#donard

[peugeotandkoga]

donard

#donard

[ulstersnapper]

C O M M E D A G H 🏔 A snowy Commedagh with the mighty Donard in the background. There was a big wind chill up here but many layers kept me warm! 🥶 #slievecommedagh #mournemountains #themournes #mournes #mourne #mountainsofmourne #kingdomofmourne #mountains #winter #winterhiking #winterhike #snow #letitsnow #winterwonderland #slievedonard #donard #frozen #gandys #vallon #montane #ulstersnapper #viewruiner #hikewithme #hikemore #hiker #hillwalking #hillwalker #hikingadventures #hiking #hikingireland (at Slieve Commedagh) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmYd1T5IJod/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#slievecommedagh #mournemountains #themournes #mournes #mourne #mountainsofmourne #kingdomofmourne #mountains #winter #winterhiking #winterhike #snow #letitsnow #winterwonderland #slievedonard #donard #frozen #gandys #vallon #montane #ulstersnapper #viewruiner #hikewithme #hikemore #hiker #hillwalking #hillwalker #hikingadventures #hiking #hikingireland

[katicin]

another recent dnd commission, this time an icon-style design for a tabletop group from Ireland. Their name is South Down Tabletop, which is what the acronym in the fire breath is for ^^

my comms are open btw! I do lots of stuff https://katicincomms.carrd.co

#dnd #dungeons and dragons #dragon #fire #fire breath #mountain #night #ttrpg #south down tabletop #Slieve Donard #art #comission #illustration

[stairnaheireann]

Widow's Row | Newcastle, Co Down

Widow’s Row | Newcastle, Co Down

Newcastle is a small town in Co Down. The seaside resort lies on the Irish Sea coast at the base of Slieve Donard, one of the Mourne Mountains, and is known for its sandy beach. The name of the town is thought to derive from a castle (demolished in the 19th century) built by Felix Magennis in the late 16th century which stood at the mouth of the Shimna River. Although it is mentioned by the name…

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#Co. Down #Dependents #Irish History #Mourne Mountaines #Newcastle #Orphans #Slieve Donard #Widows Row

[luxebeat]

NEW HOTELS Opening Summer 2023: Scotland and Northern Ireland

This summer, Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts will debut two new openings, one being the brand’s introduction in Northern Ireland! The hotels and opening months are: Slieve Donard, opening in Northern Ireland in July 2023 Dornoch Station, opening in Scotland in August 2023  Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts is the only multi-property hospitality brand that is dedicated to matching an upscale hotel…

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#Dornoch Station #Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts #Slieve Donard

[fuzzysparrow]

What is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland?

At 850 metres (2,790 ft), Slieve Donard is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland. It is part of the Mourne Mountains, a mountain range in the southeast of the country. The mountain is located near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, overlooking the Irish Sea.

On the summit are the remains of two prehistoric cairns - man-made piles of stones. One is believed to have been a Neolithic passage tomb, dating to 3000 B.C. The other is from the Early Bronze Age, dating to 2000 B.C. According to Irish mythology, the cairns were tombs of mythical figures and entrances to the "other world".

When Ireland became a Christian country between the 5th and 8th centuries, the local missionary, Saint Donard (known in Irish as Domhanghairt), became associated with the mountain. He was a follower of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and made one of the cairns into a hermit cell. Donard was allegedly blessed by Saint Patrick so that he would not die but live on inside the mountain as a perpetual guardian. "Slieve Donard" translates into English as "Donard's mountain".

#Trivia #Slieve Donard

[thebrightestlodge]

Sliabh Donard, a woman who can accomplish anything she sets her mind to (especially in matter concerning Fey-based slaughter)

Missed drawing her, so drew her! Here's a fun Sliabh song

#WIP #my art #my characters #my stuff #Youtube

[ceo-draiochta]

Lughnasadh in the Modern Day

The ancient festival of Lúnasa is one of the 4 celtic fire festivals celebrated on the turn of the seasons. The other 3 festivals all have very clear christian reinterpretations. Those being All Hallows Eve, St Brigids day and May day. However Lúnasa also has a number of modern day christian holidays associated with it in much the same way.

(Linked sources in brackets)

Names

The modern festival goes by many names: Domnach Lúnasa, Lá Lúnasa, Domnach Crom Dubh, Bilberry Sunday and most commonly as either Reek Sunday or Garland Sunday. (1)(2)

Hill Climbing & Holy Wells

This is a day where the mountain of Croagh Patrick is visited, the pilgrimage consists of climbing the mountain while taking stops at certain stone cairns, where one walks in circles around them a set number of times while reciting specific prayers. There are 3 major sections where this is done(3). This is still observed today(4). It is celebrated on the last Sunday of July.

(Croagh Patrick)

This, while observed throughout the country, is not the only such celebration. Many towns climb their respective hills on this day such as those around Keash Hill in Sligo(2)(5)(11), Slive Donard in Down(6), and Máméan in Galway (7). Holy wells are also visited on this day such as in Cappagh, Galway(8), Ballyfa, Galway(9) and Ballyhaunis, Mayo (12). In some cases a procession from the Holy Well to the hill takes place (2)(7)(11)

(Máméan)

An interesting example of this was the Tullaghan Hill holy well in county Sligo, where the Holy Well was on a hill specifically the Ox mountains. This specific well used to be visited on Garland Sunday but is no longer as the festival that followed this visit evoked too much "secular fun" (10).

Festivals

Fairs and celebrations seem to be a core feature of this Lúnasa Tradition, with the aforementioned Tullaghan Hill fair, The Old Fair Day in Tubbercurry, county Sligo (13) and Fair Day in Kenmare, Kerry(14). These are usually celebrated in the second week on August, i.e. a week or two after the religious excursion.

The Puck Fair is festival in Killorglin, county Kerry. It is celebrated in the second week of August and involves crowning a specific goat "king" and parading them around while a large fair takes place(15).

(Puck Fair)

Mythology

In the dinseanchas entry for Nás, the death and burial of two of the wives of Lugh are described, with Bui having been buried on the Hill of Cnogba. Where it is said that "The hosts of the pure Gaels came to bewail the women". Suggesting that there was a precession to the Hill she was buried. There was then said to be mass mourning which grew into a great assembly. These events were said to have contributed to the beginning of the festival of Taltiu, which is to say Lúnasa. (16)

Pagan Connection

The pagan connection is quite clear to see, with Holy wells long being sites of pre-Christian worship, it is little coincidence that they are visited around the time of Lúnasa. The climbing of a hill seems to be widely practiced over the country and directly connects to the Dinseanchas story of the beginning of the Lúnasa festival in where a hill was climbed to reach a grave for mourning. The fact that Keash Hil (Ceis Corran) and Croagh Patrick are both home to ancient megalithic cairns, which are commonly connected with the Otherworld is also an interesting point.

Lúnasa being an Aonach, a funeral festival for the foster mother of Lugh, Tailtiu does tie directly into the occurrence of festivals around this time.

Practices to Adopt

It seems clear now that visiting watery sites such as wells and climbing hills to worship, as well as large scale festivals and merriment are a key part of how Lúnasa has continued to be celebrated and should be incorporated into a modern Irish pagan practice.

#irish paganism #celtic paganism #gaelic paganism #ireland #féile #Lúnasa #lughnasadh #irish reconstructionist #irish reconstructionism #irish polytheism #celtic polytheism #gaelic polytheism #wheel of the year #witch #witchblr #paganism #the source numbers got a little out of order dont mind that though #irish mythology #mine

[relightthestars]

Slieve Donard, Mourne Mountains (Northern Ireland)

#mourne mountains #northern ireland #ireland #discoverni #travel #travel photoset #travel inspo #travelphotography #view #landscape #nature #europe #sky #travel photography #explore europe #mountains #cottagecore

[life-music-db]

 Looking towards Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains from St. Johns Point - Killough - County Down by Visual Imagery

#photography #tourism #agenciadeviajes #peru #turismo

[silvestromedia]

SAINTS FOR MARCH 24

St. Timolaus & Companions, Eight Roman Catholic Martyrs who were beheaded at Caesarea, in Palestine, during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. According to the historian Eusebius of Caesarea, the names of the other martyrs were: Dionysius (two by this name), Alexander (two by this name), Romulus, Pausis, and Agapius. Feastday Mar.24

ST. OSCAR ROMERO, MARTYR-This courageous Archbishop, martyred in 1980, became the “voice of the voiceless” in El Salvador. Assassinated while celebrating Mass, he shed his blood for “the redemption and resurrection” of his suffering people. His feast day is March 24. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/03/24/st--oscar-romero--martyr.html

St. Hildelitba, 712 A.D. Benedictine abbess and supporter of Sts. Bede, Aldhelm, and Boniface. An Anglo Saxon princess, she became a nun at Chelles or Farmoutier. France, but was recalled by St. Erconwald to train her sister, Ethelburga, at Barking, England. When Ethelburga died, Hildelitha succeeded her. She is also called Hildilid and Hideltha.

ST. CATHERINE OF SWEDEN, VIRGIN, MOTHER OF ST. BRIDGET, the daughter of an even more famous woman-Saint Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden. Catherine, who was born about 1330, was a married woman who, with her husband, took a vow of continence. She went to Rome in 1348, where her mother had gone after the death of Catherine's father. Mar. 24

St. Caimin, 635 A.D. An Irish hermit of Inniskeltra. He lived on an island in Loughberg, founding a monastery and a chapel on the island of the Seven Churches with St. Senan. A fragment of his Psalter still remains.

St. Cairlon, 6th century. The archbishop of Cashel, Ireland, restored to life by St. Dageus. Cairlon, also called Caorlan, was an abbot when St. Dageus brought him back to life. When he was appointed to the see of Cashel, Dageus and his monks placed themselves under his rule.

St. Domangard. 500 A.D. Patron of Maghera, County Down, Ireland, sometimes called Donard. He was a contemporary of St. Patrick and a hermit. The site of his hermitage, a mountain, now bears the name SlieveDonard.

St. Macartan. First bishop of Clogher, Ireland, also called Aedh MacCairthin, Macartin, and Maccarthen. He may have been consecrated by St. Patrick. He was possibly abbot of Dairmis Abbey before becoming a bishop. Macartan performed many spectacular miracles.

[ulstersnapper]

M O U R N E M O U N T A I N S 🤎 I haven't been to the Mournes in a lonnnng time. Not since completing the Seven Sevens back in May! 😱 This snap was taken back then and I love the light in it 🥰 It's two separate shots taken over on Binnian and then stitched together on photoshop! Which is another thing I rarely do anymore 😅 #mournemountains #themournes #mournes #mourne #mountains #mountainsofmourne #donard #slievedonard #slievecommedagh #commedagh #northernireland #slievebinnian #binnian #slievebeg #slievelamagan #visitmourne #discoverni #mountain #mountainlife #mountainview #mountainvibes #panorama #panoramic #hikingadventures #hikingireland #hillwalking #hillwalk #hiking #hikewithme #hikemore (at Mourne Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl0eno9DOOb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#mournemountains #themournes #mournes #mourne #mountains #mountainsofmourne #donard #slievedonard #slievecommedagh #commedagh #northernireland #slievebinnian #binnian #slievebeg #slievelamagan #visitmourne #discoverni #mountain #mountainlife #mountainview #mountainvibes #panorama #panoramic #hikingadventures #hikingireland #hillwalking #hillwalk #hiking #hikewithme #hikemore

[chronivore]

Halfling Name of the Day:

Cookie Donard

#Hobbit #Halfling #gnome

[surfeurfou]

[g4ljw-amateur-radio]

New RSGB Exams and Syllabus Review Group Chair

The RSGB is delighted to welcome Andrew Lenton, G8UUG as the new Chair of the Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG). The Society would also like to thank Donard de Cogan, M0KRK for his hard work and dedication to this important role over a number of years. You can contact Andrew via [email protected] http://dlvr.it/SxL4Pt

[thebrightestlodge]

What if I drew Sliabh of Sliabh Donard fame, hmm? What if I did that?