Hello and welcome to Tales from the Wood. My name is Shelly, an Irish artist, writer, historian and wanderer, in love with the magic of Éire.

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Brownshill Dolmen

Hidden away amidst the rolling, pastoral landscape of County Carlow lurks a sleeping giant. A hulking, beast-like structure wrought of impossibly large stones, balanced so precisely that they have stood for over 5000 years. From Read more…

Poulnabrone Dolmen

Tucked away in the magical, rocky landscape of the Burren in County Clare stands what has become the most photographed portal tomb in Ireland – the magnificent Poulnabrone dolmen. It’s easy to understand the fascination Read more…

Rewilding Ireland

Have you ever heard people mention the phrase ‘Rewilding Ireland’? Did you know that thousands of years ago Ireland was 80% covered in forest? And most of this was made up of native deciduous trees Read more…

The Winter Solstice

Grianstad an Gheimhridh – The Winter Solstice In the Irish language the word for the solstice is “An Grianstad”, which translates as “the sun stop”. Many of us will stop to reflect this year on the Read more…