“Searching for Áine”  - Reflecting upon our Local Land Goddess.

Lough Gur Visitor Centre and Lakeshore Park

Lough Gur Visitor Centre

Áine is the land goddess closely associated with Lough Gur and Knockainey. Celebrations in her honour were held on the summit of Cnoc Áine until the 19th century, almost 1,500 after the arrival of Christianity to Ireland. This talk seeks to explore Áine, who she was, and how she maintained her important role in the lives of the people of east Limerick into modern times.We will explore Áine's link to the landscape through the variety of places which are named after her in the area. We will also investigate the various strands of folklore associated with her to try and understand how she was percieved by the local community in the past. Áine's numerous guises over the years will also be focused upon, and how her role shifted across the centuries. Finally, the talk will also delve into Áine's origins, a murky place deep in the remote past, and offer listeners a solid basis upon which to begin to develop their own understanding of the goddess.Brian Collopy has spent almost a decade exploring many different aspects of Lough Gur's rich heritage, and speaks regularly on the folklore, placenames, and lesser known sites and places in the region. He works as the Supervisor in Lough Gur Visitors' Centre and is the lead tour guide for the area. The aim of this talk is to introduce people to the goddess Áine, explore her history, and examine her known attributes in the hope of fostering a new understanding of this ancient deity.

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