07/21/2024
Flying into Dublin…💚
📷 Georgia Sanders
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Flying into Dublin…💚
📷 Georgia Sanders
In honor of World Labyrinth Day today, we post this photo of our founder and tour guide Georgia Sanders at one of her favorite labyrinths in Glendalough, Ireland 💚🙏🏻
Culture Honey Touring hopes to beginning offering our Sacred Ireland and Iona, Scotland pilgrimages again beginning in Spring of 2025. Stay tuned to this page and perhaps you will be able to be a part of one of these wonderful journeys with us next year! 💚🌱
Culture Honey and Culture Honey Touring wishes a Happy St Brigid’s Day to all who celebrate! 🌿
“In Kildare and throughout Ireland, Saint Brigid is celebrated on her feast day, Feb. 1, and this year, on the 1500th anniversary of her death, is the first year it will be marked as a national holiday in Ireland!”
“On the Eve of Saint Brigid’s Day, it is customary to weave a cross out of reeds as Brigid is reputed to have done so long ago.”
“The story behind the cross is that while Brigid was visiting a dying chieftain, she picked up some rushes from the floor and wove them into the shape of the cross in order to explain the story of Christ’s death on the cross and resurrection. Upon hearing the story, it is said the dying man committed his soul to the One True God.” ☘️
“Once a new cross is woven, it is then placed over the front door inside the house. The Celtic saints started a tradition of hallowing places by marking them with a cross. The reed cross is also thought to protect the house from fire and famine.” 🍃
The words below are the type of prayer that would be uttered with the hanging of the cross:
Hearth Keeping Prayer
Brigid of the Mantle, encompass us,
Lady of the Lambs, protect us,
Keeper of the Hearth, kindle us.
Beneath your mantle, gather us,
And restore us to memory.
Mothers of our mother, Foremothers strong.
Guide our hands in yours,
Remind us how to kindle the hearth.
To keep it bright, to preserve the flame.
Your hands upon ours, Our hands within yours,
To kindle the light, Both day and night.
The Mantle of Brigid about us,
The Memory of Brigid within us,
The Protection of Brigid keeping us
From harm, from ignorance, from heartlessness.
This day and night,
From dawn till dark, From dark till dawn.”
https://www.culturehoney.com/saints-of-ireland-in-search-of-saint-brigid/
This new year:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of God’s hand.
Note* this photo was taken in Glendalough this past year, where Culture Honey Touring and Celtic Way Pilgrimages spend our retreat time at the end of our journey to Sacred Ireland….
📷 Georgia Sanders
We LOVE the fresh food in Ireland when we visit on our Culture Honey Touring Celtic Way Pilgrimages, which begin and end in Dublin!
Local ingredients and new takes on traditional dishes figure prominently on menus created by younger generations of local chefs and restaurateurs, as well as foreign chefs who have made the Irish capital their home.
At Culture Honey Touring we have been so taken with the sacred spaces in Ireland that we've created an entire Celtic pilgrimage around this deeply nourishing stream of the Christian faith.
To find that Frederick Douglass was so impacted as he walked these pathways and spent time with the Irish leaders and people that his 4-day trip turned into 4-months is a testament to historical and spiritual heritage of this beautiful land. And to further understand how Mr. Douglass helped the abolitionist cause move forward in Ireland and all the UK is an attestation to the greatness and character of this amazing, influential American.
We want to wish a Happy 8th anniversary to Culture Honey magazine and give kudos on this informative, inspiring article as well!
Dr Sharon Graff explores the connection between former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the impact of his time in Ireland
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Sinéad O’Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56
The Irish musician found worldwide fame with hit single Nothing Compares 2 U in 1990
Walking around Hill of Tara - OPW's 'Lia Fáil' (Stone of Destiny) and trying out the 'Wishing Stone' (put your arm through the hole and touch your shoulder and your wish will be granted) near the High Tower at St Brigid's Cathedral in Kildare, are just two of the places we have fun exploring Irelands historic culture and traditions on the Culture Honey Touring's Celtic Way Pilgrimages!
📷 Georgia Sanders & Jeff C
A beautiful day at Dún Laoghaire harbour to rest and celebrate the completion of our Culture Honey Touring, Spring 2023, Sacred Ireland Celtic Way Pilgrimage!
📷 Georgia Sanders
Goodnight Glendalough - the sky is beckoning us to return before we have even departed…
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📸 Georgia Sanders
Our expressions say it all ♥️
This silent walk today with Father Michael of the Glendalough Sanctuary was the culmination of over a weeks long journey thru Sacred Ireland ☘️
Join us in Fall 2024 for a beautiful outer journey, with the deeper inner journey at its heart 🌿
A warm welcome and a space to rest - with handmade food & hot drinks, selections of healthy groceries and wine to take away…thank u Glendalough Green!
📷 Georgia Sanders
Goodnight from St Brigids Cathedral, Kildare, Ireland!!
📸Georgia Sanders
Come and journey with us! Iona, Scotland, Fall, 2023 or Spring 2024 or Sacred Ireland, Fall 2024!
This video was taken today and is from a favorite sacred place that we visit in Ireland at the mid-point of our pilgrimage.….
🎥 Georgia Sanders
Scenes from the beautiful Monasterboice Parish and Slane Castle today…
📷 Georgia Sanders
Just incredible to be here …
📷Georgia Sanders
A wonderful walking tour of historic Dublin concluded today with a visit to the Book of Kelly’s and Old Library Trinity University. The Long Room has been updated to include 4 busts of influential Irish women!!
📷 Georgia Sanders
We had a great first day together in Dublin - we have begun our Spring 2023 Sacred Ireland Pilgrimage in earnest!
Follow our adventure here and make plans to join Culture Honey Touring in fall 2024 for our next Celtic Way Pilgrimage to Ireland!!
A beautiful view from the Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin tonight…
📸 Georgia Sanders
Fine hospitality at our fairy house in Trim, County Meath ♥️☺️
📸 Georgia Sanders
Foliage around Trim, Ireland today ☺️🌿
📷 Georgia Sanders
9 beautiful seconds of the River Boyne flowing underneath one of Ireland’s oldest bridges!
“The Old Bridge over the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, has been, and continues to be a working bridge since 1393.
Crossing the River Boyne at Trim, County Meath, pause on The Old Bridge and take a look at this remarkable feat of engineering. This is one of Ireland's oldest complete and unaltered working bridges.” ~ DiscoverIreland.ie
🎥 Georgia Sanders
On a quick stop-over on our way to Trim, Co. Meath, we were able to enjoy bright blue skies as the recent rain clouds blew away…this is St Mary’s parish church:
From the church website:
“St. Mary's Parish is the parish on the east side of the river Shannon in the town of Athlone, Co. Westmeath.”
📷 Georgia Sanders
A lovely journey from Galway to Trim, Ireland by train today!! 🇮🇪🚂☘️
📷 Georgia Sanders
THIS was a fantastic place to have dinner, including the natural wine!
Shown here is the delicious Ham & Scallion Croquettes with Apple Gel and the yummy Italian Barba Vino Rosso - but also ordered and fully enjoyed was the Cod with Pil Pil & Smoked Paprika and the Charred Cabbage with Pumpkin Seed and Almond Miso…
Thank you Éan Galway!
📸 Georgia Sanders
A warm welcome awaits guests at and the food is wonderful!
Shown here is Black Chai Tea, Curried Callowflower and Parsnip Soup with Brown Bread and Pan Roasted Hake with Pea + Wild Garlic Purée, Salt + Vinagar Roasties and Caper Aioli…
📷 Georgia Sanders
What do you see?
Keeping our eyes open as we rest and walk the city of Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, getting ready to begin Culture Honey Touring’s next Sacred Ireland Celtic Way Pilgrimage which commences next week!
Make plans to join us next Fall, for our 2024 Sacred Ireland Pilgrimage! For more information, go to:
www.culturehoneytouring.com
📷 Georgia Sanders
Arriving in Ireland at the Shannon Airport in Co Claire then heading north up to Galway!
Let the exploration begin!
📷 Georgia Sanders
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Part of being on pilgrimage is finding welcoming spaces like this one at Glendalough Green 💚🌿 #CultureHoneyTouring #celticwaypilgrimages #ireland #sacredireland #glendalough
Come and journey with us! Iona, Scotland, Fall, 2023 or Spring 2024 or Sacred Ireland, Fall 2024! This video was taken today and is from a favorite sacred place that we visit in Ireland at the mid-point of our pilgrimage.…. #culturehoneytouring #celticwaypilgrimages #sacredireland #ionascotland #celticchristianity #pilgrimage 🎥 Georgia Sanders
A cozy fire in a lovely Irish hotel…#CultureHoneyTouring #culturehoney #sacredireland #ireland #dublin
9 beautiful seconds of the River Boyne flowing underneath one of Ireland’s oldest bridges! “The Old Bridge over the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, has been, and continues to be a working bridge since 1393. Crossing the River Boyne at Trim, County Meath, pause on The Old Bridge and take a look at this remarkable feat of engineering. This is one of Ireland's oldest complete and unaltered working bridges.” ~ DiscoverIreland.ie #culturehoney #culturehoneymag #CultureHoneyTouring #RealPeopleRealStoriesRealLife #travel #ireland #trimireland #riverboyne #rivers #oldbridge 🎥 Georgia Sanders
Remembering the strength of the sea off of the North End beach on Iona after a major storm passed through just over a week ago! #CultureHoneyTouring #celticwaypilgrimages #scotland #ionascotland #iona #pilgrimage #celticchristianity #wildsea 🎥 Georgia Sanders
The ebb and flow of Life…. “Deep peace of the running wave to you Deep peace of the flowing air to you…” #CultureHoneyTouring #celticwaypilgrimages #celticchristianity #scotland #troon #thesea 🎥 Georgia Sanders
Departing tomorrow for this beautiful isle! Culture Honey Touring’s pilgrimage begins on the 28th - but we’ll be live-posting from the sea-side south of Glasgow this next week as well! #culturehoneytouring 🍯#celticwaypilgrimages #ionascotland #celticchristianity #wildsea 🎥 Georgia Sanders
Beautiful interior or the Glasgow Cathedral... #CultureHoneyTouring 🍯 #celticwaypilgrimages #culturehoneymag #ionascotland #iona #scotland #glasgow #glasgowcathedral #highlander 🎥 Georgia Sanders
Happy Feast Day of St Columba from all of us Culture Honey Touring / Celtic Way Pilgrimages! Join us on a sojourn to the wind-swept holy isle of Iona, Scotland this September 28th - October 3rd - for details of our pilgrimage, visit: https://culturehoneytouring.com/tour/celtic-christian-pilgrimage-5-nights-iona-scotland-sept-28th-oct-3rd-2022/ This tiny island in the Inner Hebrides off the coast of Scotland is where St Columba and his companions came to rest and build their monastic community in 563. Led by local guides, we will walk the paths that he and his companions lived and walked as well as where pilgrims have flocked for over a thousand years before us… An excerpt of ‘Columba’s rock’ ~ as published in A Celtic Liturgy by Pat Robson “Delightful it is to stand on the peak of a rock, in the bosom of the isle, gazing on the face of the sea. I hear the heaving waves chanting a tune to God in heaven; I see their glittering surf. I see the golden beaches, the sands sparkling; I hear the joyous shrieks of the swooping gulls.” This video was taken up on the rocky knoll near the Iona Abbey known as Torr An Aba or ‘Hill of the Abbot’ and is said to have been the place where St Columba had his writing hut. #culturehoneytouring #celticwaypilgrimages #ionapilgrimage #scotland #ionascotland #iona #celticchristianity 🎥 Georgia Sanders
Lovely river in Kelvingrove Park near the West End of Glasgow. Scotland is like that, riviers springing up in unexpected places, like near to urban areas, as well as long springs plunging down hillsides - sometimes leading to lakes or forming other streams at the bottom - lush & gorgeous! Culture Honey Touring stops in Glasgow both on our way and on our way back from our pilgrimage to Iona. #culturehoneytouring #culturehoneymag 🍯 #scotland #ionascotland #cityrivers 🎥 Georgia Sanders
Back in So Cal after our epic pilgrimages to Ireland & Iona - to our Pasadena hometown to be exact! We hope you will enjoy this little bit of sunshine taken this week and a fun fountain too… Also! We fully intend to keep posting additional images and videos from our recent visit to Ireland and Iona, so stay tuned - and make your plan to join us in the fall! #culturehoneymag 🍯 #culturehoneytouring #sacredireland #ionascotland #california #pasadenacalifornia #welovefountains #fountains 🎥 Georgia Sanders
Traveling into the Oban Harbour at Oban on the ferry from Mull, this old fishing village has beautiful views of the sea and the ferry ride is just grand as well! #culturehoneytouring #celticwaypilgrimages #culturehoneymag #scotland #Mull #Oban 📷 Georgia Sanders
"Almost all of our traditions of instruction in prayer, meditation or silence, be they Catholic, Buddhist or Muslim advocate seclusion or withdrawal as a first step in creating this equanimity." ~ David Whyte, The Three Marriages Take a first step and join Culture Honey Touring for a longer pilgrimage journey to Sacred Ireland and or to the holy island of Iona, Scotland, where this video was filmed…. #culturehoneytouring #celticwaypilgrimages #Ireland #Iona #sacredireland #ionascotland #outerjourney #innerjourney #firststep
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