The witches I follow on social media are actually really nice people. Gentle, sweet souls who have been a very healing presence online.

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Sounds like exaggerated (or maybe the origin of) rag trees. The Christian usurping of these sites and rituals is the oldest trick in the book.

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Bean Ultach is a witch but a Cailín Ultáin (Ultan Girl) is a girl who participates in the Ultan pattern. Nominally it is a Christian pilgrimage but it sounds metal AF. They visit an empty holy well surrounded by fairy bushes and each remove a garment and leave it behind. youtu.be/8Uxnpc-JQ3o?...

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One of the Irish terms for a witch is “Bean Ultach” which literally means an Ulsterwoman. Maybe being a witch isn’t such a terrible thing ? Me in @thejournal.ie today! #Calling353 jrnl.ie/7195428

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Ulster woman can be both awesome and and terrible in the best most Galadriel fashion, so not surprised this was thw origin of one of the Irish words for Witches.

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