Category: Nature

  Similar to the Indians and the Hebrews, Ireland originally expressed the cardinal directions with regard to the rising sun. That is, the main point of reference for all the directions would have been East, such that: East = Forward South = Right North = Left West = Behind Even though we no longer orient our maps to reflect this convention, the language still bears it out in some ways.*…

In Ireland, the practice amongst the general populace is to classify the seasons in the following way: Winter – November, December, January Spring – February, March, April Summer – May, June, July Autumn – August, September, October This is different to most other countries in the northern hemisphere, which generally classify each season as beginning a month and a half later than shown above. In fact, the only other country…

A not exhaustive list of native birds to Ireland and a very brief description of their relevance in folklore and myths.