Aisling

Aisling​ ​of​ ​The​ ​Ash
Our​ ​Ash​ ​is​ ​a​ ​broad,​ ​spreading,​ ​deciduous​ ​tree.​ ​Rapid​ ​growth​ ​and​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​to
re-sprout​ ​after​ ​being​ ​cut​ ​down​ ​makes​ ​her​ ​a​ ​valuable,​ ​renewable​ ​tree.​ ​The​ ​seeds​ ​are
known​ ​as​ ​keys.​ ​Ash​ ​is​ ​used​ ​to​ ​make​ ​many​ ​things​ ​including​ ​the​ ​hurling​ ​stick,​ ​ ​An
Camán.​ ​Druid’s​ ​wands​ ​were​ ​often​ ​made​ ​from​ ​ash.
Aisling,​ ​Queen​ ​of​ ​the​ ​forest​ ​is​ ​also​ ​called​ ​the​ ​Tree​ ​of​ ​Life​ ​or​ ​The​ ​World​ ​Tree.​ ​In​ ​the
Táin,​ ​Queen​ ​Maeve​ ​planted​ ​her​ ​horse​ ​whip,​ ​made​ ​from​ ​Ash.​ ​Everywhere​ ​it​ ​was
planted​ ​it​ ​was​ ​called​ ​Bìle​ ​Maeve​ ​or​ ​The​ ​Sacred​ ​Tree​ ​of​ ​Maeve.​ ​Three​ ​of​ ​the​ ​five
greatest​ ​trees​ ​of​ ​ancient​ ​Ireland​ ​were​ ​ash:​ ​The​ ​Bile​ ​Tortan​ ​in​ ​Co​ ​Meath.​ ​The​ ​Craeb
Daithi​ ​in​ ​Co​ ​Westmeath.​ ​The​ ​Craeb​ ​Uisnig​ ​in​ ​Uisneach,​ ​Co.​ ​Westmeath.This​ ​'Tree​ ​of
Enchantment'​ ​was​ ​sacred​ ​to​ ​Lugh​ ​and​ ​The​ ​Goddess​ ​Eriu​ ​is​ ​said​ ​to​ ​be​ ​buried​ ​there​ ​in
the​ ​heart​ ​of​ ​Mide.