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Jonathan Swift in 1712 notes that Parliament in London is closed for St Patrick's Day & saw so many crosses in the Mall he thought all the world Irish! Thomas Dingley on tour in the Kingdom of Ireland, 1681 - records wearing of green, shamrock, scenes of…
The medieval ruins of Turlough Abbey, Co Mayo. St Patrick began his ministry here in the year 441 AD.
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The medieval ruins of Turlough Abbey, Co Mayo. St Patrick began his ministry here in the year 441 AD.
St Patrick is said to have banished snakes from Ireland. This echoes Honoratus of France, who drove snakes from the island where he founded his abbey in the French Riviera. The young Patrick later trained at the abbey, the legend becoming assoc. with him.
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St Patrick is said to have banished snakes from Ireland. This echoes Honoratus of France, who drove snakes from the island where he founded his abbey in the French Riviera. The young Patrick later trained at the abbey, the legend becoming assoc. with him.
Snakes represent earthly wisdom & the power of good judgement. Moses strikes down the snake-staff on Pharaoh's throne, freeing Israel from Egypt; when banished Lucifer transforms into a serpent. Snake venom symbolises the delayed but decisive effect of performing justice. ☘️🐍
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Snakes represent earthly wisdom & the power of good judgement. Moses strikes down the snake-staff on Pharaoh's throne, freeing Israel from Egypt; when banished Lucifer transforms into a serpent. Snake venom symbolises the delayed but decisive effect of performing…
'St Patrick, the hero, is the incarnation and perfection of a social value or ideal which conforms to the group which created him.'
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'St Patrick, the hero, is the incarnation and perfection of a social value or ideal which conforms to the group which created him.'
Lig-Na-Paiste is said to have been the last serpent in Ireland, left over from the beginning of the world. Trapped in Lough Foyle by St Patrick, he remains there until the Day of Judgement for all his evil deeds.
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Dawn at Beltany Stone Circle, Donegal, Ireland - dates from around 1400-800 BC and comprises 64 standing stones
Northwestern Europe has the highest concentration of megaliths in the world - numbering about 50,000 - many are up to 7,000 years old.
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Menhir, or standing stones, were placed to mark burials, travel routes & tribal boundaries. They may have also served a ritual purpose.
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Menhir, or standing stones, were placed to mark burials, travel routes & tribal boundaries. They may have also served a ritual purpose.
The Irish tradition of handfasting is associated with holed standing stones. Couples would make their engagement vows over the stone
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The Irish tradition of handfasting is associated with holed standing stones. Couples would make their engagement vows over the stone
The Carnac Stones in Brittany. A pre-Celtic megalithic site of more than 3,000 standing stones; largest of its kind in the world - 4500BC.
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In Celtic story-telling tradition, men who righted the standing stone were admitted into the warrior ascendancy on completion of the feat.
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In Celtic story-telling tradition, men who righted the standing stone were admitted into the warrior ascendancy on completion of the feat.
The megalithic stone is associated with a 'test of sovereignty'. In it Arthur has to retrieve the sword. The Lia Fáil at Tara is king-namer.
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The megalithic stone is associated with a 'test of sovereignty'. In it Arthur has to retrieve the sword. The Lia Fáil at Tara is king-namer.
In the Celtic cycles ancient stones can be inhabited by mysterious sentinels. Mastering this entity affirms the hero's truth of purpose.
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In the Celtic cycles ancient stones can be inhabited by mysterious sentinels. Mastering this entity affirms the hero's truth of purpose.
The Kilnasaggart Pillar Stone in Co Armagh - Ireland's oldest Christian stone monument, dated to c. 700 AD.
Was it for this they died?
Their children called oppressors,
Their graves defaced,
Their culture derided.
Was it for this they died?
To be lectured that our suffering was less,
From the mouths of those who harmed us,
Due to our skin.
Was it for this they died?
To not rid us of one planter,
But to import another,
Who see no connection to us.
Was it for this they died?
Our success in overcoming taken for supremacy,
Our charity smothered by a sea of envy,
The fruits they shielded for us taken again by force.
Was it for this they died?
- Íomhar an t-Ulchabhán
Their children called oppressors,
Their graves defaced,
Their culture derided.
Was it for this they died?
To be lectured that our suffering was less,
From the mouths of those who harmed us,
Due to our skin.
Was it for this they died?
To not rid us of one planter,
But to import another,
Who see no connection to us.
Was it for this they died?
Our success in overcoming taken for supremacy,
Our charity smothered by a sea of envy,
The fruits they shielded for us taken again by force.
Was it for this they died?
- Íomhar an t-Ulchabhán
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The Five Graces of Fortitude, Faith, Charity, Hope and Chastity - Margaret Henry's Memorial, Kylemore Abbey, Galway.
Tully Mountain in the distance at beautiful Connemara, County Galway.