Macneamh | Reflections
Living Archive of Language & Gaelic Wisdom
This is a space for Irish language, poetry, and traditional wisdom — held as living expressions of inner, cultural, and ancestral life. These offerings arise from land, memory, imagination, and relationship. They are not presented as material to master, but as presences to encounter. Gathered in fedóireacht — the Irish word for weaving — this archive holds language, story, symbol, folklore, and image as interlaced threads, in living relationship. It offers a way of sensing the texture and rhythm of how these elements are woven throughout the wider work, before entering more extended journeys.
You are invited to enter slowly, to linger where something stirs, and to return when the time is right.
Granuaile – Pirate Queen of the Irish Seas [Video]
Gráinne Ní Mháille (Grace O’Malley in English), or as she is known in Irish folklore, Granuaile, was born in Ireland around 1530. She was the daughter of Dubhdara O Máille, who commanded the biggest fleet of ships in Ireland at the time. They were from Clare Island, a stunning island in Clew Bay in Co. Mayo. When her father died…
Imbolc, Brigid and the Light
Brigid, the ancient triple Goddess, is celebrated on Lá Bríde – “Brigid’s Day” at Imbolc. She stands on the threshold of spring, invoking the archetypal energies of…
Solstice, Awe and the Returning Light
As each year passes, I am more in awe at the wisdom of nature and the changing seasons. Our ancestors, who lived so close to the earth, were intimately tied to the seasons and the cycle of the harvest…
The Heart Opening
Gratitude is such a beautiful emotion when we connect to it. When we make space for it in our lives, it has such an interesting impact on us, and those around us…
Entering the Darkness
Going through change and transformation in our lives is a metaphorical dark night. It is often a deeply painful, bewildering time, not knowing if dawn will come…
Into The Wonder
When we go out alone into nature, into the wildness of the landscape, it has the beautiful ability to bring us into contact with a sense of space…
What is Teallach?
In those early months of development, I was trying to get to the heart of the work. What was the intention? What was the essence of the work? What name can I give that?
Healing the Self Abandonment Wound
To live an authentic life is to live a life true to who you are, aligned to your values, your desires, your dreams, and your deepest soul self. Living authentically often necessitates saying no to what no longer serves you. We abandon ourselves when…
The Eternal Witness
I grew up in South Connemara on the west coast of Ireland. It is a Gaelic Irish-speaking region. I grew up amongst granite stones. They were an ever-present witness. They were everywhere…