tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84261378151413735242024-03-12T17:52:20.144-07:00Maria O'Farrell - Celtic Wisdom BlogMaria shares with you about life in Ireland and in Canada. She shares Celtic Wisdom insights, folklore, druid's old ways, sacred sights, leylines and thin places as well as interesting stories. www.OFarrellTours.comMaria O'Farrell Carr -Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305517204861743853noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426137815141373524.post-12229061707690792882024-03-05T15:09:00.000-08:002024-03-05T15:09:17.313-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4oxVBimIqOaGjVx82c1gfCfc5bC0PK3U_EH6K50CMKMsNVmWx7GjtoK8MDmzJYjiqTQnfTxqkgozu111sJNyGlx8_BUP2G1ASPWATnZf0_BFY7ILAg5xQNugA0APyBBQvviDi5MTLP7PrKaTpNLBNXFwhlCbyc3ff2c8WBLtco-yUeZ44Bq9zGAqhvlL/s1042/wix-fb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="1042" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4oxVBimIqOaGjVx82c1gfCfc5bC0PK3U_EH6K50CMKMsNVmWx7GjtoK8MDmzJYjiqTQnfTxqkgozu111sJNyGlx8_BUP2G1ASPWATnZf0_BFY7ILAg5xQNugA0APyBBQvviDi5MTLP7PrKaTpNLBNXFwhlCbyc3ff2c8WBLtco-yUeZ44Bq9zGAqhvlL/w501-h152/wix-fb.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Greeting, <br />We are exciting to announce our 2024 Sacred Sites Tour with Maria. </blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">They are small group tours of 16 guests. </blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This is a special year to travel.<br /></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> The Year of the Dragon energy</span></b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">A time to breathe, the new fire and lights into your soul.</span></b></p></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"> UPCOMING SMALL GROUP TOURS WITH MARIA:</div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Sacred Sites of Ireland & Northern Ireland Tour </span></b></h2><span style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">April 7 - 20, 2024 (only one room left).</div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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RAC. CSRI. ACR. AAEP <br />O'Farrell Tours - Tour Operator/Guide<br />Penticton, BC, Canada & Bray, Co.Wicklow, Ireland.<br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"> <br /><a href="http://www.OFarrellTours.com">www.OFarrellTours.com</a> * Sacred Sites of Ireland Tours since 2012 - NEW WEBSITE.</div><p><span style="margin: 0px;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.MariaOFarrell.com">www.MariaOFarrell.com</a> * Celtic Wisdom Keeper, Healer Practitioner, Card Readings, Songwriter & Author</div>Maria O'Farrell Carr -Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305517204861743853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426137815141373524.post-60771745159509644172020-05-04T18:15:00.003-07:002020-05-04T18:15:57.556-07:00<span><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j muag1w35 ew0dbk1b jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">
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LIGHTING OF FIRES at UISNEACH.</span></strong></div>
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This is a LIVE on-line FREE Facebook event from the Hill of Uinseach.<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;">From the Sacred Hill of Uisneach to every home and hearth in the land, may the Bealtaine Fire<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;">We invite our friends to join me by lighting a candle or a fire and connect with the Light at Uisneach. <br />
To connect with all our Tour guests and previous guests to come together as ONE. <br />
To connect with all our friends who haven’t been to Ireland yet but can feel her energy.<br />
To connect with the energy of the land and deities. <br />
To come together as Oneness to welcome in a new energy of awakening, peace, love and oneness.<br />
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You may like to join us on Tuesday May 5th (21:21pm Ireland Time) and<br />
watch the Live steam video from the Hill of Uisneach, <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #e36c09;">It is tradition to </span></strong><span style="color: #e36c09;"><strong>please wait until after the Uisneach Fire is lit,<br /> before lighting your candle or fire.</strong></span><br />
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We are looking forward to visiting the Hill of Uisneach
again on our upcoming Ireland Sacred Tours with Maria next year in 2021.
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<b><span style="color: magenta;">The Awen Celtic Symbol – The Three Rays Of Light. </span></b></div>
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On our Irish tour we see this symbol engraved into a stone building across from our Bray hotel. In the Celtic language, the word “Awen” means essence or inspiration. For pronunciation, it can either be said as “ah-when”, “ou-when”, or “ah-oo-en”. The Awen symbol is fairly simple in design. Consisting of three rays leading up to a path to a high point of three dots all why surrounded by three circles.<br />
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There are multiple meanings for the Awen Celtic symbol. One interpretation is the two outside lines are symbolic of both man and women while the inside line represents balance. The most popular interpretation of the Awen symbol is three rays of light.<br />
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The number three is a very sacred number not just in Druidry but also in Celtic culture. The meaning of each ray of light has different meanings in culture. Another example minus the surrounding rings.<br />
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Some believe that they represent three divisions of the soul (mind, body and spirit)<br />
Others believe it represents the three realms we inhabit (land, sea and sky)<br />
Also underworld, middle world and upper world<br />
Love, Wisdom and Truth<br />
Nature, knowledge and truth<br />
So as you can see, there are many meanings for the Awen.<br />
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Interestingly the three words for Druidry that illuminate darkness are nature, knowledge and truth.<br />
The circle or sometimes three circles surrounding the symbol indicate the cyclical and timeless nature of these trinities as well as the three circles of creation.<br />
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<b>Muckross Abbey</b><br />
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This Abbey is one of my favourite places to visit on Maria's Ireland Sacred Tours because it has such beautiful energy. This was once a place of sacredness for Priestesses of the Goddesses. It later became a centre of learning and healing. Then the Franciscan friary of Irrelagh was founded for the Observatine Franciscans c.1448 by Daniel McCarthy Mor.</div>
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It has an ancient yew tree in the courtyard and one outside. You can still sense the monks waking around in meditation ar<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">ound the inner courtyard.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoJ_ANlFjbrkKrYqJgv4rJKu1s3UwvNncg98m4k1ySPWSHp-3kg3_U1XA0ZYhzotKH1T3Ke1030GaR9h81dLdCMNM_72DVV307O2jofe1kazBVcuuFFUemtrIg9CxWtsRy56J0hkSYaeQ/s1600/muckross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoJ_ANlFjbrkKrYqJgv4rJKu1s3UwvNncg98m4k1ySPWSHp-3kg3_U1XA0ZYhzotKH1T3Ke1030GaR9h81dLdCMNM_72DVV307O2jofe1kazBVcuuFFUemtrIg9CxWtsRy56J0hkSYaeQ/s1600/muckross.jpg" /></a>Now known as Muckross Abbey, it is missing the roof but apart from that the abbey is in a superb state of preservation. This compact abbey consists of a rectangular nave and chancel church with an inserted central tower between them. There is a south transept adjoining the nave. On the northern side of the church are the cloisters with an ancient yew tree in the centre of the garth. On the north side of the cloister is the refectory. To the south is the abbot’s house and kitchen. On the east side of the cloister is the dormitory. A sacristy abuts the north side of the chancel.</div>
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The chancel has three windows in the south wall and a large three mullioned window in the east gable, pictured right. There is a double piscina with ogee arches, a single sedelia and a tomb recess present in the south wall of the chancel. There are two more tomb recesses present in the north wall. The ambulatories of the cloisters are not covered by the usual lean to but vaulted. The arches of the east and north sides of the cloisters are different to the other sides, suggesting they are not of the same date.</div>
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The yew tree in the centre of the garth is traditionally believed to be as old as the abbey. There are further dormitories at the first floor level which can be accessed via a spiral staircase. In 1589 the monks were expelled from the abbey by Elizabeth I. The following century it was burned by Cromwellian forces.</div>
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The abbey was still in residence up until 1698. It was also used as a burial place for local chieftains. Some of Kerry’s leading poets were buried here in the 17th and 18th centuries.</div>
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On Maria's Ireland Sacred Tours we do a lovely meditation as we stand around the Yew Tree and the energy is amazing.</div>
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<br />This is a photo I took in 2007 when I was home in Ireland doing a photography collection of Ireland and the start of planning the Maria's Ireland Sacred Tours. So this photo holds a special place in my heart. It is in Co. Wicklow and the cross was on a bridge railing over this beautiful river in an enchanted woods. It was then i just knew I wanted to show people the hidden gems of Ireland. The first tour was launched in 2012. Since then we have brought 100's of people who have joined us in connecting with the land, the trees & river and the many sacred thin places in Ireland. www.IrelandSacredTours.comMaria O'Farrell Carr -Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305517204861743853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426137815141373524.post-76214773065646500072017-12-20T00:15:00.000-08:002017-12-20T00:18:06.331-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "garamond";"><em style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">During our tour to Ireland, I felt very looked after by Maria. Even before I left home, Maria sent tips that helped a lot and that I would not have thought of myself, especially, bring a washcloth, and notify our credit card company that we’d be in Ireland. Logistics were a breeze because Maria chose ideally located hotels, checked us in when we got there, matched me with a lovely roommate, brought water bottles on the bus, kept us on time, and even asked if I had someone to sit with during a meal. In large and small ways, our guides noticed and cared. Most of all, their interpretations at sacred sites we visited made the aliveness and sacredness of the land very real for me. </em></span></div>
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