A Nice Time of Year to Go
A nice time of year to go – So long ago, like yesterday – When the veil of life was at its …
Flickering Candles Foretell Death
A tradition of foretelling a death from North Longford… From the Irish Folklore Commission In days gone by a tradition old Of …
New Year, New Start, All Folks the Same
New year, new start, all folks the same No matter what land or tradition from which they came So close to Samhain, …
Veil Through Which We All Pass
Recently a friend of mine passed, Victor Mather, who I knew from a world beyond politics, in which he was very active …
The Cold Time, Between New Years
” Between the New Years, of the Druid, and of Rome, Evergreen garlands decorate the homes still, The spirit of the faith …
The Banshee
I hear the cries of sorrow in the cold night air I know not if they come for here ! or there? …
Samhain – Celtic New Year
From the other side they come To look after those that to them are dear The Spirits from the Otherworld At the …