Every year we travel to Ireland with a few guests and we share with them some of our favorite thin places, mystical places where the veil between the two worlds …
Mystical Sites
Remembering Heroes and the Children of Lir
Lir was the Lord of the Sea, in the days of the Tuatha de Danann. He had four children - a daughter, Fionnualla and three sons - Aodh and twins Conn and …
Thin Places: Irish Gateways to the Otherworld
Thin Places: Irish Gateways to the Otherworld, by Mindie Burgoyne will published in 2015. The book is approximately focuses on places where the veil between …
Beltany Stone Circle – Thin Place in Co. Donegal
If a thin place is one where the veil between this world and the eternal world is "thin," then Beltany Stone Circle in County Donegal ranks as one of the …
St. Columba and Glencolumbkille
Glencolumkille is a rural parish in southwest County Donegal. It is most known for its pilgrimage that honors the patron saint and protector of Donegal, St. …
Ardboe – Mystical Site on Enchanted Lough Neagh
ARDBOE or Ard Bó - a thin place in County Tyrone. In Irish the name means Height of the Cow. The Ardboe high cross stands 18 feet high on the shores of Lough N …
Boa Island and Caldragh Cemetery – the Janus Figure
This two faced Janus figure has been watching the sun rise and set over Boa Island for several thousand years. He's about four feet high and is perched in a …