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April 2008

Thu: 17^th until Thu: 24^th

Around Bhride’s Garden,  Spring vacation
perfect for a restoring “off season” vacation when weather is often pleasing, days are getting longer, there is abundant in wild flowers and birdsong is sweet.
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May 2008

Sun: 4^th until Sun: 11^th

Around Bhride’s Garden,  Beltaine celebration
includes “between the fires” ceremony and other
fun packed Beltaine traditions, plus time amongst the
abundant late spring flowers
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Thu: 15^th until Thu: 26^th

Sounding Sacred Ireland,  natural soundscape tour
guided by Hope Horton and Gabrielle Laden, teachers and practitioners of sound, music and sound healing who will guide how to appreciate and integrate sounds in landscape with sounds of ourselves. 
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June 2008

Thu: 5^th until Thu: 12^th

Bards Around Ireland,  songs, mirth and scenery tour
led by The Brobdingnagian Bards, remarkable entertainers
and explorers of songs music who invite you to share their
journey through Irish traditions, scenery and bardic ceilis.
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Tue: 16^th until Tue: 24^th

Around Bhride’s Garden,  Litha  solstice celebration
includes traditional summer solstice observations and ceili at the ancient Carrowkeel Passage cairns, along with time in Ireland during its longest days of the year.
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July 2008

Mon: 7^th until Mon: 14^th

Around Bhride’s Garden,  summer vacation
celebration of summer and nature amongst the traditions
of Ireland, plus as this is within the season of Cancer we
spend a lot of time amongst water, the coast, lakes,
streams and sacred wells.
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Thu: 17^th until Thu: 24^th

Craic & Ceilis,  tour
as this is the most popular time for visitors in Ireland, this means many events, especially small town village festivals, all over Ireland, so we will share some of these.
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Mon: 28^th until Mon: Aug 4^th

Two Worlds Theatre,  retreat
as this an extremely busy vacation time, not only in
Ireland and around the northern hemisphere this can be
a difficult time to find a truly stress free restoring vacation,
so we offer your our relaxing retreat alternative.
please inquire below

August 2008

Thu: 7^th until Thu: 14^th

Around Bhride’s Garden,  Lughnasa celebration
touring during the time of the first harvests, the maturing of the first wild forest fruits and maybe the time of flowering heather.
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Mon: 18^th until Mon: 25^th

Craic & Ceilis,  tour
as this is the end of the summer holiday season for many there is still a lot of craic, music and stories,
but in more intimate and traditional venues than we
visit on our July tour. 
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September 2008

Mon: 7^th until Mon: 14^th

Craic & Ceilis,  tour
with the approaching autumn and fall and the gathering of late harvests this is traditionally a time of stories, and drama as much as music, plus more ceilis around the turf and wood fires because though days are still warm we also welcome the first nippy evenings, but we remain cozy around the welcome hearth.
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Thu: 18^th until Thu: 25^th

Around Bhride’s Garden,  Mabon celebration
celebrating the observance of fall equinox, so this tour
is bound to become a celebration and thanksgiving of what
we have received in the year so far, as well as being a
welcome restoring break before receiving winter.
please inquire below

October 2008

Thu: 9^th until Thu: 16^th

Craic & Ceilis,  tour
now well and truly into a season of fireside ceilis,
yet also usually time of still, warm, sunny and clear days
that beckons us to adventure and explore as well as
share stories, songs and music of our traditions.
please inquire below

Mon: 19^th until Mon: 26^th

Around Bhride’s Garden,  year’s end celebration
valuable as reflective vacation as we are closing this Celtic year so this will be a combination of restoring retreat and inspiring adventure amongst colour changing trees and abundant fresh air from the changing winds, plus this is a perfect time to enjoy Ireland on a budget.
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Fri: 30^th until Fri: Nov: 7^th

Two Worlds Theatre,  Samhain retreat 
anticipate a wonderful time of storytelling, folk drama
tradition, celebration bonfire, and sharing of the delightful
traditions as they were before commercial halloween
and trick or treat diluted the the beautiful spirit of this time.
please inquire below

November 2008

Mon: 10^th until Mon: 17^th

Two Worlds Theatre,  retreat  
the first of our two oncoming winter retreats that are perfect for restoring and bringing warmth to our spirit during a time when people often become concerned by the demands of the oncoming holidays, especially the separation of commercial demands and feelings of the heart, so this is a wonderful time to find and release your spirit of love into creation.
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Thu: 20^th until Thu: 27^th

Two Worlds Theatre,  retreat
another chance to share our retreat this month, that
wanders through the time of the wonderful North American
time of Thanksgiving, so during this time we will share this
tradition merged with homely winter traditions of own,
along with freedom to create, express and publish.
please inquire below

December 2008

Month off

January 2009

Thu: 8^th until Thu: 15^th

Two Worlds Theatre,  retreat
After the midwinter holidays our thoughts are on renewing ourselves with new habits, new intents and expressing new inspirations, so on this retreat we focus on your choices to become and express the new you,
which is usually being the “you” that’s always been there
but without the space to express. 
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Thu: 30^th until Fri: Feb: 6^th

Around Bhride’s Garden,  imbolc & brigid celebration
focused on the spirit of Brigid, we share this time in Kildare, 
celebrations at the wonderful Brigit’s Garden in Co. Galway,
reflect at her sacred wells and walk a labyrinth at
Imbolc sunrise in her spirit.
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February 2009

Thu: 19^th until Sun: 22^nd

Celtic Ways Conference & Ceili,
A stirring weekend of speakers, workshops, music, folk drama, traditional healing, guided walks, memorable happy gathering ceilis, and whatever else we can find we can serve you with.
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