WORKING PILGRIMAGE TO ANCIENT MUNSTER
Experience County Limerick... the spiritual heartland of the ancient North Munster kings... and Lough Gur, Grange Hill and Knockfennel with their magical knot of encircling hills - Cnoc Ros, Cnoc Gréine, Cnoc Áine and Cnoc Fírinne, and Ireland's largest stone circle at Grange Lios.
Forces at work in the landscape made it sacred in the past and live to be rediscovered in the present. Community rituals and harmony with these vital, spiritual forces has been the secret of Ireland's natural balance... and a long-held pledge to keep the countryside whole and healthy.
You can join the next working pilgrimage, help uncover the ancient sacred landscape, chart the old sites, and research the social and ritual network that bound this vast, lake-centred matrix together. Greet Béltaine sunset and Béltaine dawn from hilltops long-enlivened by seasonal rituals... asking cattle-blessing, and gracious weather for Munster's crops. Help us research clues about the Tuath Dé Danann and their sudden and unexplained disappearance.
Likely side trips include Glenstal Abbey, Limerick City, Tralee and Dingle Penisula with an overnight in the town of Dingle. Optional extras include bodywork and special instructional tours.
Comfortable cottage accommodations with modern self-catering kitchens in the villages of Hebertstown, Grange, Bruff and Bruree (or bed & breakfast in Bruff, if preferred) adjacent to our research. Travel to Ireland from Boston, via Aer Lingus with Irish car rentals by Dooleys.
