As Cónocht an Fhómhair, the Autumn Equinox draws near, the season is visibly changing with noticeable signs in our Appalachian Mountains - and echoing Irish hills. The air is crisper and cooling, which does change harvesting patterns throughout Meán Fómhair, September, or “the middle of the harvest”. The importance of this period is evidenced in folklore recorded in The School’s Collection of the NFC…

It is Lúnasa again, the first harvest, and I am thinking about funerals. Odd, I know. But there is one particular funeral on my mind this feast day - it is that of Tailtiu’s. The path is here, just beyond the tall grain - let’s walk it together.