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reading the signs: understanding the megalithic artwork of the brú na bóinne complex

Ali Isaac

Jun 29, 20209 min read

reading the signs: understanding the megalithic artwork of the brú na bóinne complex

70% of Ireland's megalithic rock art can be found within the Boyne Valley. Many theories have been proposed concerning the artwork’s meaning

Ali Isaac

May 18, 20205 min read

do irish fairy mounds really exist?

Early Irish literature is littered with references to the Danann and the Sidhe living in fairy mounds, or that they accessed the Otherworld.

Planning Your Visit to Ireland? 4 Spooky Ancient Sites Associated with #SAMHAIN

Ali Isaac

Oct 30, 20174 min read

Planning Your Visit to Ireland? 4 Spooky Ancient Sites Associated with #SAMHAIN

If you are in Ireland for Halloween, consider creating your own bespoke Samhain tour. Here are my top 4 spooky Samhain ancient sites.

Planning Your Visit to Ireland? ENTHRONE YOURSELF in the Witches Chair.

Ali Isaac

Oct 16, 20172 min read

Planning Your Visit to Ireland? ENTHRONE YOURSELF in the Witches Chair.

The Witches Throne is a huge kerbstone carved with armrests at the base of cairn T at the highest point of Loughcrew, in Co. Meath, Ireland.

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 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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