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Abstract This article aims to explain the importance of Easter to medieval Christians and points out some of the ways that they learned about their faith and celebrated the death and resurrection of their saviour.…
There is no single person who is associated with Celtic Christianity more than Patrick. He was not actually Irish, but rather British, though he left the comfort of his home and family so that he…
Ah March 1st! The wearing of the leek or daffodil or both if you prefer! What? No, wearing of the green is over on the other side of the Irish sea. March 1st is celebrated…
In Elizabethan England it was against the law to practice the Catholic faith. Priests and sympathisers were arrested and treated brutally. Many died terrible deaths for their faith. Ingenious craftsmen were required to design and…
Everyone loves Christmas. It’s a time for gifts, singing, merrymaking and feasting. It is a time for family, friends and community. The central focus of the festival is of course the commemoration of the birth…
They say he was a gentleman And a gentle man The Queen's good servant And a child of the Church They say he was universal To those for whom he spoke, Offering a listening ear…
The Maiden Stone (pictured above) is one of the most well-preserved examples of Pictish monuments (monuments of the Picts, a group of Celtic tribes indigenous to the northern and eastern parts of Scotland). Standing at…
As a practising Druid, I have always been drawn to the stories, folklore, and history of the Brythonic peoples. As I’ve walked the path, however, I’ve found myself increasingly led towards the Welsh myth cycle…
“O Cormac, grandson of Conn,” asked Caibre,“What is lasting in the world?”“Not hard to answer,” said Cormac,“Grass, bronze, yew wood. That is all.” ~From The Counsels of Cormac Botanical name: Taxus baccataFamily: TaxaceaeOgham: EdadScots…
Tomnaverie Stone Circle (see above photo) is a great example of a recumbent Stone Circle (i.e. a circle of stones with a large south/west facing stone laid on its side flanked by two larger stones),…
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