Brigid's Fire Magazine
Brigid’s Fire’ magazine is Ireland's longest running magazine catering for members of the growin We will be back soon..
Brigid’s Fire’ magazine was Irelands longest running magazine catering for members of the growing pagan community in Ireland and abroad; A community of people who share a love of nature, who celebrate spirituality through the turning of the wheel of the year and are interested in self-development through harmony with the sacredness of the earth.
‘Brigid’s Fire’ carried articles on a broad range
28/10/2021
11/11/2020
Some interesting Irish Folklore
A Little Bit of Irish Folklore.
There was a time when almost every rural Irish family who kept bees followed a strange tradition.
Whenever there was a death in the family, someone had to go out to the hives and tell the bees of the terrible loss that had befallen the family.
Failing to do so often resulted in further losses such as the bees leaving the hive, or not producing enough honey or even dying.
Traditionally, the bees were kept abreast of not only deaths but all important family matters including births, marriages, and long absence due to journeys. If the bees were not told, all sorts of calamities were thought to happen. This peculiar custom is known as “telling the bees”.
The practice of telling the bees may have its origins in Celtic mythology that held that bees were the link between our world and the spirit world. So if you had any message that you wished to pass to someone who was dead, all you had to do was tell the bees and they would pass along the message.
The typical way to tell the bees was for the head of the household, or “goodwife of the house” to go out to the hives, knock gently to get the attention of the bees, and then softly murmur in a doleful tune the solemn news.
Little rhymes developed over the centuries specific to a particular region. In Nottinghamshire, the wife of the dead was heard singing quietly in front of the hive,
“The master's dead, but don't you go; Your mistress will be a good mistress to you.”
In Germany, a similar couplet was heard,
“Little bee, our lord is dead; Leave me not in my distress”.
But the relationship between bees and humans goes beyond superstition. It’s a fact, that bees help humans survive. 70 of the top 100 crop species that feed 90% of the human population rely on bees for pollination.
Without them, these plants would cease to exist and with it all animals that eat those plants. This can have a cascading effect that would ripple catastrophically up the food chain.
Losing a beehive is much worse than losing a supply of honey. The consequences are life threatening.
The act of telling the bees emphasizes this deep connection humans share with the insect.
18/12/2019
Some old Irish Pre-Christian traditions for this time of year.
Dying Irish Christmas Lore That's Too Lovely to Lose to History The traditions behind mistletoe and yule logs are truly fascinating. Read about the Irish Christmas traditions we need to keep alive.
18/12/2019
Christmas? nope... Saturnalia.. Yule.. midwinter...some old traditions here in this great article.
A Traditional Christmas: Drunken, Subversive, and Pagan This Christmas, when you hear people lament the lack of a traditional Christmas ask them for some ale or cider while pondering who will be play the Lord of Misrule. Because fornication, heavy drinking, and subverting the social order are what a traditional Christmas is all about.
30/10/2019
Happy Halloween folks.. or Samhain as we call it here in Ireland....
Some great Irish Music for this sunny Sunday. Here is Dublin band Macushla with "Thrupence in the morning".Hope you enjoy.
16/07/2019
14/07/2019
The heatwave in Ireland continues....Luckily everybody in the country has one of these hot tubs....
The heatwave in Ireland continues....Luckily everybody in the country has one of these hot tubs.... :-)
Family is very important in Ireland. Here is one mans story from Irish band Macushla. Please feel free to share with your friends.
Happy St. Partick's Day, Here is Dublin band Macushla, with their great song "Whiskey In Me Tea", Enjoy...and Slainte.
Merry Christmas from Macushla...
12/09/2018
Well worth a visit, located just outside Dublin in the mountains.
This Creepy Park In Ireland Has Some Of The Most Disturbing And Chilling Statues On Earth Located in Wicklow, Ireland, The Indian Sculpture Park in Victor's Way is a creepy outdoor sculpture gallery like anything you've ever seen before. Even that's putting it lightly... it's pretty terrifying to say the least. However, it does hold a deeper meaning, creator Victor Langheld established t...
I hope everybody is having a good day. The weekend is nearly here, here is an Irish song to get everybody into weekend mode. Irish group Macushla with a musical version of W.B.Yeats beautiful poem The Stolen Child.
Based on the beautiful Fairy poem by William Butler Yeats, this is Macushla's rendition of The Stolen Child
One of our favourite Irish Bands. Give the guys a hand putting their music out and share their 1st Official Single..
31/12/2017
Happy New Year everybody!!
Here is a picture of a nice Irish goat we met on our morning walk this morning... he told us he intends to party hard tonight, hope all of you will be doing the same!
Happy New Year everybody!!
Here is a picture of a nice Irish goat we met on our morning walk this morning... he told us he intends to party hard tonight, hope all of you will be doing the same!
11/04/2016
A very good article from The Irish Times about Freemasonry for Men and Women in Ireland. Further info is available from the website www.freemasonsireland.org
S*x and the secretive masons An Irishwoman was the first female to break the glass ceiling of the ultimate old boys’ club. The tradition lives on in the one freemasonry order open to women as well as men
05/12/2015
Krampus: Saint Nicholas' Dark Companion While Saint Nicholas may bring gifts to good boys and girls, ancient folklore in Europe's Alpine region also tells of Krampus, a frightening beast-like creature who emerges during the Yule season, looking for naughty children to punish in horrible ways -- or possibly to drag back to his lair in a sa…
01/11/2015
Samhain Greetings from Ireland. The Winter edition of Brigid's Fire is now available online and in the usual stockists. Brigids Fire is Irelands quarterly magazine dealing with Magic, Folklore and paganism in Ireland.
You can download the digital edition from the website for only €2.90 or take out a subscription for the good old fashioned paper edition and have it delivered right to your door.
www.brigidsfiremagazine.com
16/04/2015
Greetings Everybody, Summer is just around the corner. A warm sun shines outside here in Dublin and the new edition of Brigid's Fire, Ireland's magical, folkloric and pagan magazine is out now.
You can download the digital edition from the website for only €2.90 or take out a subscription for the good old fashioned paper edition and have it delivered right to your door.
www.brigidsfiremagazine.com
12/02/2015
Greetings from Ireland. Spring is here, a crisp bright sunny morning here in Dublin. I am sure a lot of members here already know Brigid's Fire, Irelands Magical, Folkloric and Pagan magazine. they are currently looking for new contributors to write articles for future issues. Articles can be on any Celtic or Irish spiritual or esoteric subjects and can be up to 2000 words in length.
If anybody would like to submit material they can do so by email to [email protected] There is also a website, www.brigidsfiremagazine.com and a facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/brigidsfire
04/02/2015
Greetings from Ireland. Spring is here, a crisp bright sunny morning here in Dublin and The Spring edition of Brigid's Fire, Ireland's magical, folkloric and Pagan magazine is out now.
You can download the digital edition from the website for only €2.90 or take out a subscription for the good old fashioned paper edition and have it delivered right to your door.
www.brigidsfiremagazine.com .
New year new beginnings is the theme of this issue and we have changed our format a bit to include a lot more content on Irish folklore, sacred sites and old Irish folk traditions and practices. It also contains an interesting article on Sheridan Lefanu, the Irish writer who's writings some say inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula.
18/01/2015
Greetings Everybody, Spring is just around the corner and The Spring edition of Brigid's Fire, Ireland's magical, folkloric and pagan magazine is out now.
You can download the digital edition from the website for only €2.90 or take out a subscription for the good old fashioned paper edition and have it delivered right to your door.
www.brigidsfiremagazine.com .
New year new beginnings is the theme of this issue and we have changed our format a bit to include a lot more content on Irish folklore, sacred sites and old Irish folk traditions and practices. It also contains an interesting article on Sheridan Lefanu, the Irish writer who's writings some say inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula.
14/01/2015
Greetings Everybody, Spring is just around the corner and The Spring edition of Brigid's Fire, Ireland's magical, folkloric and pagan magazine is out now.
You can download the digital edition from the website for only €2.90 or take out a subscription for the hard copy
www.brigidsfiremagazine.com .
New year new beginnings is the theme of this issue and we have changed our format a bit to include a lot more content on Irish folklore, sacred sites and old Irish folk traditions and practices. It also contains an interesting article on Sheridan Lefanu, the Irish writer who's writings some say inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula.
12/01/2015
The Spring edition of Brigid's Fire magazine is out now. You can download the digital edition from the website www.brigidsfiremagazine.com . New year new beginnings is the theme of this issue and we have changed our format a bit to include a lot more content on Irish folklore, sacred sites and old folk traditions and practices.
12/11/2014
The Samhain edition of Brigids Fire, Irelands pagan magazine is now available from all the usual stockists or worldwide on subscription from the website www.brigidsfiremagazine.com, a digital version is also available for download. Witch fever was in the air in Ireland in 1711. A witchcraft trial was convened in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim with the added frisson of being a mass trial – the only one of its kind in Ireland. In this issue of the magazine author Martina Devlin explores this bizarre event which some people have called " Ireland's Salem witch trials".
03/11/2014
In this issue of Brigids Fire is a feature on Ireland's witch trials. ...Witch fever was in the air in Ireland in 1711. A witchcraft trial was convened in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim with the added frisson of being a mass trial – the only one of its kind in Ireland.
On one side – eight terrified women protesting their innocence. On the other – a pretty and pious young newcomer, of a higher social class to them, insisting she was bewitched.
It caused a sensation. Spectators from all walks of life turned up, on tenterhooks for a glimpse of the so-called Islandmagee witches who were charged with being in league with Satan. In the new Samhain edition of Brigid's Fire Magazine, author Martina Devlin explores this bizarre event which some people have called " Ireland's Salem ". The Magazine is now available from the usual stockists or you can get the downloadable version of the magazine now at the website www.brigidsfiremagazine.com
30/10/2014
Ireland's witch trials. ...Witch fever was in the air in Ireland in 1711. A witchcraft trial was convened in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim with the added frisson of being a mass trial – the only one of its kind in Ireland.
On one side – eight terrified women protesting their innocence. On the other – a pretty and pious young newcomer, of a higher social class to them, insisting she was bewitched.
It caused a sensation. Spectators from all walks of life turned up, on tenterhooks for a glimpse of the so-called Islandmagee witches who were charged with being in league with Satan. In the new Samhain edition of Brigid's Fire Magazine, author Martina Devlin explores this bizarre event which some people have called " Ireland's Salem ". You can get the downloadable version of the magazine now at the website www.brigidsfiremagazine.com
17/08/2014
The featured article in the new issue of Brigids Fire magazine is a great piece on Doreen Valiente wriitten by Vivienne Crowley. It explores Doreen's legacy and her contribution to modern day witchcraft. You can get the magazine delivered to your door by subscribing at the website www.brigidsfiremagazine.com or download the digital version.
11/08/2014
The Lughnasadh edition of Brigids Fire is now available in Yellow Brick Road Bachelors Walk , and Dervish Aungier Street Dublin. The Digital version can be downloaded from the website www.brigidsfiremagazine.com
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Brigid’s Fire’ magazine was Irelands longest running magazine catering for members of the growing pagan community in Ireland and abroad; A community of people who share a love of nature, who celebrate spirituality through the turning of the wheel of the year and are interested in self-development through harmony with the sacredness of the earth.
‘Brigid’s Fire’ carried articles on a broad range of topics including features on environmental issues, natural healing methods, herbal medicines, pagan religious identity, spiritual awareness, mythology; sacred sites, feminine spiritual identity; food and recipes, seasonal festivals, sustainable living, craft skills, personal well-being and personal self-development. There was also a focus on cultural matters and heritage studies with articles on music, artistic expression, poetry and book reviews.
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