Folklore

Crom Cruach Idol

An idol set up on the plain of Magh Slécht, ‘Plain of Adoration’, near the present village of Ballymagauran, in County Cavan. It was created by King Tigernmas. Known as ‘Lord of Death’, Tigernmas is credited with the introduction of gold mining...

History of the Celts

The history of the Celtic people goes back many centuries. The Celts transmitted their culture orally, never writing down history or facts. This accounts for the extreme lack of knowledge about them prior to their contact with the classical civilizations of Greece and...

Wicca

The pentagram, a symbol of faith used by many Wiccans.Wicca (pronounced /ˈwɪkə/) is a neopagan, nature-based[1] religion. It was popularised in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant, who at the time called it Witchcraft and its adherents “the...