by Michael Garland | Mar 11, 2025 | Phils Blog
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” (Maya Angelou) Tonight we give back to the transported women the dignity they were denied during their lifetimes. Now they have a story; now they have a name. Their existence is no longer a shameful...
by Michael Garland | Jan 2, 2025 | Phils Blog
The start of a new year is an ideal time to dial in on your inner radar, narrow life down to the core essentials and place our trust in all that has carried you this far. We in Celtic Ways Ireland have been charting our course and anticipating how best to safely...
by Michael Garland | Dec 9, 2024 | Phils Blog
In Flanders’ field where soldiers sleep, A choir from Ireland, memories keep. Two headstones tell a tale untold, Of a truce in war, a story bold. Delaney and Murphy side by side, In that gap, a peace did abide. Christmas Eve to the 30th day, A pause in time, a...
by Michael Garland | Oct 21, 2024 | Phils Blog
This October we reached a milestone of sorts… our 25th group arrived safely onto the beach in Ardmore after walking St Declan’s Way with us. We have very much taken the circuitous route to arrive at where we are now. When we first led groups along this ancient pilgrim...
by Michael Garland | Sep 16, 2024 | Phils Blog
Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, ‘this is what I need’. It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment, not discouragement, you will find the strength is there. Any...
