02/08/2025
Lughnasadh Blessings!
The festival of Lughnasa was initiated by Lugh to honour his foster mother, Goddess Tailtiu.
“White-sided Tailtiu uttered in her land a true prophesy, that so long as every prince should accept her, Erin should not be without perfect song.”
She is most associated with the ceremonial site of Taillteann (now known as Teltown) situated in the Plain of Brega, an area containing many ritual sites including Tara and Brú na Bóinne.
Teltown was a seat of power during the reign of the Tuatha De Danann.
“When the fair wood was cut down by her, roots and all, out of the ground, before the year’s end it became Bregmag, a plain blossoming with clover.”
Astronomical Lughnasadh occurs on 7th August.
May the first fruits of your harvest be bountiful ❤️🌾🫐🍎
Art by Judith Shaw