here are two well-known holy Islands in Ireland, one on Lough Derg, County Donegal; the other on a different Lough Derg in the Shannon River basin that creates borders for Counties Clare, Galway, and Tipperary. They both are sacred sites with long Christian histories and ancient ruins, but they are drastically different in spiritual perspective and present day

Celtic Spirit, thin places, travelJeanne CraneJune 13, 2022sacred site, thin places, holy island, Clare, donegal, travel, weddings, holy well Comment

Leap Year and the Celts

It is a Leap Year and we are coming up on February 29, that day that once every four years reminds us that we get out of synch with the natural cycle of the sun and moon.

Read more about the history and stories that surround Leap Day and the Celts.

Celtic Wisdom, Celtic SpiritJeanne CraneFebruary 27, 2020Leap Year, Julian Calendar, Gregoria Calendar, Lunar Calendar, Leap Day, Sadie Hawkin's Dance, man vs nature, Divine Feminine, St. Patrick, St. Brigid, Cork, Amidst the Stones, Clare