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Slainte! Birds of Celtic Myths and Legend
In Irish Folklore the Raven was thought to be a messenger from the other world….
Sláinte!: There is Nothin Like a Spud
Whether they’re baked, boiled, roasted, fried, mashed or hashed, potatoes are a cornerstone of Ireland’s…
Sláinte! Lent and Easter: The Fast and the Feast
In pre-Christian Ireland, the spring celebration on May 1 was called Bealtaine. Household fires were…
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Sláinte!: The Night of the Big Portion
In Ireland the last night of the year was called Oiche na Cada Moire, The Night of the Big Portion. It was common practice to have a big supper that […]
Sláinte! The Feast of Bealtaine
The Celtic feast of Bealtaine (Bright Fire) began on the first day of May with the lighting of the May Fires. The clan gathered to celebrate the end of the […]
Sláinte!: Saint Patrick
It is perhaps a love of words that endears the Irish to Saint Patrick. Son of a West Britain Roman family, at age sixteen Patrick was kidnapped by pirates and […]
Sláinte! Brigid: Goddess and Saint
For over a thousand years, February 1 has been celebrated as St. Brigid’s Day. Legend holds it was then that the saint placed her foot in a spring outside the […]