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2022

Quiz: How much do you know about Celtic festivals?

They loved their bonfires, didn’t they?

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Jul 31st 2022, 10:00 PM

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The Irish For: Bank holidays and Lú, the god of August

In Irish, August is Lúnasa, named in honour of the ancient god Lú, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

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Aug 4th 2019, 8:30 AM