LauraLynn (Ireland Only Children’s Hospice) and Irish Urns and Memorial Trees have partnered to offer a ‘Tree of Memories’ with an embedded €40 donation to this wonderful charity. Planting a native Irish tree in memory of someone is a beautiful gesture and cathartic...
Irish Trees History and Tradition, Superstition and Spiritualism
Irish Trees History, Tradition, Superstition and Spiritualism From the early Ogham alphabet, also known as the Tree Alphabet, to the tradition of putting the leaves of the Irish holly tree inside of one’s home to protect fairies, trees...
Irish Trees – Mythology and Folklore
Irish Trees - Mythology and folklore are often celebrated for the numerous benefits they provide for the environment. However, the Celts worshipped trees long before their environmental values were discovered, which can be seen through their mythology and...
Why You Should Plant a Tree in Memory of Someone
The Solace and Strength of Memorial Trees To plant a tree in memory of someone is to honour their legacy in a unique and poignant way. Memorial trees serve as a physical, tangible representation of a person’s time on Earth and allow them to continue to have a positive...
The Irish Memorial tree – a poem
When Great Trees Fall By Maya Angelou When great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elephantslumber after safety.When great trees fallin forests,small things recoil into silence,their senseseroded beyond fear.When...
The Shamrock
Derived from the Irish word seamróg, meaning 'little clover,' shamrock refers to a plant with 3 leaves rather than the clover's four. It was coined by Edmund Campion, an English scholar in 1571 when he wrote of the 'wild Irish' people eating the plant. In fact, the...
The Calming Celtic Harp – Carolan’s Dream –with the kind permission of Mark Harmer
https://youtu.be/QFlKx3YPL5I
Music to calm the Soul
The world famous Irish fiddle player, Zoë Conway has been very generous in allowing me use her music filmed in Carlingford on the Irishurns website. We hope it might sooth some souls – The song is called Faoiseamh a Gheobhadsa or ‘I Will Find Solace’. Click or Tap...
Bob Hamilton,
Founder of Irish Trees and Irish Urns.
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