What is Celtic Christianity? Dr Phil Brennan explores its beliefs, the Celtic cross, the saints and the sacred places in Ireland where it still lives.
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The Best Sacred Sites to Visit in Ireland: A Guide by a Local Storyteller
When Phil and Elaine Brennan and I sat down to design The Living Land Tour for Celtic Ways Ireland, I had a mental list of my top sacred sites across the island. The question was: Would we all agree on which ones made the cut? I adamantly insisted on the Hill of...
Celtic Echoes in Ireland – making your way back home
There are some journeys that begin long before the first step is taken. They stir quietly, almost unknowingly, like an echo from deep within drawing us back to a place we call home. Along our Celtic Ways, we soon discover that the ancient path is not behind you; it...
Changing lives starts with one single step… our MSC St Declan’s Way Pilgrimage
There are some journeys that start long before the first footfall. They begin as a stirring within, a quiet summons beneath the noise of ordinary life, an invitation to step beyond routine into something older, deeper that connects us to source. See our new Celtic...
Celtic Ways Ireland – searching for the authentic in a changing tourism landscape
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of sitting down with Phil and Elaine Brennan, the couple behind this quietly brilliant tour company that recently marked ten years in business, and I have been given an insight into what the story is behind the company and what sets their tours aside from so many.
Silent Night – in search of peace
“What good is it to me if the eternal birth of the divine Son takes place unceasingly, but does not take place within myself? And what good is it to me if Mary is full of grace if I am not also full of grace? Christmas is the season when the birth of God must happen...
Coming home to the Abbey along St Declan’s Way
Coming home to the Abbey… along St Declan’s Way We’ve been leading groups along St Declan’s Way for 5 years now and have shared this age-old pilgrim path with over 500 visitors from all corners of the globe. Australians, Spanish, Americans, Canadian, French, British,...
Our Celtic Ways… a touchstone to the real Ireland
Our Celtic Ways Ireland has taken us down a long and winding road over the past 10 years. We have arrived somewhere we would never have imagined when we started out. It takes time for the pieces to fall into place. It does not happen overnight. In this game you have...
Finding our very own Celtic Way | Private Driver Tours of Ireland
Finding our very own Celtic Way Celtic Ways Ireland has evolved into something we could never have imagined when we set out over 9 years ago. I guess the last few months have given us a taste of what we can expect in the years to come; acquiring our new luxury 9...
Learning from the Master!
I’ve been following sport all my life and rarely have I been so enthralled by a sporting spectacle as I was on Sunday night last watching Rory McIlroy win the Masters. His round was a microcosm of his career, majestic moments of sheer brilliance coupled with moments...