The Kingdom of Midhe (2024)

18/12/2023

Presents of Mind....
The Winter Solstice at Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth draws ever closer on Dec 21st in The Kingdom of Midhe. The darkness will reach its zenith and then start to fall away as the seasons move to the return of the light at the Spring Equinox at Loughcrew Cairns . Christmas approaches and for those seeking unusual quality gifts have a look at Killua Castle who now offer a great value annual Friends of Killua membership for just €20 with many benefits including access to the Castle grounds and ability to book at their new fine dining restaurant The Twelve Points also offers Gift Vouchers on www.killuacastle.com.
Tullynally Castle & Gardens offer Season Tickets as Christmas presents for access to their serene 12 acre Gardens open April to October annually with Family (2A & 2C) tickets starting at €68 on www.tullynallycastle.com .
Try some Christmas Spirit from Fore Distillery with special Decanter Deluxe Hampers available on https://shop.foredistillery.ie or by calling into Barrel & Bean by Fore Distillery just outside the monastic valley of Fore. Draw some inspiration from a Pop Up Art Shop by Colette Kearney Art in Mount Nugent, Cavan, Ireland open daily 11-7 until Saturday 23rd with beautiful local townscapes as an ideal present. Browse artisan local crafts at Boyne Valley Wools online at www.boynevalleywools.com or if viewing the Winter Solstice, pay them a visit right beside Newgrange . For a last minute Santa Visit extra dates have been added to the very popular Light Show at Loughcrew Estate from the 19th-23rd www.loughcrew.com

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17/12/2023

Grianstad....
The Winter Solstice approaches with the shortest day of the year immortally marked by the trapping of the Sunrise at Síd in Broga at Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth in The Kingdom of Midhe on the 21st December. This year there is free public access to witness the Sunrise outside the monument from the 19th -23rd which will be approx 8.40 am. Park at the Centre carpark and use the free shuttle bus service to the site and connect with an ancient landscape on Winter's turn. There will be a live stream broadcast from inside the chamber available here on December 21st from 8.40 am. https://cutt.ly/6wSzowi8
Follow Anthony Murphy on Mythical Ireland for live updates on the morning sunrises.
Newgrange pics Brù na Bóinne FaceBook.

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07/12/2023

Christmas Past...
Dating back to 1780 as home to the Chapman family on lands once owned by The Knights Hospitaller, but granted to Benjamin Chapman a Captain in Cromwell's New Model Army in 1667, Killua Castle was abandoned in the 1940's and fell into ruin.The desolate ivy clad hulk roofless with gaping window and door spaces seemed destined for oblivion like other fallen houses of that period in Ireland. Fate, in the shape of Allen Sanguines-Krause and his wife Lorena, proved different with Allen first seeing a picture of the ruin in 1999 and he purchased what he seen as one of the most romantic demesnes in Ireland with its familial links to Lawrence of Arabia. A 21 year labour of love began with the Castle essentially being restored from scratch to a 21st Century home that reflects the owners interest in art and history. The estate is now operated by the Montpascal foundation a centre for regenerative farming, conservation and gastronomy with the exquisite Twelve Points Restaurant now open for Friends of Killua available on the website www.killuacastle.com.
The Ghosts of Christmas past are bound to stir again in the corridors of Killua this Saturday 9th December as Killua host a very special Christmas Fair with artisan food and craft producers, their own gourmet Killua Food Truck and Santa Claus will be there too. Open from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm entrance for cars is their main entrance not the N52 entrance. Entry to the Fair is free, there is a €5 per car fee for parking and a Santa Visit with present is also available for €5. Do take part in the wonderful Christmas Raffle with €7k worth of prizes, €5 per strip, 5 strips for €20. Have your fivers ready for a fantastic Christmas at the Castle outing in The Kingdom of Midhe for all the family on Saturday 9th Dec.

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06/12/2023

Wilde at Heart...
The Hunter Gatherers moved with their food in the Mesolithic age using shamanic practices to enter the mind of their prey, always respecting and honouring the source of their sustenance. The early Neolithic grain and cattle farmers that spread into Ireland changed the way of the World leading to food surpluses and the creation of settlements and ceremonial spaces such as Loughcrew Cairns in The Kingdom of Midhe . The practice of the Hunter Gatherer is kept alive today by the exquisite Wilde Dining who offer "a nomadic fine dining experience in the Forests, Caves and Islands" of Ireland and in particular at one of their favourite venues the magical Loughcrew Estate in the shadow of those foreboding 5'500 year old Megalithic Cairns. A Masquerade Banquet in Loughcrew House takes place on 29th December with a Theme of Surrealism and on Friday 5th January 2024 the Widle Dining Experience returns to the rustic Mill House in Loughcrew Historic Gardens for an intimate dining event. Find Tickets and Gift Vouchers on their page and take a walk on the Wilde Side this New Year....

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05/12/2023

Inspire....
The primeval landscape of Loughcrew Cairns shrouded in the mists of time as a place of origin not just for The Kingdom of Midhe but for the island of Ireland served as an anchor for the early Neolithic grain farmers as they adapted to a different climate using the solar wheel as a guide. The traces of the past still linger and inspire artists and craft workers today. Choose a Christmas gift that reflects this by selecting a framed print from the award winning John Sheridan Photography who has a fantastic selection of his captures of local places of interest available to order. An Artist that draws on her own depth of knowledge to interpret the landscape is Margaret Mckenna Art who has a beautiful 2024 Walking through Legends Calendar available along with Fine Art Giclée prints for sale on her website with postal dates on www.margaretmckenna.ie.
Using his local hedgerows around monastic Fore in North Westmeath Craft Stickmaker Liam Leahy uses, Hazel, Blackthorn and Holly to produce distinctive walking sticks of all shape and form, each matured for two years and some finished with a built in deer antler whistle. Find Liam Leahy on FaceBook to book a visit to his magical workshop. Another artist taking inspiration from the stories that abound in the Kingdom is Kim Gaffney Art who recently launched her Art Book, Orwin and Sebana in Crover House Hotel on the shores of Lough Sheelin and her prints from that are currently on display in Ramor Theatre until December 15th. Visit www.kimgaffneyart.com to order both the book and prints like her little Robin. Again postage dates for Ireland and around the World are listed...
Bring the Kingdom closer this Christmas...

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04/12/2023

Market Research...
The Winter Solstice at Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth gets closer and you can witness Sunrise outside the monument from the 19th to the 23rd December with free Gatherings organised by OPW - Office of Public Works with details on www.newgrange.com Throughout The Kingdom of Midhe weekend markets are taking place with the wonderful Killua Castle hosting their Christmas Fair with Santa Claus, artisan food and crafts and a special Christmas Raffle with over €7000 worth of prizes on Saturday 9th December from 11.00 - 4.00.
Sunday 10th sees Collinstown Farmers Market host a Hello December festive market with everything you need for Christmas in the North Westmeath Village. Eureka House in Kells, Meath, Ireland host a seasonal Farmer's Market on the same day Sunday 10th. Slane Castle get ready for Christmas with their Christmas Market on Saturday and Sunday 15th and 16th December and pop into Slane Castle and Slane Whiskey Distillery for some Christmas Spirit. Mullingar Winterfest Christmas Experience 2023 begins on the weekend of the 8th - 10th and continues to the following weekend 15th - 17th December with details and updates from Ray Dolan from Mullingar in Mullingar Mullingar Chamber and Mullingar Town Team . Oldcastle Chamber have Santa Claus coming to town on Saturday 9th December at 5.00 pm.
Enjoy the gifts of the Kingdom....

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28/11/2023

O'Holy Night....
The Dove of the Church, Colmcille in Gaelic and Columba in Latin was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland studying under St Finnian of Clonard in The Kingdom of Midhe in the 6th C. He was the Patron Saint of Derry, gave his name to Glencolmcille and founded the all important monastic site in Kells, Meath, Ireland in the mid 6th Century. A dispute over a book with St Finnian led to Colmcilles banishment from Ireland and his mission to Scotland where he founded on Iona. Two hundred years after his death what is now known as The Book of Kells was written in his honour and Kells Monastery was refounded in the early ninth Century with the very book by the Ionan Monks fleeing Viking raids on their Island community.
A special Christmas event on the actual Saint's birthday takes place on Thurs 7th December in St Columba's Church of Ireland in Kells from 4pm to 5.30 pm. The following Sunday the 10th December there is a beautiful event Kells by Candlelight starting at 6.00 pm at the Christmas Tree and heading to the splendid Headfort Arms Hotel. This coming Weekend sees the return of the Christmas Market and Craft Fair in Castlepollard at the GAA grounds on the Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December. The Market Clonmellon have their Christmas Market on Sunday 3rd December and the marvelous Loughcrew Wonderland magical lightshow with Santa Claus at Loughcrew Estate continues on Fri, Sat and Sun, booking on www.loughcrew.com. The Cottage Market Cavan opens at the Town Hall for Sat & Sun 2nd and 3rd with a big lineup
The Mullingar Winterfest Christmas Experience 2023 takes place over two weekends Fri 8th -10th and Fri 15th-Sun 17th and Mullingar St. Patrick's Day Festival 2024 have a Christmas Tractor Run on the 9th December from 5.30 pm with registration from 4.30 pm in Forest Park, Mullingar. Check out Ray Dolan from Mullingar in Mullingar and Mullingar Chamber for info.
The majestic Killua Castle host their Killua Christmas Fair on Saturday 9th of December with a host of stalls and stunning raffle prizes.
Local gift ideas, check out the Mythological Range on Margaret Mckenna Art local artisan and crafts gifts at Boyne Valley Wools and the Golden Rum from Fore Distillery available in the weekend Christmas Shop at Barrel & Bean by Fore Distillery .
Thy Kingdom Come....This Christmas....

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22/11/2023

Deck the Halls.....
The Winter Solstice approaches as the Cailleach's icy grip on The Kingdom of Midhe tightens before it starts to release after the alingment in Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth on December 21st. Christmas festival preparations are underway as the good people of the Kingdom and those beyond prepare their wares for sale. Through the Winter Darkness comes the welcome return of many lights at Loughcrew Estate from Friday 24th November with the opening of their magic lightshow including Santa Claus with Loughcrew Wonderland.Tickets www.loughcrew.com .
Collinstown Farmers Market hold their big Christmas Market this Sunday morning on November 26th with an indoor and outdoor spectacular.Later the same day Eureka House hold their Christmas Market in Kells. The Market Clonmellon follow up with their own Christmas Market on Sunday 3rd December with an amazing array of locally produced gift ideas.The Kells Christmas Lights will be switched on at 3.30 pm with a family event on Sunday 3rd December. Ballinacree Community Association have a Ballinacree parade of lights and lighting ceremony also on Sunday 3rd December at 5.00 pm with a pedal tractor run to the Community Centre. The marvellous Killua Castle in Clonmellon host their own Christmas Market on Saturday 9th Dec. from 12 midday till 4.00 pm and this is a must attend event with a special Christmas Raffle with extraordinary prizes to be won on the day worth over €7000 including a Holiday abroad.
Pick up the Spirit of Christmas with a bottle of Golden Rum from Fore Distillery where Barrel & Bean by Fore Distillery Christmas Shop is open weekends in Fore.An unusual gift idea is a voucher for The Poppy Garden outside of Oldcastle who also do plant sales. The Cottage Market Cavan have their Christmas Cottage Market on the weekend of Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December in Townhall Square in Cavan Town with live music and an Umbrella Spectacle linking the streets....
The Kingdom is the place to be this Christmas.

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17/11/2023

The Return of the Light...
Light has been central to our early existence from the measurement of the Sun as it passes through the seasons. Set in stone by our early Neolithic ancestors at Loughcrew Cairns in The Kingdom of Midhe the light entering the chamber and tracing the Equinox Stone determined the path of The Cailleach. At the Home of Light Loughcrew, man has created a vision of light in the dark of the Cailleach's Winter to inspire and pierce the gloom to foretell the coming Winter Festivities originally measured at the Winter Solstice at Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth . At Loughcrew Estate for a month of weekends from 24th Nov. to 23rd Dec light springs forth from the darkness with Loughcrew Wonderland opening on Friday 24th November with the arrival of Santa Claus to the estate. Book your lightshow tickets which include a visit to Santa and small present on www.loughcrew.com .
And see the Light....

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03/11/2023

Cool Yule....
Mean Geimhreadh, Midwinter, approaches on the Wheel of the Year and Yule takes its name from Thoul an ancient word for wheel. Síd in Broga at Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth has a Winter Solstice alingment Grianstaid where the Sun stands still in the sky on the shortest day of the year. In The Kingdom of Midhe after that the Sun returns to breathe life into the Earth again and the Winter Queen the Cailleach dies at Loughcrew Cairns on the Spring Equinox. The Mass of Christ the Christians brought to the Kingdom became our Christmas today and Father Christmas is coming to Loughcrew Estate arriving on Thursday 23rd November to switch on the lights for their Winter Wonderland Lightshow. FC himself will be in his grotto in Loughcrew Historic Gardens every weekend until the 23rd December. Tickets to the Winter Wonderland are on www.loughcrew.com.
The Christmas Spirit is alive and well in Fore Distillery with their range of Golden Rum and Poitín available in their distillery shop Barrel & Bean by Fore Distillery open now Thursday to Sunday and online orders available. www.foredistillery.ie.
Shop local this Christmas with several fabulous artisan Christmas Markets coming up. Early days for The Market Clonmellon as part of Boyne Valley Flavours Samhain Food & Culture Festival on Sunday 5th November with their big Christmas Market on Sunday 3rd December and the nearby Collinstown Farmers Market on Sunday 12th November and their big Christmas Market on Sunday 26th November. Presents for all.....

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01/11/2023

Food for Thought....
Celebrating the true meaning of Samhain as an end of Summer Harvest Festival, which this year falls on the 7th November, in The Kingdom of Midhe is the unique eclectic collection of food and drink experiences organised by Boyne Valley Flavours in and around the historic town of Kells, Meath, Ireland which hosts this annual event.
Food and the development of farming practices has been crucial to the Kingdom since the early Neolithic Grain Farmers centred on Loughcrew Cairns measured the seasons around The Cailleach. Feasting, the communal practice of the tribe in celebrating both acheivement and marking time is a remnant of our past from the Dumb Supper to our Harvest Festivals that has been revived in its original form here with a cornucopia of events in The Samhain Festival of Food & Culture from the 3rd - 5th November with full details on www.boynevalleyflavours.ie.
Many local sites feature in the packed programme including visits to Killua Castle Martry Mill The Market Clonmellon Sheridans Cheesemongers and the bastion base of the excellent Headfort Arms Hotel hosting many events. A Moveable Feast.....

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28/10/2023

Samhain...
The ancient harvest festival of Samhain approaches and in The Kingdom of Midhe The occasion was re ignited in modern times by the community led Samhain Festival of Fire on Tlachtga organised by local Historian Joe Conlon and the Friends of Tlachtga in Athboy.
This Hallowe'en Weekend at Loughcrew Estate you can walk through the Samhain Veil into the Otherworld with four guided Spook Walks nightly...led by the Soul Guide...book here..
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In Kells, Meath, Ireland Boyne Valley Flavours are organising their Samhain Festival of Food and Culture with all events listed on www.boynevalleyflavours.ie .Something for everyone in the Harvest..food for the body and food for the soul.
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22/10/2023

Highway to Kells....
Samhain approaches, the ancient end of harvest festival, entwined with remembering our ancestral dead in The Kingdom of Midhe as the onset of Winter hastens. The Samhain alingment falls on the 7th November captured for over 5000 years in the Loughcrew Cairns where on the Hallowe'en Bank Holiday Weekend 28th -30th October you can travel through the Samhain Veil and visit The Otherworld on Loughcrew Estate and try to avoid the Vampiric Temptress, An Dearg Due, with Spook Walk tickets selling fast on www.loughcrew.com. Kells, Meath, Ireland marks the occasion in a frightfully suitable Manor in Rockfield House with tickets available on their website for a visit to see their ghosts www.rockfieldhouse.com . Boyne Valley Flavours Samhain Food Festival takes place around the town from the 3rd to the 5th November with events in the elegant Headfort Arms Hotel, The Market Clonmellon and Martry Mill full listings are available on their website www.boynevalleyflavours.ie . In Eureka House where there is lots of paranormal activity a special Hallowe'en Party for little creatures of the night takes place on Friday 27th October. Check out The World History of Kells for some Spooky Night Time walks of Kells with Historian Chris Murphy. Tlachtga Abhaile will be visiting Park Ri at 5.00 pm Thursday 26th October for some more spooky fun in Kells. Spirits of Meath Halloween Festival has full listings for all spooktacular events in the centre of Midhe including Púca Festival concerts..

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14/10/2023

Walking through Legends....
Using the ancient landscape around Loughcrew Cairns as her inspiration Margaret Mckenna Art has built up a large following over the years as a very accomplished artist. Her depictions of the land beneath us in The Kingdom of Midhe draws the viewer into the mysteries of the past and confronts the wonder of the visceral with human forms of legends of lore. Her new exhibition opens in the excellent Cavan County Museum on Thursday 26th October at 7.00 pm in association with Cavan Arts and all are welcome to attend and meet the artist on the night.

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03/10/2023

Labyrinth....
Talk a walk on the dark side at Samhain in
The Kingdom of Midhe with a visit to The Otherworld at the mysterious Loughcrew Estate .
Walk through the Veil with The Soul Guide Bartle D'Arcy and have the Time of your Life but make sure you leave on time because the Dark Man awaits in the shadows to hold you there forever.
An Dearg Due ,The Red Thirst, is the temptress that seduces the weak and extoles her Souldiers to seize your soul to please her dark master....
The Otherworld Spook Walks take place on the October Bank Holiday Weekend in Loughcrew Historic Gardens as part of the Spirits of Meath Halloween Festival . Four guided walks nightly from 6.00 pm...now booking fast online
https://directingtourism.clr.events/event/134359:-the-otherworld-spook-walk
Suitable for over eights, bring a small torch, wear suitable clothing and footwear, if you get trapped in the Otherworld, you will be there forever....
The roving reporter Ray Dolan from Mullingar in Mullingar paid a visit to the estate yesterday to meet the Soul Guide and see for himself...

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29/09/2023

Grá mo Chroí...
A tragic love story still lingers in the mists that rise down by Lough Sheelin's shores where the echoes of a turbulent past resonate over the still waters.
On the edge of the pale in the 17th Century a love story across the barricades from the Crown fortresss of Ross Castle to the Rebel Crover Castle on a rocky island went against the grain. Sebana the daughter of the ruling Nugent Norman dynasty and Prince Orwen son of the O'Reilly Cheiftain began a clandestine affair doomed from the start where hopes were dashed and death replaced life but where the young lovers are entwined for eternity in the one grave above Lough Sheelin.
The Legend springs back to life with the publication of the story as an Art Book by the very talented Kim Gaffney Art . This evening on RTÉ 1 after the news the story will feature on Nationwide, next Thursday the 5th October the Official launch takes place in the majestic Crover House Hotel at 7.00pm and on Friday 13th October an exhibition of the paintings will be opened in Ramor Theatre Virginia running into November.
Love Never Dies in The Kingdom of Midhe .

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28/09/2023

Loughcrew disrepair..
The OPW - Office of Public Works disregard for the upkeep of Loughcrew Cairns highlighted by Johnny Guirke TD Meath West in Dail Éireann.
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27/09/2023

Harvest Season...
Samhain approaches and in places the Veil to the Otherworld thins and the living can be pulled into the restless realm. To protect against this in olden times a piece of lit turf was carried in a hollowed out turnip and a pig skin mask was worn to literally play dead and survive the night. This tradition made it's way to America where Jack O'Lantern was born. This Sunday 1st October a chance to stock up on Giant Pumpkins at Collinstown Farmers Market inside and outside 11.30 am - 1.30 pm with artisan food stalls, fragrant candles, bespoke jewellery and the ever important hot chocolate and coffee. Teltown House have a Hallowe'en Car Boot Fair on in their Country House Courtyard from 9.00 am also on Sunday 1st Oct.
The Market Clonmellon have Big News with TV Chef Tara Walker doing demonstrations there on Sunday 8th October. Nearby Killua Castle have extended payment options on their excellent Friends of Killua offer to credit and debit cards on www.killuacastle.com . Headfort Arms Hotel in Kells has a special colouring competition celebrating Original Irish Hotels Week for Primary Schools on www.headfortarms.ie and they are working with Boyne Valley Flavours for their spectacular Samhain Festival of Food and Culture held in Kells Nov 2nd to Nov.5th with tickets to all events on www.boynevalleyflavours.ie . The Kingdom of Midhe has its own Hallowe'en event in Loughcrew Estate with Spook Walks into The Otherworld over the October Bank Holiday with tickets available on www.loughcrew.com as part of Spirits of Meath Halloween Festival . A series of music concerts take place in Athboy HUB and Trim - Tourism Network as part of Púca Festival with tickets available on www.pucafestival.com .
Samhain is alive....in The Kingdom of Midhe.

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