As Bealtaine fires are lit and her flowers burst into bloom, a story stirs of the coldest day in May, where the wintry presence of an Cailleach once lingered at summer’s threshold.

Walk alongside one man seeking the story from the land herself, as he receives wise counsel from unexpected messengers.

A mythic Irish tale of Bealtaine that speaks to the hidden voices of nature, while posing the question: if you dare to ask it, can you be still enough to hear the response?

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Credits and Additional Resources

Thugamar Féin An Samhradh Linn. I learnt this song when participating in The Song and the Story Class taught by Mary McLaughlin.

The Book of the Cailleach: Stories of the Wise Woman Healer. Gearóid Ó Crualaoich. Cork University Press.

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