Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=155 BGCOLOR="#990066" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Red-Haired Girl from the Bog</B> </div> <div> <B>The Landscape of Celtic Myth and Spirit</B></div> <div> <B>— Patricia Monaghan</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome"><U><B>Welcome</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="chapter_one__the_sacred_center_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sacred Center"><U><B>The Sacred Center</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="patricia_monaghan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Author"><U><B>About the author</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U><B>Events</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="_the_red_haired_girl_from_the_bog___book_club_reader_s_guide.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book Club Readers Guide"><U><B>Book Club Reader's Guide</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Irish Spirit"><U><B>Irish Spirit</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="garravogue.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U><B>Garravogue</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="garravogue.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U><B> Festival of Arts and Healing</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:bflaherty@gci.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bflaherty@gci.net"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="09f00c00dvldzz.png"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="7" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="564" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990066" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#99CC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="558"><div> <B>Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Ireland!</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 144 ><NOBR><div> <B>Early registration fees extended to January 25th!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="garravogue_festival_of_arts_and_healing_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>Garravogue </B><B>Festival of Arts and Healing</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#990066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>•</B><A HREF="#schedule" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U><B>Schedule </B></U></A><B>• </B><A HREF="#_the_cost_of__425_includes_the" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U><B>Costs</B></U></A><B> • </B><A HREF="#accomodations_and_costs" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U><B>Accommodations </B></U></A><B>• </B><A HREF="#guests" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U><B>Presenters</B></U></A><A HREF="#guests" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U><B>  </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#registration" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U><B>Registration  </B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="mailto:bflaherty@gci.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bflaherty@gci.net"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#99CC99 HEIGHT= 107 WIDTH="558"><div> The Garravogue Conference has been organized to encourage participants to understand and experience the connections among land, spirit and story. Using arts, history and meditation, we will join together to encourage healing of ourselves and the earth. The festival, named for a <A HREF="#who_was_garravogue_" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U>primeval goddess of Ireland's land and waters,</U></A>  brings together Irish artists and healers with visitors in a comfortably modern setting in the mythic west of Ireland. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="schedule"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="555" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFCC" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFF99" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#99CC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 93 WIDTH="173"><div> <B>Celebrate spring in the land of forty shades of green.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#33CC66 WIDTH="189"><div> <B>Celebrate the goddess within,</B></div> <div> <B>in the land named for the goddess.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#339933 WIDTH="167"><div> <B>Celebrate the burgeoning energies of the earth and of the creative spirit.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="583" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0DCC0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0DCC0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCCFF HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="571"><div> <B>When</B><B>: </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B>  </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> March 17-20, </B><B>2005 </B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCCFF HEIGHT= 75 WIDTH="571"><div> <B>Who: </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" >The Garravogue Festival is open to women and men who honor the spirits of the land and of ancestral wisdom, and who are open to exploring arts as a way of healing both self and society. </FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCCFF HEIGHT= 147 WIDTH="571"><div> <B>What:</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" >The Garravogue Festival introduces participants to Ireland and its spiritual energies. Bringing together artists, storytellers, writers and spiritual leaders from both sides of the Atlantic, Garravogue also puts you in touch with the land's own energies through field trips around the magical and magnificant Burren. The conference is</FONT></div> <div> deliberately brief, offering you a chance to explore Ireland on your own before or afterwards. A <A HREF="#ireland" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U>list</U></A> of suggested tours and sites related to the conference theme</div> <div> can be found below<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCCFF HEIGHT= 110 WIDTH="571"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Patrick" ><B>Where: </B></FONT>Our conference site is in beautiful Ennis just 24 km from Shannon Airport. Ennis in Co. Clare is a lovely small town renowned for its music and on the edge of the famous scenic area, the Burren. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Eurostile" ><B> </B></FONT>Bisected by the river Fergus, Ennis is a traditional market town centered on an ancient abbey and tiny town square, from which radiate narrow cobbled streets lined with shops featuring Irish crafts, books and music.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Eurostile" ><B>   </B></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#C0DCC0 HEIGHT= 410 WIDTH="571"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Patrick" ><B>Accommodations:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Eurostile" ><B> </B></FONT>Our conference will be held in <A HREF="http://www.templegatehotel.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.templegatehotel.com/"><U>Templegate Hotel</U></A>, just steps from the town square but serene in its own cobblestoned courtyard shared with the County Clare Museum.  </div> <bR> <div> Participants can use their time as a retreat by remaining within the conference location, or can enjoy Irish music, sophisticated coffeeshops, and the variety of shopping opportunities and historical sites offered in Ennis. </div> <bR> <div> The Templegate was originally a town house occupied by the family of Daniel O'Connor, "The Great Liberator" of Ireland. The buildings became a convent of an Irish religious order in the 19th century. Founded by the visionary Catherine McAuley, the Sisters of Mercy were dedicated to the education of women and to helping the poor through direct social action.  When first opened as a hotel in 1996, the Templegate retained the gothic theme of the building, as was done in the expansion in 1998. The hotel features an award-winning bistro restaurant, a charming pub featuring Irish music sessions and traditional "snugs" for intimate discussion, a magnificant paneled lounge for residents, and wireless internet service from public areas. Guest rooms are ample in size and beautifully styled; bathrooms include full bathtubs as well as hairdryers. </div> <bR> <div> The festival has arranged for a block of rooms at a special conference rate; go to the <A HREF="http://www.templegatehotel.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.templegatehotel.com/"><U>Templegate Hotel</U></A> website, and use code PAUL to make reservations. Conference rate at the hotel includes full Irish breakfast.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Eurostile" ><B>  </B></FONT>Participants staying at the conference hotel are welcome to share meals and breaks with the presenters. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Eurostile" ><B>           </B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#C0DCC0 HEIGHT= 163 WIDTH="571"><div> <B>Travel Arrangements:</B></div> <div> Airfare is not included in the registration fee, but we have selected the month of March because it is part of the "low season" for Irish travel and thus offers excellent value for cost. Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline, offers many specials; check them at <U>www.aerlingus.com</U>.</div> <bR> <div> Ennis is very close to the international airport at Shannon; buses run between Shannon and Ennis regularly. Cab fare from airport to conference hotel is approximately $35 and can be shared by as many as three participants. Car hire is also available. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="565" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#99CC99 HEIGHT= 386 WIDTH="279"><div> <B>Schedule</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> All sessions at Templegate Hotel, The Square, Ennis, Co. Clare</div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="266" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 254 WIDTH="254"><div> <B>Thursday - March 17</B></div> <bR> <div> 5 pm <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Patrick" ><B>Welcome tea</B></FONT></div> <div> 7 pm<B>   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Stonehenge" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Patrick" ><B>Plenary Session</B><B>:</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Goddess and Earth Spirituality in Ireland</B></div> <div> Patricia Monaghan </div> <bR> <div> 8pm     <B>Stories of the Sidhe</B> (fairy folk)</div> <div> with Eddie Lenihan, one of Ireland's premier seanachies (storytellers)</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="275"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="386" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="275" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1216 WIDTH="279"><bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#99CC99><NOBR><div> <B>Friday - March 18</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="252" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#339933" BORDERCOLORDARK="#00CC00" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="240"><div> <B>CHOOSE BETWEEN:</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="277" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#339933" BORDERCOLORDARK="#99CC00" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 492 WIDTH="265"><div> <B>Tour of the Burren</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" >(9 am - 5 pm).</FONT></div> <bR> <div> The Burren is one of Ireland's most dramatic and scenic areas. A natural limestone hanging garden beside the Atlantic, the Burren is one of the earliest sites of human habitation in Ireland. Your tour will include stops at many sacred sites: the renowned Sheela-na-Gig at</div> <div> Kilnaboy; the Cliffs of Moher (in Irish, Ceann na Cailleach), named for the hag goddess Cailleach; the holy well at Liscannor, once connected with the hag's harvest feast but now resanctified to Brigit; and the "cursing stones" near Carron, where generations of believers "turned the stones" against those who offended them. Luncheon will be at the brewpub dedicated to the area's "white witch," Biddy Early. Your guide will be Irish-American author and poet <B>Patricia Monaghan</B>.</div> <bR> <div> Also accompanying the tour, to discuss the significance of the Sheela-na-Gig, will be Irish artist <B>Fiona Marron.</B></div> <div> (Note: each tour limited to 26 attenders; sign up early to assure your choice of days.)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#C0DCC0 HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>Or One of These Workshops:</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 196 WIDTH="265"><div> <B>9 am-noon: Music and the Spirit</B>:</div> <bR> <div> A workshop for those who love music, whether or not you believe you can sing. Through chanting and breathing, we will access the spirit of music in ourselves and in the world.  Led by one of Ireland's most revered musicians, harpist <B>Lynn</B></div> <div> <B>Saoirse</B>, this workshop will open your heart to the possibilities of employing song in your spiritual practice.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#C0DCC0 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="265"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="265" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 319 WIDTH="265"><div> <B>1:30 pm-5 pm:</B></div> <div> <B>Writing the Body of the Land from  Indigenous Ways of Knowing.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Barbara Flaherty </B>will lead participants into the non ordinary realms of earth mysticism and shamanic visioning, where the wisdom in creation and the powers of writing come alive though senses revived in the body of land. Can a leaf talk? Can a blade of grass reveal? Can the cells of your own body speak in a new language of consciousness? Through meditation, journal exercises, and old Celtic forms of writing each participant will have the opportunity to uncover in their writing layers of voice and portals of deep wisdom. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="293" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#99CC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1014 ><NOBR><div> <B>Saturday - March 19</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="279" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#339933" BORDERCOLORDARK="#00BF00" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="267"><div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>CHOOSE BETWEEN:</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="267"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="267" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 90 ><NOBR><div> <B>9 am-5 pm</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tour of the Burren </B></div> <div> <B>with Patricia Monaghan</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> See description above.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>Or One of These Workshops:</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 243 WIDTH="267"><div> <B>9 am-noon</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> The Land, the Goddess,</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>  the Revolution. </B></div> <bR> <div> Physician <B>Michael McDermott </B>introduces the questions of how men relate to the image of the goddess, as well as examining the connection of ecological thinking and goddess religion. He will also examine in the light of Irish history the role of land reform in Ireland and other regions. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="267"><div> <B>OR</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 125 WIDTH="267"><div> <B>1:30 pm-5 pm: </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Writing the Body of the Land from  Indigenous Ways of Knowing</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>with Barbara Flaherty.</B></div> <div> See description above.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 60 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>Evening Plenary Session</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 247 WIDTH="267"><div> <B>7-9 pm:  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>Lecture on Sheela-na-Gigs.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fiona Marron</B>'s slide presentation will introduce you to one of the most enigmative and compelling of Irish images, the self-exposing hag called the Sheela-na-Gig. Ireland's foremost interpreter of this image, Kildare painter Fiona Marron, will share her several decades of research and interpretation of this image. Limited-edition prints of some of Fiona's Sheela images will be available.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="280" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#99CC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 232 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="267" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 187 WIDTH="255"><div> <B>Sunday - March 20</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>7:30-9 am:  Breakfast</B></div> <div> <B>9-noon: FAREWELL CEREMONY</B></div> <div> Join your presenters and fellow participants in a farewell ceremony that will leave you envigorated and joyful. In Ireland's green and flower-filled spring, we will join to celebrate the ever-renewing hope for a better tomorrow.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="563" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 796 WIDTH="551"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Presenters - Patricia and guests</B><B> <A NAME="guests"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div>        <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Patricia Monaghan:  </B>Poet Patricia Monaghan's family emigrated in the early 1900s from east Co. Mayo; she first returned to Ireland in the early 1970's to study literature and myth and now returns several times annually. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="patricia_monaghan_about_the_author.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Author"><U>(about Patricia)</U></A></FONT> She is the author of several books of poetry and mythology. See <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>www.altogether.com/patricia.</U></FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Eddie Lenihan</B>: Seanchai and teacher, Eddie Lenihan has collected the largest archive of taped folklore material in private hands in Ireland. He is the author of fifteen books for adults and children, including <I>Rowdy Irish Tales</I> and <I>In Search of Biddy Early.</I> He visits schools, libraries, prisons and hospitals telling traditional Irish stories. See<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>http://eddielenihan.ennis.ie/homepage.htm</U></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Barbara Flaherty</B>:  Poet and essayist Barbara Flaherty's grandparents emmigrated from Connemara to Boston. Barbara has lived in Alaska for 25 years where she owns Land and People Tours, specializing in fine arts, ecology, culture and spirituality of the land.  She is a founding companion of the <A HREF="http://www.fourthorder.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fourthorder.org"><U>Fourth Order of Francis and Clare</U></A>, an intertribal order of troubadours, madmen, fools and wandering mystics. See <A HREF="http://home.gci.net/~barbaraflahertypoetry/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://home.gci.net/~barbaraflahertypoet"><U>http://home.gci.net/~barbaraflahertypoetry/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fiona Marron:  </B>One of Ireland's most exciting young artists, Fiona Marron gains her inspiration from the land itself as well as from ancient images of the goddess.  Although her best-known paintings and prints are of the Sheila-na-gig, she has also painted extensive series of bogs, rivers and holy wells.  Her work can be seen on the website <A HREF="http://www.silenagig.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.silenagig.com"><U>www.silenagig.com</U></A>.  She lives in her childhood home of Clane, Co. Kildare.</div> <div> See <U>http://www.goddessalive.co.uk/issue5/5page2.html</U></div> <bR> <div> <B>Michael McDermott:</B> Throughout his career Michael Mc Dermott, MD, has focused on the sacredness of land and people, as well justice issues for the poor in North and Central America. McDermott recently retired after a 30-year career as an inner-city emergency-room doctor in order to sustainably develop land in the American Midwest named for the goddess Brigit. Michael was the model for the television character of "Dr. Mark Greene" in "ER," a series based on the emergency room that he ran in Chicago.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Lynn Saoirse:  </B>Considered one of Ireland's most gifted musicians, Lynn is an American-born harpist who has made her home in Ireland for more than a dozen years.  Lynn's CD, On the Bright Road, features her own original music and that of the great Connemara composer Barbara Callan, as well as classic melodies.  Lynn lives near Waterford, in Ireland's sunny southeast.</div> <div> See <U>http://www.lynnsaoirse.com/</U></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#99CC99 HEIGHT= 204 WIDTH="551"><div>  <A NAME="who_was_garravogue_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Patrick" ><B>Who was Garravogue?</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our festival bears the name of one of the great-though today little-known-goddesses of the Irish land and waters.  She is found especially in two regions: in Sligo, where the river that runs through Sligo town is named for her; and in the upper midlands, where she was known in the Cavan-Meath borderlands.  In both regions, she is described as a cailleach or hag, a powerful old woman whose image appears to derive from the pre-Celtic settlers of the land.  Garravogue's name was chosen for our festival as a way of honoring the power and complexity of the ancient goddess.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCCFF HEIGHT= 303 WIDTH="551"><div> <B>Cost:</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="_the_cost_of__425_includes_the"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Patrick" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Individual Rate.</B>  Registration fee: $395 before January 15; $475 afterwards. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Nonrefundable deposit of $100 guarantees your registration rate. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fee covers participation in all plenary sessions as well as two workshops</div> <div> and one tour. </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Special group rate! </B>Get together with your friends and make the expedition together! If five or more register together, you will each get a discount of $100 on the festival registration price.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Accommodations and meals are not included, to permit the maximum flexibility for participants. The festival has arranged for a block of rooms at a special conference rate; go to the <A HREF="http://www.templegatehotel.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.templegatehotel.com/"><U>Templegate Hotel</U></A> website, and use code PAUL to make reservations. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If you choose to book into a B&B or other accommodation; the Irish Tourist Board (<U>http://www.ireland.ie/</U>) can help you find such facilities. 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Many agencies offer package tours of Ireland that offers mostly Irish scenery flashing by the bus windows as you are hauled from one hotel to the next. We advise against such tours because Ireland is not only sites and scenes; you don't want to miss the Irish people. We encourage you to select one or two of the following</div> <div> itineraries for further exploration. Starting from a single point, you can learn about a single area while also appreciating the hospitality for which Ireland has been famous since pre-history. The itineraries below offer ideas for regional tourism based on interests in the arts, literature, and spirituality of Ireland.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tour one: Lake-dwellings, castles and poetry</B></div> <div> Center yourself in Ennis, Ennistymon or Gort. From there, you can visit</div> <div> the following:</div> <div> Coole Park: Home of the renowned playwright and folklorist Lady Augusta</div> <div> Gregory; its woods are known for their beauty (and are said to be</div> <div> haunted as well). </div> <div> Thoor Ballylee: Home of William Butler Yeats, now a national literary</div> <div> heritage site. You can climb to the top, up narrow winding stone</div> <div> stairs, and explore the rooms in which the great poet created his</div> <div> masterpieces.</div> <div> Dunguaire Castle: Scenic restored castle at the seaside in the charming</div> <div> town of Kinvara, this was the site of the revelation of the great epic</div> <div> of the "Cattle Raid" of Queen Maeve, rediscovered through magic from the</div> <div> Otherworld.</div> <div> Cragganowen: See how the ancient Irish lived by visiting this restored</div> <div> lake dwelling.</div> <div> Lough Gur: Ireland's largest stone circle, on the lake enchanted by the</div> <div> goddess Aine. A good small museum helps you understand ancient life</div> <div> there.</div> <div> Feakle, Co. Clare: Home of the "White Witch of Clare," Biddy Early, who</div> <div> was renowned in the 19th century for her healing powers. </div> <div> Portumna: As it nears the sea, the river Shannon (named for the goddess</div> <div> Sinann) widens out into the scenic Lough Derg. The port town of</div> <div> Portumna is a great location for touring this area; think about renting</div> <div> a boat and riding the Shannon waves.</div> <div> For the craic: Ennis! Ennis will be hosting the world Irish Dancing</div> <div> championships the week after the Garravogue festival. There will also</div> <div> be music galore!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tour Two:</B><B> The Beautiful Mountains of Connemara</B></div> <div> Center at Clifden, Roundstone, Letterfrack or Spiddal. In the most</div> <div> scenic region of Ireland, you will hear the Irish language spoken and</div> <div> experience traditional culture.</div> <div> Galway city: Gateway to Connemara and named for a goddess, this thriving</div> <div> town is home to many artists and musicians. </div> <div> Innisbofin: The mythic "Island of the White Cow" is named for the great</div> <div> goddess of abundance. Just off the coast at Cleggan, the island can be</div> <div> reached by a day-ferry.</div> <div> Aughnanure Castle: Home of Granuaille, the great historical pirate queen</div> <div> of Connemara, this castle in the middle of Lough Corrib is scenic and</div> <div> inspiring.</div> <div> The Aran Islands: Take a boat from Rossaveal to Inis Mor, the largest</div> <div> of the Aran Islands. Still remote and relatively untouched by</div> <div> Europeanization, these islands are home to a number of important</div> <div> archaeological sites including the cliffside fort Dun Aengus.</div> <div> Connemara National Park: Sensational scenery amid mountains named for</div> <div> goddesses, in the wildest part of the island.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tour Three: The Mythic Midlands</B></div> <div> Center at Moate, Athlone, Mullingar to explore an area where tourists</div> <div> rarely visit but which is rich in ancient sites:</div> <div> Uisneach: Now, tragically, closed to the public, this is the central</div> <div> hill of Ireland, of great mythic power. </div> <div> Fore Holy Wells: Two holy wells from which grow trees upon which</div> <div> "clooties" (prayer-rags) are still tied, located in the dramatic gorge</div> <div> of Fore.</div> <div> Lake Derravara: The swan-maiden Finola and her brothers swam for 300</div> <div> years on this, one of Ireland's most beautiful lakes.</div> <div> Loughcrew: Called in Irish Sliabh na Callighe, Mountain of the Hag, this</div> <div> hill is topped with a spectacular prehistoric cairn (artificial cave).</div> <div> Clonmacnoise: Known as a Christian monastery, this site is also the</div> <div> point at which the two ancient roadways of Ireland cross: the Shannon</div> <div> River and the Eiscir Riada, the line of small hills that run from Galway</div> <div> to Dublin. An acrobatic sheela-na-gig hides in the decorations at the</div> <div> Nun's Chapel.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tour Four: Holy wells and mountains</B></div> <div> Center in Westport or Sligo town and visit the great holy wells and</div> <div> mountains of the region.</div> <div> Croagh Patrick: A great pyramidal mountain, it has been kept holy since</div> <div> prehistory, as ancient ruins on its summit attest. The pilgrim's path</div> <div> takes approximately four hours to complete and offers a stunning view</div> <div> over Clew Bay.</div> <div> Ceide Fields: A huge archaeological dig that has revealed how ancient</div> <div> peoples lived.</div> <div> Tobernault holy well: Ireland's most beautiful holy well, in Sligo, is</div> <div> still in active use. </div> <div> Knocknarea: Holy mountain of Queen Maeve; the tradition is to carry a</div> <div> pebble to add to the huge cairn that supposedly marks her grave.</div> <div> Carrawmore: The greatest of the huge rock cemeteries of ancient</div> <div> Ireland, near Sligo.</div> <div> Rathcrogan: Ancient capital of Queen Maeve, with a good museum nearby in</div> <div> Tulsk.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tour Five: The Capital and Surroundings</B></div> <div> Center: Dublin is expensive, but its suburbs can offer good</div> <div> accommodations at reasonable rates; or consider staying in a nearby town</div> <div> like Kildare. Some of Ireland's most famous and impressive sites are</div> <div> near Dublin. </div> <div> Kildare: The city of the goddess/saint Brigit, Kildare is home to many</div> <div> holy wells that honor her, as well as the sacred flame of Brigit, kept</div> <div> by the Sisters of Saint Brigit (Brigidines).</div> <div> Newgrange: The most spectacular of Ireland's ancient monuments and the</div> <div> location of the winter solstice sunrise light-show.</div> <div> Fourknocks: Less known than Newgrange but as spectacular, Fourknocks is</div> <div> a large passage-grave with many engravings.</div> <div> Tara: Site of the ancient political and spiritual capital, where the</div> <div> king was ritually "married" to the goddess Maeve.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tour Six: The North</B></div> <div> Center in Coleraine, Derry, Armagh. Although more known for its</div> <div> political "Troubles" than as a center of tourism, Northern Ireland is a</div> <div> welcoming land with many sites of interest to the mythic traveler.</div> <div> Grianan Alleach: Spectacular ancient stone building, possibly ritual</div> <div> space.</div> <div> The Silent Valley: Deep in the heart of the Mourne Mountains is the</div> <div> splendid and remote Silent Valley with its deep lake.</div> <div> Slieve Gullion: Mountaintop cairn oriented towards winter solstice</div> <div> sunset.</div> <div> Emain Macha: Hillfort of the horse goddess Macha, one of Ireland's most</div> <div> significant mountain capitals.</div> <div> Giant's Causeway: Natural formation of broken basalt that is said to</div> <div> have been a giant's pathway to the nearby island of Scotland (visible on</div> <div> a clear day).</div> <div> Streull Wells: Several holy well on one site include an excellent</div> <div> ancient well-building into which you can descend to dip into the water. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>These tours give you just a sampling of the riches of the Irish countryside. We suggest the following books to help you learn more about Ireland:</B></div> <bR> <div> Michael Dames, Mythic Ireland</div> <div> Maire MacNeill, The Festival of Lughnasa</div> <div> Patricia Monaghan, The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog</div> <div> Cary Meehan, The Travelers' Guide to Ancient Ireland</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#garravogue_festival_of_arts_and_healing_1_1" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U>To</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Palatino" ><A HREF="#garravogue_festival_of_arts_and_healing_1_1" TITLE="Garravogue Festival of Arts and Healing"><U>p of Page</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>