was originally a half human, half-spirit entity who originated in Scotland and settled in Ireland. Well-known throu...
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/08/corn-dollies.html
SilentOwl: Corn Dollies.
History of the Corn Dolly Before Christianity took hold in Ireland (and even afterwards) within the traditional pagan agricultural culture i...
corndollies
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2011/06/for-those-born-in-month-of-june.html
SilentOwl: For those born in the month of June.
Oak. Duir. June10th-July7th. People born under the sign of the Oak are caring, generous and helpful. They have a strong spirit and make...
born inthe monthjune
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SilentOwl: August 2013
A place where like minded people can get together. So why not pull up a chair,and sit awhile. You know you're never too old for a story.
august
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/11/mushrooms.html
SilentOwl: Mushrooms.
Mushrooms. Folklore. Mushroom, the plant of immortality? That's what ancient Egyptians believed according to the Hieroglyphics of 4600 years...
mushrooms
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/07/sin-eater.html
SilentOwl: The Sin Eater.
The Sin Eater. A sin-eater is a traditional type of spiritual healer who uses a ritual to cleanse the dying of their sins. The sin-eater abs...
sineater
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SilentOwl: 2012
A place where like minded people can get together. So why not pull up a chair,and sit awhile. You know you're never too old for a story.
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2011/03/giants-causeway.html
SilentOwl: The Giant's Causeway.
The Giants Causeway. In County Antrim there is a place that is steeped in the mythology and folklore of Ireland. That place is known as The ...
the giantcauseway
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2013/01/mythologyof-dark-men.html
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Mythology of the Dark men. There is an urban myth that has become very popular and seems to have taken on a life of its own. Creat...
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/08/carnmoney-witch.html
SilentOwl: The Carnmoney Witch.
Mary Butters c. 1770-1850 Mary Butters the Carnmoney Witch, was put forward for trial at the Spring Assizes in March 1808. It is an instance...
witch
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-poor-tailor.html
SilentOwl: The Poor Tailor.
Here is a story that I've told to children and they seem to enjoy it. I hope you do too. ...
the poortailor
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/07/honeymoon.html
SilentOwl: Honeymoon.
Honeymoon. An Irish Tradition. The term honeymoon is packed with symbolism. The mead, or honey wine, is sweet and symbolizes the particular ...
honeymoon
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2013/06/ellen-hanley-colleen-bawn-1803-1819.html
SilentOwl: Ellen Hanley. The Colleen Bawn, (1803-1819).
Ellen Hanley. The Colleen Bawn, (1803-1819). The remains of Ellen Hanley, a young girl of fifteen were found at Kilrush, Cou...
ellenhanleycolleenbawn
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/09/rabbit-and-hare.html
SilentOwl: The Rabbit and the Hare.
The Rabbit and the Hare. Animism. The belief of animism was also integral to tribal belief, animism is the understanding that all things in ...
the rabbithare
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SilentOwl: January 2013
A place where like minded people can get together. So why not pull up a chair,and sit awhile. You know you're never too old for a story.
january
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2011/09/muinvine-september-2-september-29.html
SilentOwl: MUIN/VINE - September 2 - September 29
MUIN/VINE - September 2 - September 29 The Equaliser. Those born under this sign have a very changeable personality, one minute up, t...
muinvineseptember
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2011/04/bealtaine.html
SilentOwl: Bealtaine.
Bealtaine . To the Celts, time was circular rather than linear. This is reflected in their commencing each day, and each festival, at dusk r...
bealtaine
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2011/05/raven-fiach-dubh-including-crow.html
SilentOwl: The Raven. An Fiach Dubh. (including Crow).
Just for a bit of a change I am posting a series of animal posts. The Raven. An Fiach Dubh . In Irish folklore the Raven and the Crow was a...
the ravendubhincludingcrow
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/09/kelpie.html
SilentOwl: The Kelpie.
The Kelpie. The kelpie like the Aughisky is a supernatural water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and Loughs...
kelpie
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-legend-of-carrickaphouka-castle.html
SilentOwl: The Legend of Carrickaphouka Castle.
The Legend of Carrickaphouka Castle. Cormac Tadgh McCarthy. After the battle of Kinsale In 1601, Cormac Tadgh McCarthy, Lord o...
the legend ofcastle
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2010/07/fir-gorta.html
SilentOwl: An FIr Gorta.
An Irish Tale. The dead have always played a central role in rural Irish folklore. Whether as insubstantial ghosts wandering through the cou...
fir
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2012/12/wintersolstice.html
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Winter Solstice. Solstice literally means 'Sun Stands Still', for a few days around the time of the winter solstice the sun appears to...
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2011/08/bender-tents-and-bow-top-wagons.html
SilentOwl: Bender Tents and Bow Top Wagons.
Bender Tents and Bow Tops. It was the right of the wife that the husband should provide the living quarters and this was normally a bel...
bendertentsbowtopwagons
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-radiant-boy.html
SilentOwl: The Radiant Boy.
The Radiant Boy. Within Irish folklore the ghosts of children are a common phenomenon that can be found in every part of the country....
radiantboy
https://amayodruid.blogspot.com/2012/05/hugh-lane-controversy.html
SilentOwl: Hugh Lane Controversy.
Hugh Lane Controversy. Hugh Lane born in 1875 at Ballybrack House, county Cork. Hugh Lanes 1...
hughlanecontroversy