This story captured my heart when I first heard it. It comes from the Irish Travelers tradition and is recorded in a beautiful book called “Why the Moon Travels” by Oein BeBhairduin. These tales stand out to me as distinct from most other Celtic tales that I have come across, they explain the origins of things in a way I am used to coming across in Native American stories but not Celtic ones.
This story carries a world wide theme of women who work to spin and weave in addition to plant lore and magical instruction. All in a short little folktale!
I offer this as an honoring to all those who work for benefit of others and the ancestors who got us here.
I highly recommend Oein’s book, there’s a link here to purchase a copy. Enjoy.
