There are two voyages of self-discovery that I embarked on not too long ago. One was adding more names to my family tree (tracing my genealogical roots) and the other was quilting.
Quilting, sewing, stitching, creating blankets out of fabric has not only been a wonderful hobby for me, but it has brought me closer to [...]

I remember as a child, my mother was fairly vocal about her Irish heritage. Even then, I felt a mysterious connection to my ancestors. In my quest, I bought my Mother a book “Irish tales of Terror.” My mother did not appreciate anything relating to “horror/terror” but I did read it, when she did not. [...]

Sheela Na Gigs are carvings of naked females posed in a manner, which displays and emphasizes the genitalia. Antiquarians first brought them to scientific attention in the 1840s. The name Sheela Na Gig was first published in the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 1840–44 as a local name for an exhibitionist carving which was [...]

March 21 — Ostara — Spring or The Vernal Equinox
Also known as: Lady Day or Alban Eiler (Druidic)
Traditional Foods for Ostara:
Leafy green vegetables “i enjoy Spinach and Kale”, Dairy foods, Nuts such as Pumpkin, Sunflower and Pine. Flower Dishes and Sprouts.
Herbs and Flowers:
Daffodils are my favourite Ostara flower other herbs and flowers are: Jonquils, Woodruff, [...]

The Irish Flag
The Irish tricolor flag made its debut in 1848. It was based on the French tricolor; however, the colors were altogether Irish. One outside band was made green, the color that had long been used as a symbol of the Catholic majority. The other outside band, a stripe of orange, was chosen to [...]

The tradition of carving faces into vegetables comes from my homeland Ireland. The Irish brought the Jack O’ Lantern to America. The Jack O’ Lantern legend goes back hundreds of years in Irish History. As the story goes, Stingy ole Jack was a miserable, old drunk who liked to play tricks on everyone: family, friends, [...]

Down to the deepest depths I peered
I know I hung on that windy tree,
Swung there for nine long nights
Wounded by my own blade
Bloodied for Odin.
Myself an offering to myself.
Bound to that tree
That no man knows
Wither the roots of it ran.
The Ash tree is represented by the a rune, and the most important tree of all [...]

The Beginning of May Day
More than 2,000 years ago in Rome, people worshipped Flora, the goddess of flowers. They honored Flora with a celebration at the beginning of May. The celebration included feasts, parades, plays, and sports contests.
In Great Britain the Ancient Celts honored their sun god in May. They believed that evil spirits of [...]

Banshee or ‘Bean-sidhe’ is Irish for fairy woman. Her sharp, cries and wails are also called ‘keen’. The wail of a banshee pierces the night, it’s notes rising and falling like the waves of the sea, it always announces a mortal’s death. She is solitary woman fairy, mourning and forewarning those only of the best [...]

The Triquetra (pronounced tri-KET-ra), is Latin for three-cornered. It is an ancient symbol used by many different people and has several different meanings.
Many cultures and religions consider the number three to be holy or divine. The symbol itself dates as early as the eighth century on carved stones in northern Europe. A [...]