cameoamalthea: beeslybee: cafern: @ people who were not born in Ireland and particularly Americans – It is not Patty’s Day, it is Paddy’s Day. Patty is short for Patricia, Paddy is short for Pádraig which has been anglicised to Patrick. – It is not Gaelic, it is Irish. In Irish, the language is called GaeligeContinue reading
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Bit of Irish Witch Lore
ofwoodandbone: ioqayin: ofwoodandbone: Ireland’s list of horrific witches is short. Witches in Ireland were still considered wicked, but their activities to their other European counterparts differ. Don’t think that they couldn’t do the things the others could. They were said to make life wither with corn cobs and cursed kisses, raise storms, and steal milk. Their maleficContinue reading “Bit of Irish Witch Lore”