The Irish School of Hedgewitchery

02/11/2025

The fire is lit, the kettle is on, table is set, to welcome the living and remember our dead, the veils are thin and the Cailleach annonces the beginning of winter . We remember, we give thanks , we dream ,we rest. Winters blessings .

31/10/2025

Haloween greetings, mario is with the ancestors now , hope hes watching over us . X

27/10/2025

Whats brewing in the kitchen at blackthorn cottage : hawthorn ketchup, rosehip syrup, elderberry syrup, dragons breath, sloe gin, fermented honey garlic, celtic chest salve, chutneys n jam all ready for winter hibernation.

24/10/2025

Note change of date to sun 2nd Nov at 2pm join us for a Spooktacular event. Barnbrack Divination and kettle will be on. Maybe we will read your tea leaves join us to find out x

10/10/2025

Time to make our winter remedies to support our immune system, spend the day making food ,medicine and magic ,the kettle will be on . X

01/10/2025

Celebrate Halloween with us.kettle will be on.

24/09/2025

14/09/2025

Why Berries Are the Fruit of Female Solidarity

“B is for berry. At this time of year the hedgerows and verges begin to be jewelled with shiny blackberries, swollen and delicious. They stand out against their green foliage like dark amethysts against velvet. Berries are the most tempting of fruit to harvest . . .

Women’s eyes are thought to be particularly attuned to colours on the red-purple spectrum because of countless millennia of berry picking. . . . women are specialists in seeing a patch of berries. . . .

This hunter-gatherer instinct may not bring in the big hitters of protein and furs, but it is quiet, sustainable, companionable. It is because of hours spent foraging for nuts and berries that women are so comfortable chatting in groups. And unlike an animal, fruit is easy to share, creating a society among women of mutual help and consideration.” Violet Hudson

14/09/2025

Kettle is on ready for our Autumn class making Food,Medicine and Magic what better way to spend a wet Sunday in good company.

10/09/2025

Autumn is here time to stock up the larder, as our ancestors would have, as day of food,magic and medicine, the kettle will be on and a warm welcome awaits , book your spot for Sunday