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  1. Hill of Uisneach, Ireland

    People take part in the Bealtaine fire festival, an ancient Celtic rite that marks the beginning of summer.

    Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

    #photography
    #Ireland
    #Celtic
    #festivals
    #solstice
    #Bealtaine
    #AltText

  2. Hill of Uisneach, Ireland

    People take part in the Bealtaine fire festival, an ancient Celtic rite that marks the beginning of summer.

    Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

    #photography
    #Ireland
    #Celtic
    #festivals
    #solstice
    #Bealtaine
    #AltText

  3. Hill of Uisneach, Ireland

    People take part in the Bealtaine fire festival, an ancient Celtic rite that marks the beginning of summer.

    Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

    #photography
    #Ireland
    #Celtic
    #festivals
    #solstice
    #Bealtaine
    #AltText

  4. Hill of Uisneach, Ireland

    People take part in the Bealtaine fire festival, an ancient Celtic rite that marks the beginning of summer.

    Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

    #photography
    #Ireland
    #Celtic
    #festivals
    #solstice
    #Bealtaine
    #AltText

  5. Hill of Uisneach, Ireland

    People take part in the Bealtaine fire festival, an ancient Celtic rite that marks the beginning of summer.

    Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

    #photography
    #Ireland
    #Celtic
    #festivals
    #solstice
    #Bealtaine
    #AltText

  6. One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.

    That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.

    That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)

  7. One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.

    That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.

    That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)

  8. One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.

    That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.

    That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)

  9. One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.

    That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.

    That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)

  10. One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.

    That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.

    That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)

  11. As promised: today's issue of The Gods and Their Croziers is my second issue on the #Morrigan. Like my first Mórrígan issue it's a mess of cross-identifications, cosmic thoughts, and speculations about the wider role of the Mórrígan outside "war".

    It's built around an observation, that several fairs in areas associated with the #Mórrígan, and feast days of several local saint versions of her, are held at or near #Bealtaine / #Beltane

    But, it leads to interesting observations that suggest further identifications for her throughout myth and folklore: from Clídna to Aífe to Crédhe of the Yellow Hair.

    As ever: this is not ”all" the Mórrígan, and it's not counter to what we already knew.

    May 6th: The Mórrígan, Queen of Summer, as Sts. Inghean Bhuidhe & Cróbh Dearg
    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers

  12. As promised: today's issue of The Gods and Their Croziers is my second issue on the #Morrigan. Like my first Mórrígan issue it's a mess of cross-identifications, cosmic thoughts, and speculations about the wider role of the Mórrígan outside "war".

    It's built around an observation, that several fairs in areas associated with the #Mórrígan, and feast days of several local saint versions of her, are held at or near #Bealtaine / #Beltane

    But, it leads to interesting observations that suggest further identifications for her throughout myth and folklore: from Clídna to Aífe to Crédhe of the Yellow Hair.

    As ever: this is not ”all" the Mórrígan, and it's not counter to what we already knew.

    May 6th: The Mórrígan, Queen of Summer, as Sts. Inghean Bhuidhe & Cróbh Dearg
    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers

  13. As promised: today's issue of The Gods and Their Croziers is my second issue on the #Morrigan. Like my first Mórrígan issue it's a mess of cross-identifications, cosmic thoughts, and speculations about the wider role of the Mórrígan outside "war".

    It's built around an observation, that several fairs in areas associated with the #Mórrígan, and feast days of several local saint versions of her, are held at or near #Bealtaine / #Beltane

    But, it leads to interesting observations that suggest further identifications for her throughout myth and folklore: from Clídna to Aífe to Crédhe of the Yellow Hair.

    As ever: this is not ”all" the Mórrígan, and it's not counter to what we already knew.

    May 6th: The Mórrígan, Queen of Summer, as Sts. Inghean Bhuidhe & Cróbh Dearg
    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers

  14. As promised: today's issue of The Gods and Their Croziers is my second issue on the #Morrigan. Like my first Mórrígan issue it's a mess of cross-identifications, cosmic thoughts, and speculations about the wider role of the Mórrígan outside "war".

    It's built around an observation, that several fairs in areas associated with the #Mórrígan, and feast days of several local saint versions of her, are held at or near #Bealtaine / #Beltane

    But, it leads to interesting observations that suggest further identifications for her throughout myth and folklore: from Clídna to Aífe to Crédhe of the Yellow Hair.

    As ever: this is not ”all" the Mórrígan, and it's not counter to what we already knew.

    May 6th: The Mórrígan, Queen of Summer, as Sts. Inghean Bhuidhe & Cróbh Dearg
    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers

  15. As promised: today's issue of The Gods and Their Croziers is my second issue on the #Morrigan. Like my first Mórrígan issue it's a mess of cross-identifications, cosmic thoughts, and speculations about the wider role of the Mórrígan outside "war".

    It's built around an observation, that several fairs in areas associated with the #Mórrígan, and feast days of several local saint versions of her, are held at or near #Bealtaine / #Beltane

    But, it leads to interesting observations that suggest further identifications for her throughout myth and folklore: from Clídna to Aífe to Crédhe of the Yellow Hair.

    As ever: this is not ”all" the Mórrígan, and it's not counter to what we already knew.

    May 6th: The Mórrígan, Queen of Summer, as Sts. Inghean Bhuidhe & Cróbh Dearg
    buttondown.com/godsandcroziers

  16. RE: mastodon.ie/@JasonLee/11650973

    Down at The Kiln Collective poetry slam in the Working Artists Studio - Ballydehob Jazz Festival - 01 May 2026

    Featuring: Leon Dunne, Eva Mary Lucy & Robert Sheehan.

    📷📚

    #Ballydehob #Jazz #Festival #Mayday #Bealtaine #LeonDunne #EvaMaryLucy #RobertSheehan #WestCork #Poetry

  17. RE: mastodon.ie/@JasonLee/11650973

    Down at The Kiln Collective poetry slam in the Working Artists Studio - Ballydehob Jazz Festival - 01 May 2026

    Featuring: Leon Dunne, Eva Mary Lucy & Robert Sheehan.

    📷📚

    #Ballydehob #Jazz #Festival #Mayday #Bealtaine #LeonDunne #EvaMaryLucy #RobertSheehan #WestCork #Poetry

  18. @L2actual Oh wow, that sounds fab (well, maybe apart from those the fires..! 🙈) - like a fair weather Hallowe'en bonfire, esp after the reclamation of the childers (love your phrasing!).

    #Bealtaine #MayDay #Limerick #MastoDaoine

  19. @L2actual Oh wow, that sounds fab (well, maybe apart from those the fires..! 🙈) - like a fair weather Hallowe'en bonfire, esp after the reclamation of the childers (love your phrasing!).

    #Bealtaine #MayDay #Limerick #MastoDaoine

  20. @L2actual Oh wow, that sounds fab (well, maybe apart from those the fires..! 🙈) - like a fair weather Hallowe'en bonfire, esp after the reclamation of the childers (love your phrasing!).

    #Bealtaine #MayDay #Limerick #MastoDaoine

  21. @L2actual Oh wow, that sounds fab (well, maybe apart from those the fires..! 🙈) - like a fair weather Hallowe'en bonfire, esp after the reclamation of the childers (love your phrasing!).

    #Bealtaine #MayDay #Limerick #MastoDaoine

  22. @L2actual Oh wow, that sounds fab (well, maybe apart from those the fires..! 🙈) - like a fair weather Hallowe'en bonfire, esp after the reclamation of the childers (love your phrasing!).

    #Bealtaine #MayDay #Limerick #MastoDaoine

  23. I swear I had planned the next video to be a proper mapping video, but here we go again with #Wikidata. The project did involve mapping on #OpenStreetMap, though. And just in time for #Bealtaine. youtu.be/OV4aL2PdjIc?is=XGovVV
    #Holywells #IrishSaints #folklore

  24. I swear I had planned the next video to be a proper mapping video, but here we go again with #Wikidata. The project did involve mapping on #OpenStreetMap, though. And just in time for #Bealtaine. youtu.be/OV4aL2PdjIc?is=XGovVV
    #Holywells #IrishSaints #folklore

  25. I swear I had planned the next video to be a proper mapping video, but here we go again with #Wikidata. The project did involve mapping on #OpenStreetMap, though. And just in time for #Bealtaine. youtu.be/OV4aL2PdjIc?is=XGovVV
    #Holywells #IrishSaints #folklore

  26. I swear I had planned the next video to be a proper mapping video, but here we go again with #Wikidata. The project did involve mapping on #OpenStreetMap, though. And just in time for #Bealtaine. youtu.be/OV4aL2PdjIc?is=XGovVV
    #Holywells #IrishSaints #folklore

  27. I swear I had planned the next video to be a proper mapping video, but here we go again with #Wikidata. The project did involve mapping on #OpenStreetMap, though. And just in time for #Bealtaine. youtu.be/OV4aL2PdjIc?is=XGovVV
    #Holywells #IrishSaints #folklore

  28. Lá Bealtaine shona daoibh 🌸🌼
    The first day of May marks the official beginning of summer in Ireland, according to Celtic tradition.

    In Ireland, it was tradition to decorate a 'May Bush', often a whitethorn or gorse bush, on May Eve or May Day, with painted egg shells, ribbons and bunches of flowers.

    Image: doi.org/10.7486/DRI.66839k65r

    #Bealtaine #LaBealtaine #MayDay

  29. Lá Bealtaine shona daoibh 🌸🌼
    The first day of May marks the official beginning of summer in Ireland, according to Celtic tradition.

    In Ireland, it was tradition to decorate a 'May Bush', often a whitethorn or gorse bush, on May Eve or May Day, with painted egg shells, ribbons and bunches of flowers.

    Image: doi.org/10.7486/DRI.66839k65r

    #Bealtaine #LaBealtaine #MayDay

  30. Lá Bealtaine shona daoibh 🌸🌼
    The first day of May marks the official beginning of summer in Ireland, according to Celtic tradition.

    In Ireland, it was tradition to decorate a 'May Bush', often a whitethorn or gorse bush, on May Eve or May Day, with painted egg shells, ribbons and bunches of flowers.

    Image: doi.org/10.7486/DRI.66839k65r

    #Bealtaine #LaBealtaine #MayDay

  31. Lá Bealtaine shona daoibh 🌸🌼
    The first day of May marks the official beginning of summer in Ireland, according to Celtic tradition.

    In Ireland, it was tradition to decorate a 'May Bush', often a whitethorn or gorse bush, on May Eve or May Day, with painted egg shells, ribbons and bunches of flowers.

    Image: doi.org/10.7486/DRI.66839k65r

    #Bealtaine #LaBealtaine #MayDay

  32. Lá Bealtaine shona daoibh 🌸🌼
    The first day of May marks the official beginning of summer in Ireland, according to Celtic tradition.

    In Ireland, it was tradition to decorate a 'May Bush', often a whitethorn or gorse bush, on May Eve or May Day, with painted egg shells, ribbons and bunches of flowers.

    Image: doi.org/10.7486/DRI.66839k65r

    #Bealtaine #LaBealtaine #MayDay

  33. Thoughts on 1st May

    Today, 1st May, Beltane (Bealtaine in Irish), is an old Celtic festival that marks the mid-point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. It’s one of the so-called Cross-Quarter Days that lie exactly halfway between the equinoxes and solstices. These ancient festivals have been moved so that they take place earlier in the modern calendar than the astronomical events that represent their origin: the halfway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice is actually next week. Anyway, “May Day”, Lá Bealtaine in Irish, is today – the name Bealtaine applies to the whole month of May.

    In Ireland the Bank Holiday assocliated with Bealtaine is on Monday 4th May, so another long weekend beckons.

    Workwise, after today we will have completed the penultimate teaching week of Semester 2 so after Monday’s Bank Holiday we will have just four official days of teaching left, before a Study Week and the start of examinations. Yesterday I correctedthe last of my Computational Physics class tests so I am up to date with the continuous assessment and feedback of both my modules. I now have a week before the Computational Physics projects are submitted, and another week before the exam period starts.On Wednesday last we had project presentations for about half of the final year class; the other half do their things next Wednesday.

    Now, I have a particle physics lecture to give – the antepenultimate one of the semester – after which I’ll be launching myself into the long weekend.

    Lá Bealtaine shona daoibh go leir!

    #Bealtaine #ireland #MayDay #MaynoothUniversity
  34. Thoughts on 1st May

    Today, 1st May, Beltane (Bealtaine in Irish), is an old Celtic festival that marks the mid-point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. It’s one of the so-called Cross-Quarter Days that lie exactly halfway between the equinoxes and solstices. These ancient festivals have been moved so that they take place earlier in the modern calendar than the astronomical events that represent their origin: the halfway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice is actually next week. Anyway, “May Day”, Lá Bealtaine in Irish, is today – the name Bealtaine applies to the whole month of May.

    In Ireland the Bank Holiday assocliated with Bealtaine is on Monday 4th May, so another long weekend beckons.

    Workwise, after today we will have completed the penultimate teaching week of Semester 2 so after Monday’s Bank Holiday we will have just four official days of teaching left, before a Study Week and the start of examinations. Yesterday I correctedthe last of my Computational Physics class tests so I am up to date with the continuous assessment and feedback of both my modules. I now have a week before the Computational Physics projects are submitted, and another week before the exam period starts.On Wednesday last we had project presentations for about half of the final year class; the other half do their things next Wednesday.

    Now, I have a particle physics lecture to give – the antepenultimate one of the semester – after which I’ll be launching myself into the long weekend.

    Lá Bealtaine shona daoibh go leir!

    #Bealtaine #ireland #MayDay #MaynoothUniversity
  35. The Flower Moon is riding low just under the horizon tonight. The plum blossoms are fragrant, the frogs sing in the swamp. May this Bealtaine night manifest your desires with magic and will. Bíodh sé amhlaidh!
    #Bealtaine #Paganism

  36. The Flower Moon is riding low just under the horizon tonight. The plum blossoms are fragrant, the frogs sing in the swamp. May this Bealtaine night manifest your desires with magic and will. Bíodh sé amhlaidh!
    #Bealtaine #Paganism

  37. The Flower Moon is riding low just under the horizon tonight. The plum blossoms are fragrant, the frogs sing in the swamp. May this Bealtaine night manifest your desires with magic and will. Bíodh sé amhlaidh!
    #Bealtaine #Paganism

  38. The Flower Moon is riding low just under the horizon tonight. The plum blossoms are fragrant, the frogs sing in the swamp. May this Bealtaine night manifest your desires with magic and will. Bíodh sé amhlaidh!
    #Bealtaine #Paganism

  39. The Flower Moon is riding low just under the horizon tonight. The plum blossoms are fragrant, the frogs sing in the swamp. May this Bealtaine night manifest your desires with magic and will. Bíodh sé amhlaidh!
    #Bealtaine #Paganism