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A selection of articles, poetry, prose, videos, and tutorials that journey the natural cycles, seasons, elements, and archetypes in Irish tradition, and the Celtic Wheel of the Year.

Blúiríní Béaloidis 15 - The Salmon In Folk Tradition

Irish communities have been sustained for centuries by the fruits of our seas, rivers and lakes, from which both physical and economic...

Blúiríní Bealoidis 26 - Seals In Folk Tradition

Seals have been an integral part of coastal life in Ireland for generations, and as such there exists a large body of tradition, belief...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 03 - The Moon In Folk Tradition

Since the earliest times, Man has sought to come to terms with the unknown powers and forces that act upon life and wellbeing. It is...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 05: The Threshold Of Plenty - Harvest Customs In Irish Tradition

The arrival of the harvest was for our forebears a time of great celebration, for it marked the point at which the lean months of June...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 25 - Midsummer

Midsummer has long been observed as a period of jubilant celebration, with communal gatherings at bonfires and prayers, recitations,...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 10 - The Cow In Folk Tradition

Cattle have been central to Irish farming since the Neolithic period, and in early Ireland were even used as a unit of currency. In this...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 02 - May Day Folklore

The first of May is marked in Ireland (and across Europe more broadly), as a day on which the summer is welcomed in; where garlands of...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 08 - Wind & Storms In Folk Tradition

Owing to their impact on human affairs, weather occurrences of all sorts were a source of preoccupation for our forebears, who would look...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 12 - St. Patrick In Folk Tradition

The 17th of March sees countries the world over celebrate Saint Patrick's Day - a day which is commonly marked with large parades and...

Blúiriní Bealoidis 28 - Land & Language

Our guest for this edition of Bluiríní Béaloidis is writer and documentary maker Manchán Magan, whose recent book 'Thirty-Two Words For ...

Air Element instruments of Spring

Sound, music, communication, poetry, prose, the voice - all these and more relate with the seasonal element of Air, and Spring. If we...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 18 - Brigid In Folk Tradition

St. Brigid’s Day falls on the first of February, and is traditionally understood as marking the beginning of spring in Irish custom....

Ecstatic music from the mystic Hildegard Von Bingen

"The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature, Holy persons draw...

The Longest Night

"The Longest Night" - a stop motion cut paper animation for the Winter Solstice. By Angie Pickman aka Rural Pearl.

WATCH: Newgrange Winter Solstice 2021 live stream

The annual Winter Solstice event at Newgrange in County Meath is going to be streamed virtually this year from Monday, December 20 to...

Women of The Outer Hebrides - Waulking Songs

A selection of short films on waulking songs sung by women while finishing Harris tweed in the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland. A...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 09 - Christmas Customs & Traditions

For this month's edition of Blúiríní Béaloidis, hosts Claire Doohan and Jonny Dillon set out to take a critical look at traditional...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 33 - Death

In life, there is much which seems uncertain to us. Concerning death however, there can be no doubt. It was an honour to speak with...

Fireside Chat: Words On Pain & Vulnerability

Insights into physical, psychological, and emotional processing, and the art of letting go.

Blúiríní Béaloidis Episode 22 - Invisible Worlds (With Eddie Lenihan)

Our lives are built on the stories we tell. At both an individual and a communal level, they orient and mould us, shaping our...

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