The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 spent most of its duration along country roads. A look at how rural communities were torn apart.
The Haunted Fiddle: Travels in Donegal looking for ghost stories buried in the Irish fiddle tradition
The tradition of Donegal fiddle is populated with giants, including the hidden ones who kept the tradition alive at any given time over the past century or so. At the turn of the last millennium, it could be argued that the patriarchs of Donegal fiddle were the Campbell brothers, Jimmy and Vincent. They related to […]
The pagan customs of Imbolc: A look at the Irish and their Brigid, both goddess and saint
Imbolc is a perfect example of how holidays, along with gods and goddesses evolve over time. Last year, February 1, 2023, St. Brigid’s Day was made a national holiday in Ireland. That the holiday likely originated in the veneration of a pagan goddess, also named Brigid is lost on no one. Naming the holiday after […]
A new beginning: Imbolc in the witch’s garden
Imbolc was the time in the Irish calendar when you’re hoping the sheep do what sheep do best, and that there are little lambs gestating in woolly bellies. It’s a time for celebration, for spring has begun in the pagan world, and it’s time to start working with nature to ensure the harvest. Because that […]
Rattling the Bones: Digging into the psyche for ancestral memories of Brigid on Imbolc
We put the F in JFK I didn’t have to go very far back to find the name Fitzgerald in my family closet. It’s Irish, I knew that. Luckily, Fitzgerald is one of those families which has been extensively traced. We put the F in John F. Kennedy after all. The Fitzgeralds story started with […]
Season of the Witch: Exploring the folklore, facts and fiction of witchcraft through the ages
Season of the Witch: Featured Articles on Witchcraft
