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Tag Archives: Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland
Ioho (Yew)
“The Irish Druids made their wands of divination from the yew-tree; and, like the ancient priests of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, are believed to have controlled spirits, fairies, daemons, elementals, and ghosts while making such divinations.” – W.B. Evans-Wentz (The … Continue reading
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Tagged Banba, Cailleach, Celtic Tree Oracle, Cuchulainn, Deidre and Naisi, Druid Animal Oracle, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Ioho, Magical Alphabets, Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Paul Kendall, Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Thomas Crocker, Thomas Rolleston, Thomas the Rymer, Tree Wisdom, Trees for Life, Tristian and Iseult, Wooing of Etain, Yew
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Ur (Heather)
“When we reflect upon the many unique characteristics of the Heather- its stern beauty of delicate purple bells nestling to a green mantled burly growth of brushwood; its distinctive vitality and strength of endurance; the wild rugged solitude of its … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Wallace, Bee, Beltane, Cailleach, Celtic Tree Oracle, Cluricaune, Fairies, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Gort, Heath, Heather, Heather in Lore Lyric and Lay, Highlands, Macdonald Clan, Magical Alphabets, Ngetal, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham Tract, Paul Kendall, Robert Graves, Rowan, Samhain, Scotland, Thomas Croker, Tom Cowan, Ur, White Goddess, Yearning for the Wind
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Ohn (Gorse or Broom)
“The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen’s Day was killed in the furze; Although he be little his honour is great, so, good people, give us a treat.” – Peter Ellis (the Druids)[i] The Roots: … Continue reading
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Tagged Blodeuwedd, Book of Ballymote, Broom, Cad Goddeu, Cailleach, Celtic Tree Oracle, David Rankine, Fairy, Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Furz, Golden Bough, Gorse, Gwydion, James Frazer, Lleu, Magical Alphabets, Magpie, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Ogham Tract, Ohn, Robert Graves, Sorita d'Este, Thomas Crocker, Visions of the Cailleach, W.Y. Evans-Wentz, Whin, White Goddess
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Ngetal (Reed Grass)
“Ngetal is the month when the terrible roar of breakers and the snarling noise of pebbles on the Atlantic seaboard fill the heart with terror, and when the wind whistles dismally through the reed-beds of the rivers. In Ireland the … Continue reading
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Tagged 13, Battle of the Trees, Broom, Celtic Knot, Celtic Symbols, Celtic Tree Calender, Charles Graves, Cluricaune, Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Golden Bough, Gorse, Herbs, Irish, James Frazer, Lesley Bremness, Magical Alphabets, Music, Ngetal, Ogham Tract, Ohn, On the Ogam Beithlusnin, Reed, Reed Bed, Robert Graves, Saibne Heinz, Song of Amergin, Stanley Park Storm Water Treatment Wetland, Thomas Croker, Tree Oracle, Vancouver, Water Treatment, White Goddess
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Gort (Ivy Vine)
“Although it grows upon other plants or on the walls of buildings, the ivy must remain rooted in the ground in order to survive. But it is a tree of transformation, starting as a small, weak, herb-like plant, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestors, Ancient Legends Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland, Anne Jefferies, Canadian Corrections: 3rd Edition, Celts, Cernnunnos, Druid Animal Oracle, Ethnocide, Fairies, Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland, Golden Bough, Gort, Irish History, Ivy, James Frazer, Labyrinth, Magical Alphabets, Ogham, Ogham Tract, Owain Lawgoch, Peter Berresfod Ellis, Robert Graves, Snake, St. Patrick, Thomas Croften, Thomas Hayden
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