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WATCH: Grianstad an Gheimhridh ag Sí an Bhrú (Newgrange Winter Solstice 2024 live stream)
The annual Winter Solstice event at Newgrange in County Meath is going to be streamed virtually this year on December 20 and you can tune...
Seeking to walk beautifully on the Earth - A talk from Irish writer and philosopher John Moriarty
Recorded in the early 1990's, this incredible recording gifts magical insights into the fertile ground that is the mind of the late great...
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.
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.