Kirsty Phillips - Kindred Kirst

Galadriel gives Frodo a light for the darkness and always find this so symbolic…

✨Sometimes we forget that we carry our own light too

🌙 When life feels uncertain, the darkness can feel like it’s taking over anything, almost like a domino effect

✨ but there is ALWAYS something worth holding onto - the light will ALWAYS prevail

🏔️ A little Middle-earth wisdom from the West of Ireland - this is the beautiful:

📍Doolough Valley - the landscape always reminds me of the Lord of the Rings, hence thinking of Galandriel’s quote when I saw the light dancing through the clouds here!

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Learn about Ireland’s most famous witch 🧙

🐈‍⬛ in 14th century Kilkenny…

🧙🏼 Alice Kyteler was wealthy, powerful and very much NOT the woman medieval society knew what to do with…

💀 she was accused of witchcraft, poisoning husbands, sorcery and making deals with the devil…

🔥 Her maid Petronilla was tortured by the church authorities and eventually confessed to her involvement in witchcraft and was burned at the stake in 1324

🌙 Alice? She escaped Ireland… and disappeared into history…

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More about these 5 autumn/winter spots in Ireland:

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1. Gougane Barra, Co. Cork ⛪️🍁
Step into the woods to find St Finbarr’s Oratory, a tiny Gothic-looking church surrounded by mountains, mist and autumn leaves - the most perfect, peaceful place

2. Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon 🐈‍⬛🔥
THE HOME of Halloween is in… County Roscommon?
Visit Oweynagat (Cave of the Cats), an ancient gateway to the Otherworld and one of the places most deeply connected with the origins of Samhain - do a tour with to discover more!

3. Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny 🏰🕯️
Wander through medieval streets, Gothic cathedrals, ancient towers and castle grounds for a little taste of Ireland’s darker, more mysterious past…

4. Belleek Castle & Woods, Co. Mayo 🦇🍂
Lose yourself among the autumn woods and Gothic turrets of Belleek, where the whole place feels like it belongs in an Irish fairytale - I highly recommend doing a tour of the castle and experiencing their underground armoury

5. Grianán of Aileach, Co. Donegal 🌑✨
Stand inside this ancient stone fort high above Inishowen, surrounded by huge skies, five-county views and centuries of Irish mythology
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📍Strandfield, Co. Louth

Overlooking the mysterious Cooley mountains, this place is a real treat…

and today it reminded me that
Autumn 🍂 isn’t all that bad… (even though there was a storm here in Ireland today, first of the season!)

For me, it’s a great excuse to do less, rest more

☕️ drink countless cups of tea (& one cup of coffee a day, I need to cut back 😂)

🥐 🥮 pastries & pies galore

🍜 soup & stew season

& I think this year I found my favourite new place to settle in and chill out… the shakshuka you can see in the video here was TO DIE FOR!! 🤤

Have you been here?

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From the ancient grandeur of St Canice’s Cathedral and its iconic round tower

to the intricate details and hidden stories of Rothe House 🌿

🧙 wandering down the charming Butterslip lane & having a pint in Kytelers Inn…

and, of course, the fairytale drama of Kilkenny Castle 🏰

There’s something wonderfully gothic about wandering these streets, where medieval history feels woven into everyday life 🕯️🍂

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