Not the least of it, is that the centre of it all is very particular lake, which encircled and sheltered an island - Knockadoon/Cnoc a Dúin - Hill of the People. The lake is called Guir... "nurturing place" or "warm nest." Lough Guir.
And holding it in place, to the extremes of view are four hills, the hills of Fírinne (Truth) - Lugh (Multi-Skilled) - Gréine (Nurturing Sun) - and Áine (Leaper - Jumper).
Áine - An (that is, of the Tuath Dé Danann... Tribe of the Children of An) and heart-mother of the Danube River, among other sources finding her touch is the shape-shifter, swift-mover, slider between the visible and invisible, seer of all things and blesser/healer bringing together diverse elements of magic and knowledge. Libra.
And Áine's Hill - Cnoc Áine - noted by Westropp as the former ancient home of a pillared "temple of the law" is also annual site of the multi-millenia old Blessing of Cattle. And also here the ancient North Munster kings came hoping to win a tryst with Áine, knowing that only those chosen by her could rule with authority in Ireland. Here, indeed, it is rumoured that the Stone of Fál was set... the stone which cried out in recognition when stepped upon by a true king.
Áine - Queen of May - blessing the cattle at Béltaine starting at dusk, walking anonymously out among the people and surreptiously choosing (often enough) a human mate. Áine... lovely to behold, powerful to embrace, terrible to betray or take by force... embued with liveliness and the ability to slip between the worlds.
She can glamour you away, or invite you of your own free will. Queen of May, Maker of Kings, Healer, Blesser, Truth-Seer, Leaper-Jumper.
Áine






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"And it all resolves into breathing..."
Congrats for digging up so much Irish history, and willing to share it all with the world.
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J.J.
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:: Making a change in the present of a certain kind will automatically alter all beliefs across the board, so to speak.
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William Butler Yeats
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Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top.
William Butler Yeats
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As an experienced site user, please tell if this is true... to list with the printing service potentially linked to my gallery, I have to pay DeviantArt a monthly fee of $5-6... yes? If that's true, I'm not sure I'll be able to jump on board. Seems to me they could take the fee out of the printing cost AFTER someone committed to a purchase. Then we'd all be walking away with something valuable to all.
So, I'm curious about what you say.
J.J.
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Water/Brighid - there's a Niagara moving through the barrel that is "your" skin. Are You even really in there?
:: i am a mere humble member of DeviantArt, and not a subscriber. :: as a subscriber you are entitled to list with the printing services, and other extra features. . . i am content to be uploading my graphic work and poetry with DA gratis for the time being ~~ but i may get the inspiration at a later date to enter one of the contests that DA regularily posts -- (with the prize often awarded as a free subscription to DeviantArt.)
:: oh by the way -- i've added you to my friends' list, so i am now notified everytime you make a gallery upload or new journal entry. :: if you would like to do the same for me, go to my DA webpage --> click [link] and select the +deviantWatch icon (far right) from the icons listed as General, Gallery, Scraps, Journal, Activity, Send Note, and +deviantWatch
:: i find it is a great way to stay connected.
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Thanks for your hints and comments. I'll be switching over to "pro" user status shortly, so I can lose the ads and gain better control over visual appearance of my pages. Also...
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--- This is where I've decided to start placing recorded songs (early Michael Bix Band up to present), and...
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--- This is where I'm experimenting with film uploads, starting with a few dance films (one Tibetan, one Canadian step-dance/rock with Slainthe M'hath) which I will be upgrading in quality shortly.
Enjoy y'self. I'm heading for Venezuala with a small camera crew in a week (may have some very wild footage when I return) and then off to Ireland for 2 and a half weeks starting on the 5th of May. Good thing I don't have to pay for these trips otherwise I'd be someone else. Wot?
J.J.
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Water/Brighid - there's a Niagara moving through the barrel that is "your" skin. Are You even really in there?
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