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Tlachtga (Modern Irish: Tlachta) was a powerful druidess in Irish mythology and the red-haired daughter of the arch-druid Mug Ruith.She accompanied him on his world travels, learning his magical secrets and discovering sacred stones in Italy.
The druids – that is what they call their magicians – hold nothing more sacred than the mistletoe and a tree on which it is growing, provided it is a hard-timbered oak [robur] [4] [5].... Mistletoe is rare and when found it is gathered with great ceremony, and particularly on the sixth day of the moon ....
A druid was a member of the high-ranking ... according to Irish tradition, is associated with the Hill of ... they met annually at a sacred place at the borders ...
The Dindsenchas ("lore of places") says that Uisneach is where the druid Mide lit a sacred fire that blazed for seven years. [7] The tale Tucait Baile Mongáin ("Mongan's Frenzy") describes how a great hailstorm during an assembly on the hill created the twelve chief rivers of Ireland. [7]
In 2003, Druids performed a ritual at the Hill of Tara to heal the location after road construction took place in the adjacent landscape. [98] Others have carried out rituals at Coldrum Long Barrow to oppose fracking in the landscape. [102] Druids have also involved themselves in tree planting projects. [103]
The Hill of Tara (Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach) [2] is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland ; it also appears in Irish mythology .
Eimear Burke, who in 2020 took up the role of Chosen chief of OBOD (The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids) resides in Kilkenny, and runs The Kilkenny Druid Grove. [ 22 ] The Irish Druid Network website is a useful source for news and maintains a comprehensive list of Druidic schools, groves and other resources, founded by Luke Eastwood ...
Local legend says that the druids regarded it as a sacred site and a place of judgement. [5] The hillfort is known to locals as "the pimple" or "the nipple". [6] [7] An example of the use of the term "pimple" came during a boxing commentary on national radio by the BBC's Raymond Glendenning, who had grown up in Newport. As one of the boxers ...