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26/02/2024

Oiche mhaith go leir
Hope you have a productive Monday
Eire gra Polin ### 💚🇮🇪

26/02/2024

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I posted this (see below) to The Country Lane Appreciation Society as I've been going over lots of photos while I researched for my Florida collection.
Iggy and Frida have become popular on the British site, which makes a change from certain Irish ones.
Give it a look as there are scenic lanes from all over. You might have a few photos to post also?

"Iggy. The black longcoat tri-colour Border Collie who inspired me to become a photographer after she brought me back from depression.
She found me when she was 8.5wks old and will turn 13yrs young in April.
Her maiden hike was the Mt behind back in 2012."

📸 5yrs ago this August.
Errigal Mt
Co. Donegal
Ireland

26/02/2024

☘️. Chasing rainbows in the dramatic skies of Connemara . What a great place to stretch your legs an breath the fresh air .
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Photo Credit 📸 .photopraphy

26/02/2024

Does anyone else dream of having a seaside cottage in Ireland? 😍💭

📍 Cruit Island, County Donegal

26/02/2024
23/07/2023
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12/07/2023

The Claddagh ring (Irish: fáinne Chladaigh) is a traditional Irish ring given as a token of friendship, love, or marriage. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the city of Galway.
The ring was first produced in the 17th century, though elements of the design date to the late Roman period.

The Claddagh's distinctive design features two hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The elements of this symbol are often said to correspond to the qualities of love (the heart), friendship (the hands), and loyalty (the crown).

A "Fenian" Claddagh ring, without a crown, was later designed in Dublin. Claddagh rings, with or without the crown (most commonly with a crown), have come to denote pride in Irish heritage, while continuing to be symbols of love or marriage.

Claddagh rings are commonly used as friendship rings, but are most commonly used as engagement/wedding rings.
In Ireland, America and other places, the Claddagh is handed down mother-to-daughter or grandmother-to-granddaughter. The way that a Claddagh ring is worn on the hand is usually intended to convey the wearer's relationship status:
On the right hand with the point of the heart toward the fingertips, the wearer is single and may be looking for love. (This is most commonly the case when a young woman has first received the ring from a relative, unless she is already engaged).
On the right hand with the point of the heart toward the wrist, the wearer is in a relationship, or their heart has been "captured".
On the left hand with the point of the heart toward the fingertips, the wearer is engaged.
On the left hand with the point of the heart toward the wrist, the wearer is married.

Whatever way you wear yours, it's always good to remember that it is a symbol of love, worn on your hand as a constant reminder that you are precious to someone and that you will always hold a place in their hearts.

If you're thinking of giving someone a Claddagh ring don't forget to tell them why :)

Sláinte - Good health to you.

23/06/2023
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16/06/2023

☘ The title 'Trecheng Breth Féne' ("A Triad of Judgments of the Irish"), more widely known as "The Triads of Ireland", refers to a collection of about 214 Old Irish triads (proverbs) on a variety of topics, such as nature, geography, law, custom and behaviour.
Its compilation is usually dated to the ninth century.
There's wisdom to these old texts 📚

Sláinte 🥃

08/06/2023

Walking through Wicklow feels like a fairytale 💚

Here are 3 of our favourite walking trails in Wicklow National Park

📍Miner's Road Walk
📍Spinc and Wicklow Way to Glenmalure
📍Poulanass

Click the link to discover more! 👉 https://bit.ly/3CdABLN

📸 cjabphotography [IG]
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07/06/2023

☘️😱😨👻 Faeries in Ireland
There is a misconception in the world today that faeries are 'tinkerbell' like, whimsical little creatures, who take delight in playing innocent games and giggling in bushes but there's a lot more to the folklore, a more sinister side that we're losing the knowledge of. Who are they? Where do they live? Can we see them?
I rarely share podcasts, but this 1 hour podcast is exceptional. I've already listened to it twice and I'll listen again.

"In fields, valleys and quiet places the country over can be found countless earthwork mounds, cairns, tumuli and other signs of early human habitation in Ireland. These sites often garnered supernatural associations in folk tradition, being commonly understood as the abodes of 'Na Daoine Maithe' (The Good People) or fairies. Quite unlike the genteel 'Tinker Bell' of contemporary culture, the fairies in folk tradition were understood as an archaic otherworld community living alongside us in the natural landscape, and were held in a mixture of trepidation and respect by our forebears, on account of the power of their influence over human affairs (for good or bad).

Join your hosts Claire Doohan and Jonny Dillon in this month's edition of Blúiríní Béaloidis, as they aim to dispel some of the common misconceptions about the fairies in popular culture while also examining their origins, abodes, and customs attached to them. From fallen angels to pre-Christian deities, and from nature spirits to the mortals who learnt songs and music from them; sit with us for an hour as we set out into the natural landscape in the hope of coming to a deeper understanding of our unruly otherworld neighbours and the wisdom and knowledge they offer us today!"

Here's the link to the podcast. I hope you make/take the time to listen, it really is worth it :)

https://soundcloud.com/folklore_podcast/bluirini-bealoidis-06-fairy-forts-in-folk-tradition

30/05/2023

The cliffs of Moher County Clare coastline is full of blooming sea pink and daisy flowers. Fantastic photo captured by 📷 Przemyslaw Kilanowski

30/05/2023
29/05/2023

Gathering shells. Carrickfergus, Co Antrim. c1888.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)

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