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Hi all - this is a new account just for my comparative mythology project on the Celtic-Christian Saints, which I've previously been sharing over on @seachaint@masto.hackers.town 'til now. "The Gods and Their Croziers" is my current passion - applying a comparative mythology model inherited from others such as "Taliesin's Map", I've been able to identify some key clusters of Gaelic and British saints who are, in fact, entirely Gods rewritten as Saints. Indeed, almost every saint prior to 650CE (possibly later) appears to be a fictional re-writing of a Celtic mythological character. Even more interestingly, their names and locations of worship seem to frequently, perhaps usually, correspond to native epithets and associated sites. I'm currently publishing dossiers on the God-Saints the day before their feast-days according to the Christian calendars. I try to include in each issue enough information to understand the connection, to get an idea of the function of the deity in context, and some information on names, places, animals/plants, and other dates or events that might be relevant to the god. Anyone into #Celtic or #Irish #Paganism or #Mythology ought to enjoy this work - some of Ireland's "missing" gods are _only_ recorded clearly as Saints, having never been written as native mythology (or only in highly fragmentary, coded form). But, with the "Key" from the Saints, we can unpack mythology that's remained obscure until now. I hope ye'll join me in exploring this whole new frontier of Irish mythological exploration. https://buttondown.com/godsandcroziers/archive/ #Introduction

undefined | Strong economy boosts tax receipts 3.4% in Q1 The strong Irish economy delivered a 3.4 % rise in tax receipts during the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. Income tax collections jumped 6.1 % to €8.7 billion, signalling a healthy jobs market, while VAT – which includes taxes on fuel – rose 5.3 % to €8 billion. Corporate tax earnings slipped slightly, falling 3.1 % to €2.9 billion, and excise revenue dropped 1.2 % to €1.5 billion after last month’s cuts to petrol and diesel duties. Overall tax receipts amounted to €22.6 billion in the quarter; when one‑off Apple payments are excluded from the 2025 figures, the amount collected this year is €700 million higher than a year earlier. Despite the higher receipts, the exchequer posted a €1.2 billion deficit in Q1, largely driven by transfers to the State’s long‑term savings vehicles – the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. Government spending reached €26.4 billion, 6.4 % above the same period last year but 1.6 % below the Department of Finance’s forecast, prompting the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to warn that Ireland’s spending growth is outpacing that of other EU countries. Read more: undefined #business #irish #exchequer #futureirelandfund #infrastructureclimatenaturefund

An Irish pub expert's top five in Dublin After years living abroad, Irishman Colm Dalton's search for home has led him to rate 155 Irish pubs in 51 countries. Now he rates the best of the best in the Irish capital. Colm Dalton is torn. "This is a nightmare decision," he says. "To choose five! It's like choosing your favourite child." But if anyone knows pubs, it's this displaced Irishman who's on a mission to visit every Irish pub on Earth.” #ireland #beer #Irishpub #Dublin #guinness #irish https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251125-a-pub-crawlers-guide-to-dublins-best-pubs

🐱 Meow! Hello! 1980 1990 #xennial #american #microgenxamerican #irish #italian #americanusa

Edendork Dance Hall, Co Tyrone, Ireland. A popular social venue during the Irish showband era (1960s to mid-1980s.) A huge blue dome towers above the dancefloor; a chandelier hangs from it. Once a lively venue, it is now out of fashion and out of time. Sadly, it was demolished a few years ago. https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/edendork-dance-hall-ireland/ #Ireland #Photography #Abandoned #Irish #History #Music #Dance

This Friday's art appreciation moment is The Chair..., Leonora Carrington, 1955. Visually fascinating, based on Irish Legend. Read the alt-txt. #art #artist #mystical #Irish #LeonoraCarrington #FridayArtAppreciationMoment