Gaol Naofa

Website Updates: New Content

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:17:18 +0000

We have three new articles up (two of which are tweaked versions of articles from the old site and one is a brand new article by our Leas-Uachtarán, Annie). They are:

Daily Rites – a short, but pithy, piece discussing the daily rituals found within Gaelic Polytheism.

A Gift for a Gift: Offerings – a straight-forward essay giving some background information on the history, types, and handling of offerings, plus it touches on the argument for taking omens.

A Beginner’s Guide to Old Irish Pronunciation – a wonderfully user-friendly introduction to Old Irish, which includes basics and a pronunciation guide of names, words and phrases.

We have also added some new music (Dúlaman, Gabhaim Molta Bride, Bothag na h-Airidh and Tha Bainn’ Aig Na Caoraich Uile) to the library but not all have phonetics or translations yet, if anyone can lend a hand there we’d very much welcome the help. And last but not least, we have a new header on the site showcasing Annie’s lovely photograph from Argyll.

Samhain at Tara 2007 – 2010

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:51:42 +0000

“Many of you also participated in the 2007 Samhain event where we re-established the old custom of lighting the signal fires on Tlachtga, Tara, and the surrounding hills. Want to do it again? Carmel Diviney, one of the main Irish coordinators of this international event, weighs in with this update…”

For more information, please read the full entry here on Kathryn’s blog, Amhràn nam Bandia.

New article on ritual

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:47:44 +0000

After a lot of work, Annie and I are pleased to announce that we’ve finished the article on ritual, entitled “Ritual within Gaelic Polytheism”. This can now be viewed in the articles section of the website or by clicking here.

New Domain Now Up

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:54:56 +0000

Our new official home, GaolNaofa.com, is up and running. Please update any links that go to our old site (gaolnaofa.org).

Temporary Website

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:00:18 +0000

Our new temporary website is now officially up. Some pages are still under construction but the About and Membership are ready to go.

New Save Tara Petition

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:02:41 +0000

Passing this along from Brian Walsh.

As many of you are aware the Irish are building a highway through the Tara Skeen valley; one of the most historically, religiously, and archeologically important sites of Western Europe. Save Tara is petitioning the EU to protect the site.

If you could take a moment to consider signing this new petition, and passing it on to your associates, I’d really appreciate it.

www.savetarapetition.net

And make sure you stop by Kathryn’s blog as she has some great links to Tara-related material (vigil camp, message boards, etc).