Description
The first harvest does not offer abundance without a price.
Lughnasadh: The First Harvest explores one of the most significant seasonal festivals of the Irish Pagan year. Rooted in the sacrifice of Tailtiu and the games established in her honor by Lugh, Lughnasadh is a time of harvest, gratitude, skill, obligation, and remembrance.
This expanded seasonal companion examines the mythology and history surrounding Tailtiu, Lugh, and the Óenach Tailten. It also explores hilltop bilberry gatherings, the first loaf, communal assemblies, contests of skill, and the deeper responsibilities created by receiving the land’s abundance.
Practical guidance helps modern practitioners build a meaningful Lughnasadh observance through ritual, offerings, altar work, seasonal food, reflection, and acts of gratitude. Rather than treating the festival as a generic celebration of plenty, this guide returns attention to sacrifice, reciprocity, and the work required before anything can be harvested.
Written for solitary practitioners, households, and Pagan communities, Lughnasadh: The First Harvest is part of the expanded companion series to Living the Irish Wheel of the Year.
The harvest asks more than celebration. It asks what made abundance possible, what is owed in return, and what you are prepared to offer for the harvests still to come.
Details
Publisher - Forgotten Rites Publishing
Language - English
Perfect Bound
Contributors
By author
Donald Quill
Published Date - 2026-06-22
ISBN - 9637694000125
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 125
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