At the top of a hill overlooking the Severn Valley in Pembrokeshire, Wales is a group of seven stones. An enormous, 16-foot long capstone weighing about 16-tonnes is carefully balanced on top of three eight-foot tall upright stones. Pentre Ifan is described by archaeologists as a Neolithic (New Stone Age) burial chamber, and it dates back to 3500 BC. It's mind-boggling to … [Read more...] about Megalithic Mystery
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Time is Running Out to Get Your Discount
You only have a few more days left to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount on three of our most popular tours. December 31st is the deadline to save up to $148 on our Enchanted Ireland, Mysterious Wales and Sacred Scotland small group guided tours. The photo at the top shows the Gallarus Oretory on Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula, a historic site that dates back to the … [Read more...] about Time is Running Out to Get Your Discount
The Ghostly Vision of an Irish Maid
Once upon a time there was a fair Irish maiden who, on a lovely spring morning, went down to the shore of Lough Gur to wash some laundry. As she worked, she noticed that a handsome man was approaching her. She had never seen him before, but he was finely dressed with a high hat. She assumed he was a gentleman who had come from the big house nearby. He showed her his hand, … [Read more...] about The Ghostly Vision of an Irish Maid
The Irish Storyteller
Eimear Burke is an amazing and remarkable woman. After she graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in Psychology, Eimear [pronounced EE-mer] worked in South Africa to help train mental health professionals. Her encounters with traditional African healers led her to an interest in Shamanism and Herbal medicine, to compliment her Celtic Druid traditions. With her … [Read more...] about The Irish Storyteller
They Take Fairies Seriously
In 1999, when Ireland was upgrading its national freeway system linking Limerick and Galway, a £100 million highway bypass was planned five miles north of Shannon airport to bypass Newmarket-on-Fergus and Ennis. But there was problem. A fairy tree was in the way. The Hawthorn bush, according to local legend, was especially significant to the Daoine Sidhe (Fairies). It was … [Read more...] about They Take Fairies Seriously