Wise Woman Weekend Photo Prizes Announced

The Prizes for the photo contributions from the Wise Woman’s Weekend have been announced.  Thanks to all who contributed their photographs of last year’s event.  Many of your photos have been used in our new website and are making a wonderful splash of colour there at: www.wisewomanireland.org.

As we didn’t want the contributions to be in the spirit of competition, we are awarding prizes to all who contributed.  The larger prizes were given to those who made the largest contribution (volume-wise) and the contributors chose the prize they would prefer.

A Weekend Pass for Wise WomanWeekend 2012 has been awarded to Laura Graham.

A piece of handmade rose quartz and silver jewellery (hand made by Julia Marafie) has been awarded to Edel Egan.

The Wise Woman Community painting from 2012 has been awarded to Siobhan McCarthy for her photograph and poem.

A voucher for two for Uisce Hour at Ard Nahoo Eco Retreat has been awarded to Tracey Jean Yappa.

A signed copy of Órfhlaith Ní Chonaill’s prizewinning novel, The Man With No Skin has been awarded to Niamh Dempsey.

A special prize of a signed copy of Órfhlaith Ní Chonaill’s novel, The Man With No Skin has been awarded to Edyta Bodnar who didn’t send an official entry, but who sent us on some beautiful photos.

Some of the Prize-Winning Photos in the Wise Woman Weekend Photographic Contribution

Sherrie by Laura Graham

See No Evil by Edel Egan

Maypole by Tracey Jean (Tatty) Yappa

Susie Minto Story by Niamh Dempsey

Susie and Rachel with Maypole by Edyta Bodnar

Pond at Ard Nahoo by Siobhan McCarthy

Wise Women

An inspiration from the Wise Woman Weekend

By Siobhán McCarthy

Wise women

Wise women

Oh come and see

The beauty within

You and me

The beauty is held

So close and so dear

There is trust and transition

With no need to fear

We love you

We love us

Through and through

And believe us Goddesses’

This is not new

It stems from the ancients

Their knowledge so wise

Who through the elders

Made us realise

We laughed, we sang

We drummed, we tried

We did open mic

It gave us great succour

We laughed ‘til we cried

The open, the gatherings

The workshops, the walks

Made us beauties

More eager to talk

The beauty, the silence

The pain, the grief

All lovingly shared

By Amantha the Chief

We thank the earth

From whence we all came

We’ll be back to Ard Nahoo

Again and again.

(Inspired by the most eclectic amazing women I have ever met, thank you)