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In praise of beer, the source of civilisation

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By Siobhan Ball Verified
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In the wake of Imbolc, Brigid is still on my mind, and I find myself thinking about beer. Not just the nature of her relationship with it, or rather exactly which her that relationship properly belongs to, but why beer was important enough to merit divine notice in the first place – a question which will take us far beyond Ireland and Indo-European peoples, as beer’s importance to humanity is significantly broader, and older, than that.
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Who Is the Morrigan in Celtic Mythology?

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By Siobhan Ball Verified
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The most powerful goddess among the Tuatha dé Danaan, the Morrigan is a complex and often misunderstood figure from Irish myth. One woman or several, bearing either a name or a title (the meaning of which itself is disputed), the Morrigan’s identity is fluid and her domain is vast.
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Oat Bannoch for Imbolc

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By Siobhan Ball Verified
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Imbolc is unique among the quarter days in that it’s almost entirely a domestic affair. Where the other festivals are marked by large communal celebrations, Imbolc’s traditions centre on the home and family, with only the occasional folk custom like the Bridéog doll parades engaging broader community ties. Imbolc is also a word whose origins escape us. It may come from the Old Irish term for ewe milk.
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