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Cure for Upset Stomach

Sep 29th, 2015 by

Whipped egg whites mixed with sugar will cure an upset stomach.

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Animals Importance to Celts

Sep 28th, 2015 by

To the Celts animals were living links between the known world of form and reason and the hidden world of intuition and spirit.  The raven and the owl brought secret knowledge.  The cat was a revered familiar and treasured companion.  The snake and the dragon foretold a coming transformation.

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Irish Saying

Sep 27th, 2015 by

You fight dirt all your life and then you’re buried in it, so why bother?

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Irish Saying

Sep 26th, 2015 by

God builds the back to bear the burden.

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Fingal

Sep 25th, 2015 by

The Celts believed that the worst crime that could be committed was the murder of one’s own clan member.  It was called “fingal” and the guilty party was placed in a boat with no oars and put out to sea.  If god spared his/her life he could never come back to the kingdom again but must live out his life as an outcast.

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Trim Castle

Sep 24th, 2015 by

Trim in the Boyne Valley is home to Trim Castle which was featured in “Braveheart” had more ancient buildings than any other town in Ireland. Trim Castle was constructed by Hugh deLacy in the late Middle ages and has a 20 sided tower. It was built over a period of 20 years and marked the outer northern boundary of English influence.

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Autumn Equinox – September 23

Sep 23rd, 2015 by

Sept 23 is the Autumn Equinox, the time when the day and night are of equal length.  This was a solar festival of great importance to the ancient Irish. Typically, it would have been celebrated with a feast and offerings to give thanks for the fruits of the earth.

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Art Exhibition of Troubles at Ulster Museum

Sep 22nd, 2015 by

Irish artist Colin Davidson has captured the pain of the Troubles at the Ulster Museum.  Called “Silent Testimony,” it will run through Jan 2016.  Free admission.

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An Irish Saying

Sep 20th, 2015 by

Sometimes when we try to improve things, we don’t.  Sometimes the old ways work.

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Irish Cure for a Cough

Sep 18th, 2015 by

Milk from a hazelnut kernel mixed with mead or honey will cure a cough.

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