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In this episode of the Ancient Spirituals Podcast, we journey deep into the ancient heart of Ireland to explore the true birthplace of Halloween.. the sacred Hill of Ward (Tlachtga) near Athboy, Co. Meath. Our guest, Fiona Dalton, Goddess Tlachtga, professional tour guide, singer, and living history storyteller, shares the powerful mythology of Tlachtga (Clíodhna/Cloca), the ancient goddess linked to fire, Samhain, and the turning of the Celtic year. We explore: • The Hill of Ward (Tlachtga) – the original Samhain fire festival site • The connection between the Hill of Ward and the Hill of Tara • How the sacred Samhain fire was carried across Ireland • The thinning of the veil and ancestor traditions • The origins of Halloween, trick-or-treating and costumes • Fairy forts and portals on Ireland’s east coast • The Morrígan, raven symbolism, and warrior goddess energy • Pre-Christian Ireland and the Tuatha Dé Danann • The Triple Goddess, Maiden, Mother, Crone • The Triskele, Triquetra and ancient Ogham writing • Celtic seasonal festivals and the Wheel of the Year • The spiritual energy of Loughcrew (Sliabh na Calliagh) • Samhain vs All Hallows’ Eve.. what’s the difference? We also touch on storytelling traditions, sacred fire rituals, and the powerful connection between Ireland’s ancient sites and indigenous wisdom. If you love Irish mythology, Celtic spirituality, sacred sites, druidic traditions, folklore, or the deeper meaning behind Halloween, this episode is for you. - Discover how Samhain marked the Celtic New Year - Learn how bonfires signalled the shift into winter - Explore the energy of the Cailleach and the crone archetype - Understand the ancestral traditions that inspired Día de los Muertos This conversation weaves together myth, land, goddess energy, fire ceremony, and the living magic of Ireland. ⸻ Fiona Dalton – Living History Tours, Athboy, Co. Meath https://www.instagram.com/tlachtgaabhaile ⸻ About Ancient Spiritual Tours We create immersive pilgrimage experiences to Ireland’s most sacred sites including: • Hill of Ward (Tlachtga) • Hill of Tara • Loughcrew Cairns (Sliabh na Calliagh) • The Paps of Anu • Sligo’s sacred landscapes • Fairy forts and ancient ceremonial sites Join us for our upcoming Samhain Experience in October and Bealtaine Pilgrimage in May. 🔗 Learn more: https://ancientspiritualtours.com
Hill of Ward (Tlachtga): The True Birthplace of Halloween | Samhain in Ireland with Fiona Dalton
In this Imbolc edition of the Ancient Spirituals Podcast, Carl Ashley and Dee O’Connor sit down with Brian Noonan, known to many as Brian of the Oaks, for a wide-ranging, deeply grounded conversation about land, lineage, remembrance, and what it truly means to come home to yourself. Brian shares his lived journey into shamanic work, shaped by early exposure to sacred sites, a long road through personal darkness, shadows and a powerful return to the land that never forgot him. From Wicklow forests to ancient burial mounds, from Peru to Carnahala, this episode weaves together story, laughter, music, fire, ancestry, and the quiet intelligence of the earth itself. You’ll hear about • Growing up with shamanic practice as a lived reality, not a concept • Returning to the land as a response to burnout, disconnection, and modern life • Darkness work, truth-telling, and why real healing isn’t tidy or performative • Sacred Irish sites like Carnahala, Kilmallock, Piper’s Stone Circle, and Lough Gur • Ancestral memory, adoption, and discovering lineage through place • Sound, rhythm, drumming, and music as medicine • The Celtic festivals, Imbolc, Bealtaine, Solstice, Samhain, and how they live in the body • Legacy, belonging, and the difference between knowledge and knowing • Why modern shamanism needs muddy boots, and humour This is not a polished, scripted conversation. It’s alive. Fires crackle, lights flicker, spirits interrupt, laughter breaks through, and truth lands where it needs to. If you feel drawn to Ireland, to ancient sites, to slowing down, to remembering something you can’t quite name, this episode will speak to you. Pull up a chair. The land is listening. Links & Mentions Brian Noonan – Healing Mise Instagram: @healing_mise Website: healingmise.ie Ancient Spiritual Tours of Ireland Upcoming Bealtaine, and Samhain journeys tours - https://ancientspiritualtours.com/ Limited places available
Imbolc, Celtic Shamanism & Sacred Land with Brian of the Oaks and the Ancient Spiritual Podcast.
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What happens when you stop talking about ancient Ireland and start living it? In this powerful episode of the Ancient Spiritual Podcast, we sit down with Tom King (An Gobhá), master blacksmith of the Boyne Valley, to explore fire, forging, Celtic myth, sacred craft, and what life may truly have felt like in ancient Ireland. Broadcast from the heart of one of Ireland’s most myth-rich landscapes, this conversation moves far beyond history books. Tom shares how fire, iron, land, ritual, and survival shaped the Celtic world and why those forces still matter today. We talk about: • The sacred role of the blacksmith in ancient Ireland • Why fire has not changed in over 6,000 years • Samhain, the thinning of the veil, and ancestral presence • The Boyne Valley, Tara, Tlachtga (Hill of Ward), Teltown & ancient processional routes • Celtic warriors, swords, spears, shields and ceremonial weapons • The banqueting halls of Tara and communal feasting • The Tailteann Games and ancient rites of strength and honour • Living history through forging, ritual and immersion • What it means to experience ancient Ireland rather than observe it Tom also shares his personal journey from design engineering to full-time traditional blacksmithing, creating authentic Celtic jewellery, ceremonial blades, and immersive forge experiences rooted in Irish myth, land and lineage. This episode will resonate deeply if you are interested in: Ancient Ireland Celtic mythology Samhain and the Celtic Wheel The Boyne Valley Irish ancestral heritage Blacksmithing and sacred craft Ancient fire rituals Celtic warriors and weapons Sacred sites of Ireland Irish pilgrimage and mythic landscape Living history and immersive experience PLACES & TRADITIONS MENTIONED • Boyne Valley • Hill of Tara • Tlachtga (Hill of Ward) • Teltown (Tailteann Games) • Samhain • Imbolc • Bealtaine • Lughnasadh • Ancient processional routes and ceremonial corridors ARTISTS & INFLUENCES REFERENCED • Courtney Davis – Celtic artist and illustrator • Jim Fitzpatrick – Celtic mythological art • Sean Fitzgerald – Contemporary Celtic art • Irish oral tradition and mythology 🔥 ABOUT OUR GUEST Tom King (An Gobhá) is a traditional blacksmith based in the Boyne Valley, creating authentic Celtic jewellery, ceremonial weapons, and immersive forge experiences rooted in Ireland’s mythic past. 🔗 Website: https://www.angobha.ie/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/an_gobha/ ABOUT THE PODCAST The Ancient Spiritual Podcast explores Ireland’s sacred landscapes, mythology, ritual, and living traditions through conversation with storytellers, healers, artists, historians and culture-keepers. Hosted by Dee and Carl, the podcast bridges land, lineage, spirit and lived experience, bringing ancient wisdom into modern life without sanitising it. 🔔 LIKE | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE If this episode stirred something in you, subscribe for more conversations rooted in Irish land, myth, and memory. Share with anyone drawn to ancient Ireland, ancestral connection, or the deeper story beneath the surface. Ancient Spiritual Podcast Where we remember that the land is listening. https://ancientspiritualtours.com/ - for our tours and more
An Ancient Irish Forge | Celtic Fire, Myth, and the Blacksmith of the Boyne Valley Tom King An Gobha
Eddie spoke about a famous storyteller from West Clare who used to tell divil stories . . . • A local priest banishes the Devil out into the sea for seven years. • When the Devil finally returns, he washes up on Spanish Point in a storm. • He comes out of the broken boat dressed like a Teddy Boy, hair slicked with Brylcreem, suit sharp and modern. • It’s a classic example of how old storytellers updated ancient myths to fit their own times. Watch the full podcast here - https://youtu.be/TnOSgaj-47o?si=4wflBWISvr4p-OTx
THe Devil in Clare with Eddie Lenihan
Fairy Trees, Lost Place Names & The Soul Of The Land | Storyteller Seanchai Eddie Lenihan If you’ve ever felt that Ireland is holding memories under your feet, this conversation will light something up in you. In this episode of the Ancient Spiritual Podcast, we sit down with legendary Irish storyteller and seanchai Eddie Lenihan to talk about fairies, land, local lore, and what gets lost when the old stories are forgotten. Eddie doesn’t talk about fairies as cute winged beings from children’s books. For him – and for the old people he collected stories from over 50 years – the “Other Crowd” are literal. Real forces. Real consequences. Real respect. Across this conversation we wander through: • 🌀 Fairies: myth or real? Eddie answers directly whether the fairies he speaks about are purely story… or something much more literal and spiritual. • 🌳 Fairy trees & “lone bushes” Why certain hawthorn trees are never to be touched, why you should never burn the timber, and what to do if a lone whitethorn suddenly appears in your garden. • ⚠️ The motorway that bent for a fairy bush The now-famous story of the Latoon fairy bush in Clare, how a new road was meant to barrel straight through it, and how local lore, letters and international media meant the authorities had to move the motorway instead. • 🧚‍♀️ Modern ‘sprites’ vs the Irish fairy tradition Dee asks Eddie about modern pagan language – sprites, salamanders, elementals – and how that compares to the fairies he heard about from Kerry and Clare storytellers. • 🕯️ Biddy Early & dealing with fairy trouble Eddie shares about wise woman and healer Biddy Early, the one people went to when the fairies had interfered and ordinary cures wouldn’t touch it. • 🌍 Respect for land, climate and consequence From deforestation and landslides to flooded cities and broken weather, Eddie links the old warnings in Irish lore with what we’re seeing now in the news. • 🗺️ Place names as hidden teachings Why Cork, Dublin, Ennis, Sligo and so many other places make far more sense in Irish, and how losing the language means walking your own landscape with your eyes half-closed. • 👵 Tracing, memory & disappearing communities Eddie talks about going home to Brosna, counting empty houses, and realising how legends like Óisín in Tír na nÓg are rooted in real experience: going away, and coming back to a place that no longer knows you. • 🐎 Horses, travellers & the places that “aren’t right” Stories from the travelling community, and how animals often sense what humans refuse to see. This is not a soft, tourist-board version of Ireland. It’s raw, funny, sharp and honest, with no-nonsense storytelling, grounded wisdom, and a fierce love for the land and the elders who carried the lore. If you care about Ireland, the unseen world, or how to treat the land as a living being rather than a backdrop, this episode will stay with you. 👂 Listen now to: “Storyteller Seanchai Eddie Lenihan from Ireland | In conversation with the Ancient Spiritual Podcast” 📚 Mentioned in this episode (Eddie’s books): • Meeting the Other Crowd • In Search of Biddy Early • Men Who Eat Ringforts (Latoon fairy bush story) • Defiant Irish Women • Military Memories (upcoming / recent, on the Black and Tans, WWI and the Troubles) Link to everything Eddie: https://linktr.ee/eddielenihanstoryteller ⸻ ✨ If this conversation stirs something in you: • Share it with someone who loves Ireland, the faerie folk, or old stories • Comment with your own family lore, fairy tree stories, or local place names • Subscribe for more deep-dive episodes on Ireland’s sacred sites, myth, land and ancestral wisdom Ancient Spiritual Podcast Where we remember that the land is listening. https://ancientspiritualtours.com/ - for our tours and more
Fairy Trees, Lost Place Names & The Soul Of The Land | Storyteller Seanchai Eddie Lenihan
Sligo’s Sacred Sites & Ley Lines | Energy, Myth & Giants with Edward Durand and Ancient Spiritual Podcast. 🔱 Sligo’s Sacred Sites & Ley Lines | Energy, Myth & Giants with Edward Durand Welcome to the Ancient Spirituals Podcast – your portal to Ireland’s sacred landscapes, ancient traditions, and timeless wisdom. In this episode, recorded in September 2025, we sit down with the brilliant Edward Durand – poet, folklorist, and lifelong guardian of Sligo’s ancient soul. Based in the mystical northwest of Ireland, Edward has spent over three decades living among the megalithic sites of North Sligo, mapping forgotten alignments, collecting stories, and listening deeply to the land. This rich conversation takes us deep into the magic and mystery of Carrowmore, Creevykeel, Carrowkeel, Knocknarea, and more. We speak of cairns and court tombs, sacred frequencies, interdimensional travel, the bones of giants, dragons, and the still-beating heart of ancestral reverence that lives beneath it all. Whether you’re a lover of Irish mythology, sacred geometry, sound healing, or the soul of the land—this episode is a feast of mythic proportions. ⸻ 🌀 What You’ll Discover in This Episode: • How Edward uncovered north-south alignments across Sligo’s sacred sites using Google Earth • Why 111 Hz is the miracle healing frequency found in Irish tombs—and what that means for sound healers • The mysterious energy of Carrowkeel, and why it may be older, purer, and more powerful than Newgrange • Edward’s experiences with fairy forts, astral travel, and site guardians who grant or deny access • The true function of cairns and court tombs—beyond the archaeologists’ “tomb” labels • Discussions on giants, dragons, ancient sound technologies, and interdimensional portals • A poetic tribute to Sligo’s landscape: from Ben Bulben to the secret labyrinths hidden in plain sight • The need to protect and honour sacred sites before they are lost to tourism or neglect ⸻ 🎙️ About Edward Durand: Edward is a poet, writer, spiritual guide, and site guardian based in North Sligo. His deep reverence for the land has guided him to map forgotten alignments, offer immersive storytelling at sacred sites, and share poetry rooted in Irish myth and living earth energy. Edward is one of the core facilitators in Sligo. - More about Edward here - https://edwarddurandwriter.weebly.com/ ⸻ 🌍 Join the Éire Bealtaine Pilgrimage 2026 Experience the living pulse of Ireland’s ancient memory with Carl & Dee. This 12-day sacred tour includes Carrowmore, Creevykeel, Knocknarea, St. Gobnait’s Well, Grange Stone Circle. ✨ Learn more & reserve your place: https://ancientspiritualtours.com/bealtaine-pilgrimage-2026/ ⸻ 🎧 About Ancient Spirituals Podcast Hosted by Dee O’Connor and Carl, this podcast explores the sacred myths, landscapes, and traditions of ancient Ireland. Through deep conversations with druids, storytellers, sound healers, and land guides, we awaken the magic woven through this land. ⸻ 🙏 Listen & Subscribe • Subscribe to Ancient Spirituals for more sacred Ireland insights • Like this episode & comment – Which site or story called to you most? • Share with someone who longs to walk the ancient paths and remember who they truly are.
Edward Durand Writer based in Sligo, Ireland in conversation with the Ancient Spiritual Podcast
Welcome to the Ancient Spirituals Podcast – your portal to Ireland’s sacred landscapes, ancient traditions, and timeless wisdom. In this episode, recorded in July 2025, we sit down with the extraordinary Jan Tetteroo – a Dutch‑born druid, earthkeeper, and founder of the Grove of Anu in the Cork–Kerry mountains. Jan shares his powerful story of leaving the Netherlands, restoring a mountain farmhouse, and dedicating his life to living in harmony with the land, the spirits, and the ancient wisdom of the druids. This conversation is a deep dive into the magic of Ireland, Celtic mythology, druidry, and the spiritual power of sacred sites like the Paps of Anu, Seven Sisters Stone Circle, Skellig Michael, Loughcrew, Uragh, and St. Gobnait’s Well. Whether you’re drawn to Irish folklore, pagan traditions, or the energy of Ireland’s sacred landscapes, this episode will transport you to a world of myth, ritual, and reverence for nature. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: • The fascinating life journey of Jan Tetteroo, a druid trained with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) • The history and spiritual significance of the Seven Sisters Stone Circle, the only known stone circle in the world surrounded by a fairy fort • The myth of the Seven Sisters turned to stone and the two musician stones guarding the entrance • The sacred power of the Paps of Anu, twin-peaked mountains honouring the goddess Anu, and why this land is one of Ireland’s most mystical landscapes • Jan’s connection with elementals, land spirits, fairies (the Shee), and how to respectfully work with nature’s unseen energies • The lore of Ireland’s sacred trees: Hawthorn, Oak, Yew, Hazel, Rowan, Birch - and the symbolic Oak vs. Holly battle during the solstices • How Skellig Michael and other monastic sites in Kerry served as spiritual hermitages for early monks seeking solitude • Jan’s philosophy as an earthkeeper, protecting ancient woodlands and living seasonally with respect and intention ⸻ About Jan Tetteroo: Jan Tetteroo is a registered druid, storyteller, and spiritual teacher with decades of experience in Celtic traditions. He has founded the Grove of Anu, an international druid school located near the Paps of Anu in Kerry. His earth-based work, rooted in animism and landscape reverence, brings together drumming, ceremony, myth, and ritual for healing and spiritual reconnection. ⸻ About Ancient Spirituals Podcast: Hosted by Dee O’Connor and Carl, the Ancient Spirituals Podcast explores Ireland’s ancient history, myths, spiritual traditions, and sacred places. We bring you conversations with wise facilitators, guides, and ancestral storytellers who help us unpack druidic teachings, mythology, sound healing, and the power of re-connecting with the land. ⸻ Join the Bealtaine Pilgrimage 2026: Walk the ancient landscapes with us on our Bealtaine Pilgrimage 2026 - a curated 12‑day sacred journey through Ireland’s mystical places, including the Paps of Anu, Seven Sisters, Skellig Michael, St. Gobnait’s Well, and many more. Expect ceremonies, drum journeying, ritual, myth‑telling, and guided land connection facilitated by Jan and our team. Learn more and reserve your spot ⸻ Listen & Subscribe: If this episode stirred something in you, then: • Subscribe to Ancient Spirituals for more wisdom from Ireland’s sacred heritage • Like this video and comment – Which Irish site or myth called out to you most? • Share with someone who’s drawn to Celtic spirituality, ancient myths, or sacred land work
Jan Tetteroo The Druid based in Ireland with the Ancient Spiritual Podcast
Welcome to the Ancient Spirituals Podcast — where we explore the mystical, mythological, and magical roots of Ireland’s sacred landscape. In this powerful episode, join Dee O’Connor, Carl Ashley, and special guest Aldo Jordan, founder of the Irish School of Shamanic Studies, as we journey deep into the hidden history and energetic wisdom of Ireland’s ancient sacred sites. 🔥 What We Explore in This Episode: • The Boheh Stone and its 280+ Neolithic petroglyphs • The breathtaking Rolling Sun Phenomenon over Eagle Mountain • Spiritual significance of Crevykeel Court Tomb, Carrowkeel, and Carrowmore • Forgotten rituals at Queen Maeve’s Cairn on Knocknarea • The energetic secrets of the Glebe Stone Circle in Cong, Co. Mayo • Ancient alignments, sun worship, and the real meaning behind passage tombs • The role of quartz, sound, and mushrooms in Neolithic spiritual practices • Why Ireland’s sacred sites are being neglected and how we can preserve them 💎 We also touch on: • Ancient rights of passage, birthing rituals, and ancestor reverence • The elementals, the Sidhe, and the spirits of place • Sacred etymology: meanings of Carrow, Liss, Rath, Kil, and more • Hidden treasures: amethyst and quartz from Achill Island 🌀 Whether you’re a seeker, healer, heritage explorer, or part of the Irish diaspora longing to reconnect, this is a must-listen conversation about Ireland’s true spiritual roots and the untold wisdom of our ancient sites. ⸻ 📍 Mentioned Sacred Sites & Regions: • Mayo: Boheh Stone, Eagle Mountain, Moar Oakwood, Aillemore Court Tomb, Kiladangan • Sligo: Carrowkeel, Carrowmore, Queen Maeve’s Cairn, Heapstown Cairn, Crevykeel • Clare: Mahón Hill Fort, Poulnabrone Dolmen • Kerry: Kilorglin, Caherdaniel, Paps of Anu • Meath: Loughcrew, Hill of Tara • Carlow: Browne’s Hill Dolmen • Wicklow, Tipperary, Connemara, Achill Island ⸻ 🧙‍♂️ About Aldo Jordan Aldo is a shamanic practitioner with 18+ years of experience, based in Castlebar, County Mayo. He is the founder of the Irish School of Shamanic Studies, with deep ancestral ties to the land and a passion for indigenous Irish spirituality, archaeology, and ceremonial site activation. ⸻ 🗓️ Upcoming Events: Catch Aldo Jordan at the Kerry Archaeological Festival (October 2025) in Caherdaniel — speaking on rock art, ancient spirituality, and sacred site energy. ⸻ 🔗 Connect with Us: 📧 Email: info@ancientspiritualtours.com 🧭 Learn more about our upcoming sacred journeys ⸻ 🔔 Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and Comment if this episode moved you. Share with a fellow wisdom keeper or land lover 🌾💫 #AncientIreland #SacredSites #IrishMythology #ShamanicIreland #NeolithicIreland #CelticSpirituality #Carrowkeel #BoaStone #Crevykeel #IrishSpirituality #LeyLines #EnergyHealing #MegalithicIreland #Sidhe #TuathaDéDanann #FairyFolk #IrishHeritage #DiasporaReturn #AncientSpiritualTours
Ancient Spiritual Tours Ireland speak to Aldo Jordan at Irish School of Shamanic Studies.
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