Does anyone know what the Irish for Gougane Barra is?
And where in Ireland do they celebrate the Pátrún for St. John?
And is this correct-Lá Fhéile Bhríd?

Go raibh maith agat.
P.

Hi Podsers is cén chaoi ‘bhfuil tú arís?

http://www.cork-guide.ie/gouganebarra/gouganebarra.html has info. and pictures on it but the fada in the wrong place, I think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gougane_Barra has the correct Irish.


Maidir le ‘pátrún’ ní mé cinnte céard faoi atá tú ag caint. An bhfuil tú ag caint faoi St. John’s Eve agus Bonfires?

http://www.keltria.org/journal/orderint.htm Anseo feicfidh tú 'Lá Fhéile Bhríde'

C

Yeah Caitriona that's what I'm talking about in the Pátrún:)

Táim ceart go leor agus tú féin?
Bhí Little Words 3 agam cúpla lá ó shin, táim ag lorg cabhair chomh maith-brón orm!!

A Pátrún or pattern normally takes place at a holy well. Most patterns were stopped in the early years of this century owing to drinking and faction fighting. Our pattern however takes place at the local graveyard. There is a pattern for St. Gobnait at the well in Ballyvourney every year in Cork, as far as I know. Anyone can attend but these are usually religious affairs and not newage ceremonies.

Musings:
Does new age really mean ancient age in some sense or an attempt to recapture ancient traditions?

An bhfuil gaol idir Aine and Eoin? Sé sin an raibh daoine ag ceiliuradh an dia Aine sular aithrigh siad go dti an ainm Eoin? Léigh mé áit éigin go ndeachaigh daoine ag ceiliúradh Oíche Fhéile Eoin ag Cnoc Aine i Co. Luimnigh. Nach raibh baint ag Oíche Fhéile Eoin féin ag an ngrianstad (Solstice)?
Nárbh í Aine máthair na déithe? Táim ag smaoineamh ar na rudaí seo mar bhí mé ag breathnú ar rath na síoga is mé sa bhaile.
Did St. John's Eve evolve from ancient Soltice and worship of Aine, mother of the gods ceremonies?

Forgive me but the drinking and faction fighting sounds interesting. Thanks Breacban.

a catriona, bionn ceiluireadh a reactail sa cnoc tamhrach choile bhlian. las na daoine ansin an tine chun bealtaine a failtu. nilim cinnte ce acu gur thigeann tu i dtaobh troid na maide, ba bhrea liom e ach ta se ana-dhein ar do dhornacha. Maidir leis an olachan cur me ceall nois air ach is cuimhin liom i "olaim punch is olaim tae..."

Go raibh maith agat Breacban,
Tá an-suim agam i nósanna a bhaineann le Lá Bealtaine. Bhí sé de nós againn bláthanna a chur taobh amuigh den doras agus bhí cónaí orm cóngarach d'Uisneach. Is mór an trua é go bhfuilimid ag cailleadh na nósanna sin. Caithfimid gach rud a scríobh síos sula ndéanann daoine dearmad air. An lasann siad an tine sin fós? Ba mhaith liom é sin a fheiceáil.
:)
C

lasann.