24 May 2026 'Certain hags in Wales, as well as in Ireland and Scotland, changed themselves into the shape of hares, that, sucking teats under this counterfeit form, they might stealthily rob other people’s milk.' Giraldus Cambrensis, 12th century, cited in 'The Cailleach and the Cosmic Hare' by S...

April 2026 "I hinder the blood, I slay the disease." — from a 15th-century Irish medical manuscript, RIA ms 24 B 3. Trans. David Stifter.   Irish healing charms were rarely vague about what they were doing. They named the condition directly, stated the intention clearly, and worked to stop whatev...

April 2026 "Anything sown during a full moon was supposed to grow wild." — from the Schools' Collection, National Folklore Collection, UCD   April is when the ground actually receives what you put into it. Not the gesture of intention in February or the stirring of March, but the actual moment wh...

“I smite his sickness,I conquer wounds.” - from the St Gall Incantations March has an edge to it. The days are stretching, the land is waking, and the body often feels restless before the mind catches up. This is the month of hares here in Ireland, when you start to see them out in the fields, ...

Why do Words Matter so Much? In Ireland, spoken magic has always been a serious business, whether it was a fierce curse in court or a quiet blessing at a doorway. Our ancestors knew that words shape reality, because they shape how people see themselves, each other, and what they think is possible...