Dúile – Tuatha
This all-day workshop is the fourth and final part of our stepped process of ‘Discovering Dúchas’ as a foundational part of culturally relevant and place-based practice. By growing our kinship with the nature elements, or Dúile, we expand and deepen our capacity for health and well-being. Dúile- Tuatha translates from Irish as ‘Natural Elements then People’, similar to the Atua Matua concept in Maori.
We understand the relationship that exists between ourselves and nature as work of building up health capacity and storing knowledge that is eco-system aligned. This translates into keeping ourselves and future generations safe by being in right relationship with our ecology of place. Many people have awakened to this message but lack the means or process by which to bring it into their lives- in a meaningful and practical way.
This day-long workshop includes one outdoor and one indoor learning session to deepen your relationship with the natural elements in your biosphere and to unearth the cultural examples in vernacular heritage underpinning this connection.
This session is supported by your kind Donation only.
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Lorcan McBride
I live under Uisce Chaoin Mountain on the border of Derry and Donegal, beside the mighty Foyle river and the fecund Lis na Grá woodland. My immediate clanns are McBride, McCudden, Anderson and Price. I have 4 children and work in outdoor education.
Shane O'Connor
Shane O'Connor is my name, and my other clanns are Moorhouse, Murphy and Bryan from the Eastern coastal waters, woods and hills of Leinster, Ireland. I have two daughters, Kíra and Lúa and although originally from Baile átha Cliath/Dublin, I live (not just survive!) with my family in Madrid. I work with people to create beneficial change by reconnecting with indigenous wisdom, practices and knowledge.

