the first #Bealtaine fire was lit on the Hill of #Uisneach by the Nemedian #Druid, #Mide. Although ‘Druidical rituals’ were said to have taken place, there is no mention of sun-god worship.“
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack
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Summer solstice in the sacred centre of Ireland @uisneach.bsky.social
Powerful
Thank you to the folklorist, druid and singer who combined to make it a very special evening (can't remember names😞)
🎶I will not lower my voice
#Uisneach
Grounded Ascent ~ Tech #House Beat
From this world
One may pass to another
To the realm of the fairies
Through the Hill of Tara
#Cat #Stone #Ring #Fort #Mounds #Trees #Uisneach
youtu.be/6IfPWNhDb_Y
What a spectacular #Bealtaine festival at the Hill of #Uisneach in Co Westmeath last night @UisneachFire
A celtic symbol alight
A celtic symbol reflected in Lough lugh which also has floating lit lanterns
Uisneach fire ablaze
My favourite festival #Uisneach #Bealtaine
#FairyTaleTuesday @UisneachFire: `On the eve of the #Beltane Festival, #Ireland waited in darkness for the fiery signal starting from #Uisneach that the season had turned, that the land would soon bear fruit again.` #Celtic
Source: Patricia Monaghan `The Red-Haired Girl From The Bog` […]
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1 Jan: Feast Day of St Eochaid of #Uisneach (MartD). Parish of Killare, Rathconrath barony, #Westmeath. Uisneach is the symbolic/sacred centre of island of Ireland in mythology. Said to look like a cat! 📷'Cat Stone', @uisneach.bsky.social © Ireland's Ancient East
#MythologyMonday: „According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn, an ancient manuscript detailing Ireland’s waves of invaders, the first #Bealtaine fire was lit on the Hill of #Uisneach by the Nemedian #Druid, #Mide. Although ‘Druidical rituals’ were said to have taken place, there is no mention of […]
Lughnasa Triangle, from Ronald Hicks `Dún Aillinne’s Role in Folklore, Myth, And The Sacred Landscape`
#FolkloreSunday: `The line connecting the „royal“ sites Dun Ailinne and Rath Cruachan is aligned toward the summer solstice sunset/winter solstice sunrise with #Uisneach, the traditional center of Ireland and home of the chief of the Irish gods, Eochaid, at […]
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Despite the disease that causes ash trees to die, an ash tree still stands on the Hill of Uisneach; photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
#ThickTrunkTuesday @uisneachfire: `In mythology, Fintan the Ancient White One was said to be the first person to arrive in Ireland after the Great Flood. He planted the Branching Ash Tree of #Uisneach, also known as the Tree of Enchantment. This tree was […]
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