#StPatrick

Ali Isaac

Mar 16, 20202 min read

The Shamrock, the Shillelagh and the Leprechaun: Symbols of Irishness for #StPatricks Day

When you think of Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, what’s the first emblem of Irishness which springs to mind?

Patrick, Saint or Sinner? #stpatricksday

Ali Isaac

Mar 13, 20209 min read

Patrick, Saint or Sinner? #stpatricksday

St. Patrick is most famous for being Ireland’s patron saint, and is celebrated around the world on the date of his death. Who was he really?

Abortion and Birth Control in Ancient Ireland

Ali Isaac

Aug 6, 20186 min read

Abortion and Birth Control in Ancient Ireland

Abortion and birth control is not a new phenomenon: it's been going on 'since Eve'.

The Mysterious Deaths of Eithne and Fidelma

Ali Isaac

Feb 5, 20185 min read

The Mysterious Deaths of Eithne and Fidelma

Why did two royal pagan princesses, druids-in-training, mysteriously die after meeting St. Patrick? Smells like a cover-up story to me.

Planning Your Visit to Ireland? 6 SACRED HOLY WELLS YOU MUST VISIT

Ali Isaac

Nov 13, 20176 min read

Planning Your Visit to Ireland? 6 SACRED HOLY WELLS YOU MUST VISIT

Named after Christian saints, it is clear these sacred springs were sites of significance long before Patrick. Here are my Super 6.

Ali Isaac

Jul 18, 20164 min read

The Sacred Stones of the Hill of Tara

According to legend, these two standing stones in the Hill of Tara graveyard are known as Bloc & Bluicne, & were part of a kingship ritual.

Loughanleagh | Co Cavan’s Well of Healing

Ali Isaac

Jan 5, 20153 min read

Loughanleagh | Co Cavan’s Well of Healing

Loughanleagh lies just beyond Bailieborough on it’s Kingscourt side. Its name comes from the Irish Lough an Leighis, meaning ‘Lake of Cures'

Ali Isaac

Dec 7, 20142 min read

Of Iconic Stones and Irish Gods

My latest article has just been published on Irish Central. It features the iconic Killycluggin Stone, reputed to be the idol of the ancient

Ali Isaac

Nov 17, 20144 min read

cor deiseal, the sunwise ritual

Cor Deiseal, comes from the words deis meaning ‘right-hand’ and deas meaning ‘south’. It refers to the clockwise movement of the sun.

Ali Isaac is an author and blogger specialising in Irish mythology. Through word and image, she tries to draw the human story from Ireland's landscape and tumbled stones, with a particular focus on the women history has abandoned, and legend only half remembers.

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