McCain's Corner

   Redshank by Angus McBride My research into the Redshank settlements in Ireland began innocently enough, it was through research into my o...

  Here, wearing my grandfather's 1913 Flagman's Cap, to announce this is the Summer Solstice.  Here in Oxford, Mississippi, this sta...

And a Happy Michaelmas to one and all...  so named as this is the feast day of Saint Michael.  At least, since Christian times, and it falls...

  This a view of my back garden, taken just a few minutes ago. This is also, Lúnasa, and ancient Gaelic festival day, which I observe. It ha...

  Beltane is the anglicised name of the Gaelic May Day festival.  May Day is on 1 May and is held on or near the halfway mark between the sp...

  Link to...  Irish Christmas Cake recipe Today, I began the preparation of my Irish Christmas Cake. I did two last year and they turned out...

I like Halloween, I always have and still do. Here is some basic data on this wonderful festival. The name Halloween is a contraction of the...

  The  Autumn Equinox is on 22 September. Where I live in the wooded hills of north Mississippi, it arrives at 8:30 AM.  On the equinox, day...

  Today is Lúnasa. Traditionally it is on 1 August, which is around the halfway point between the Summer solstice and Autumn equinox. It is ...

  A Bríd's Cross Today, at sunset, marks the beginning of the festival of Imbolc. This a Gaelic festival to honour the beginning of Spri...