Discovering Deep Forgotten Wisdom
// March 26th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events, Uncategorized
This is an opportunity to explore myth and it’s relevance to the modern world, looking initially at the matter of ‘leadership’ or in mythic language, ‘kingship’. The proposal offers an opportunity to work within a group context, exploring a series of the important myths of the rich and unique Irish Tradition. Specifically we will look at Irish Leadership Myths and the stories of Lugh and Balor, Cormac Mac Airt and Conaire ,mythical king of Tara, over four Saturdays. This will be done within the context of a research study within UCD Folklore Department on ‘Myth and Modernity’; the relevance of myth to the modern world, and understanding the mythic roots of modernity. Two big questions will be explored:
• What is the leadership wisdom encoded in the myths?
• How has this wisdom been in evidence in modern Ireland or not as the case may well be? Later in the year we will work with Irish Wisdom Mythology and Irish Martial Mythology
// March 11th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events, General, Uncategorized
This is an opportunity to explore myth and it’s relevance to the modern world, looking initially at the matter of ‘leadership’ or in mythic language, ‘kingship’. What is proposed here is an opportunity to work within a group context to explore a series of the important myths of the rich and unique Irish Tradition. Specifically we will look over four Saturdays at Irish Leadership Myths and the stories of Lugh and Balor, Cormac mac Airt and Conaire, mythical king of Tara. This is within a context of a research study within UCD Folklore Department on ‘Myth and Modernity’, the relevance of myth to the modern world, and understanding the mythic roots of modernity. What we will look at is what is the leadership wisdom encoded in the myths and how has this wisdom been in evidence in modern Ireland or not as the case may well be. Later in the year we will work with Irish Wisdom Mythology and Irish Martial Mythology
Anyone interested in the Irish myths and specifically re-connecting, re-working and perhaps ‘harrowing’ the myths as a way of understanding and making sense of the modern world and all the turbulence and change. Also anyone interested in leadership and social issues might find the series of interest. (more…)
// November 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events
The final Bard Mythologies Nine Waves workshop will be taking place on Saturday 28th November 2009 in Belvedere House, Mullingar. You are very welcome to attend even if you have not been able to make any of the other weekend workshops.
This weekend’s theme is MYTHS OF THE DIVINE: From Pagan to Celtic Culture. Please follow the links below to view the weekends agenda and accompanying readings.
Bard-Myths of the Divine Agenda
(Readings)
// June 23rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Events
This Exhibition in Belvedere House, Mullingar, on the great characters of the Irish Myth Cycles was opened on 28th May by Eamon Ryan, the Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources. Minister Ryan said,
“I am very honoured to help launch this new and important exhibition” and then he added, ” I think we are looking for a sense of where our values are as a people, what are our strengths, what is our vision of where we want to go, and I think we first need to go back and have a clear sense of where we’ve come from and that also comes from this exhibition….”
Sandy Dunlop on behalf of the Bard Team paid tribute to Bill Felton whose work we were enjoying both in the posters and the DVD. Sandy congratulated and thanked Bill for the years of support he has given right back to the start of the Bard. He also thanked Bartle D’Arcy for Belvedere and all the support he has given the Bard.
Joe Whelan, Cathaoirleach Westmeath County Council extended a very warm welcome to Minister Ryan and to everyone.
This exhibition is very important. We learn about the past so we can understand the present. Myths represent our true identity as Irish People. I hope it will be an inspiration.
// May 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Events
This series involves Saturday events in Belvedere House, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. So far we have run a Winter Series and a Spring Series both involving 3 Saturdays.
The inspiration for the “Nine Waves” is the story of the arrival of Amerghin and the Celts to Ireland. When Amerghin and the Sons of Mil arrived in Ireland the Tuatha de Dannan were not pleased with the choice he gave them to surrender of to fight. On rejection of these two options Amerghin then offered to retreat a distance of nine waves from the shores of Ireland. The Tuatha believed their Druids would hold them out.
Inspired by the suggestion of the late John Moriarty the philosopher and Mythologist, our challenge today is to likewise remove ourselves over nine waves, but to return ‘through’ the nine waves, each wave being a initiation into one of the myths of the Irish tradition.
Exploring Diarmuid and Grainna
Exploring Pagan and Christian Images – Mananaan, Jesus, Patrick
Exploring the Voyages of Bran
// May 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Events
This is an exhibition of the Myth images that Bill Felton has created for the Bard Summer School since 1996. The images capture the Archetypal characters of the Irish Myths in exciting and provocative ways.
The exhibition is held at Belvedere House, Mullingar which is very near to Uisneach, once the sacred centre if Ireland. It is a wonderful and appropriate venue because in part of its central location. Belvedere House is a centre for Myth and Legend.
children-of-lir
An additional exhibition focusing particularly on the Children of Lir is running simultaneously at the Fore coffee shop, Fore. This is very near to Lake Derravaragh where the Children as swans spent their last 300 years. Fore also has associations with Balor of the Evil Eye.
// March 17th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Events
Clare Isla
nd, Clew Bay, Co. Mayo.
This very succesful summer school has run from 1995. Each year we take one of the myths from Irish Heritage. We then hear the story again in the oral tradition, we get to know the character and we probe for the wisdom and meaning of the myth. There are many participative exercises, some lectures, poetry and other inputs.
The social side of the event involves an evening with the Island Storytellers, with song, dance, recitations and poetry. Other nights include music and the feast which some see as the highlight.
This year we will explore the theme of Time & Timelessness through the myth Midir & Etain.
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