Dingle is a place of pure magic.

A landscape that beautifully brings one into a presence where all worries and distractions melt away.

It’s a place for pure soul rejuvenation.

This is a sacred landscape that holds you in an ancient embrace and softly sings - welcome home!

Daingean Uí Chúis ~ Dingle ~ An Daingean,

She welcomes you with open arms every single time.

Nothing else matters when you’re on “Dingle Time”, other than the landscape, the beauty and the raw wildness that is Her.

Her soul song is strong.

She calls the weary traveller to come rest awhile.

Her strong embrace never leaves you!

And so Eimear Stassin is calling you to join her in the land of her ancestors.

To commune, connect, learn, share stories, be inspired.

To listen to the voices of the land and voices of the ancestors.

To sing the songs of our divine inheritance.

To heal back home to wholeness.

You’re invited to immerse yourself by diving into your divine depths

in the

Sacred Storytelling Retreat

DINGLE

County Kerry,

Ireland

1 - 5 May, 2025

with your host,

Eimear Stassin

~ Pure rejuvenation for your soul ~

Location: An Bóthar Pub & Guesthouse, Cuas, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

An Bóthar means the road.

Eimear’s grand-aunt Margaret and grand-uncle Tommy ran An Bóthar many many years ago and it remains in the family now, being run by Eimear’s cousins. This magical place is also the birth place of her grandfather Jim at Cuas a'Bhodaigh / Brandon Creek, a short drive from Dingle town.

Maximum number of participants: 14

(13 spaces left)

**Please be mindful that a reasonable level of fitness is required for short walks to the sacred sites, many of which are on uneven ground.**

Her landscape can be unforgiving or very very gentle.

A howling gale or soft gentle mist.

Harsh and cold or warm, mild and nurturing.

Mystical, magical.

Soulful. Deep.

Beyond words.

The Dingle Peninsula, on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, is steeped in stories and culture. A Gaeltacht / Irish speaking area, it has a timeline of lasting indigenous ways that have been preserved and honoured. From ancient stone beehive huts, ring forts and Ogham stones to gorgeous unspoilt beaches and magnificent views, this place whispers to your soul to come stay awhile.

To rest and be still.

Inviting the mind to quieten.

To relax into this environment that is beautiful, rich and wise.

The best way to get to know this place is to immerse yourself fully in this landscape.

Let Eimear Stassin be your guide.

Our Working Itinerary:

Arrival: Thursday 1 May 2025 Afternoon - Meitheal ~ Gathering

Opening dinner, orientation circle, sacred intentions and getting to know each other.

Day 1: Friday 2 May 2025 Connecting to the Threshold of Your Knowing through the Voices of the Ancestors & Foraged Treats from the Sea

Morning: It's a short walk to Cuas a' Bhodaig / Brandon Creek, past Grandfather Jim's birth home to the place where St Brendan set sail on his voyage of discovery, to return with scéalta nua / new stories and yarns. This place holds a special kind of magic and stillness, gazing into the creek at the edge of our knowing.

Walk along the bóithrín, the little road, to Cathair na BhFionnúrach Stone fort, huts & souterrain. At the foot of Ireland’s second highest mountain, Mount Brandon, enjoy the magical, serene energies here as well as spectacular panoramas. Connect to the stones and meditate in circle with them to receive messages.

Afternoon: We have the honour to spend time with multi-award winning Chef and Entrepreneur, Louise Brosnan who will take us on a trip to teach about Wild Foraging of seaweed on the land and plants. Louise is my cousin and is a Dingle native. Louise will teach the Irish words for these sacred plants. We also get to enjoy and savour Louise’s added bonus especially for you of foraged treats fresh from the sea!

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Day 2: Saturday 3 May 2025 Activating Your Codes through the Voices of the Land

Morning: Entering into sacred ceremony, we go on excursions to sacred sites including Kilmalkedar 12th Century church where my ancestors are buried and the magnificently enduring Gallarus Oratory.

Afternoon: Free time in Dingle town with an opportunity to enjoy the many craft shops and sample the delicious fresh Dingle food, with live music as an added cultural bonus! It’s the weekend of Féile na Bealtaine / the Festival of May in Dingle so there will be plenty of lively cultural activities at play.

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Day 3: Sunday 4 May 2025 Allowing Your Sacred Story to Unfold

Morning: Who are you now? Space and time for writing, meditation, art and creativity to express yourself and record your new insights, with the land of our ancestors supporting you.

Excursion to Tráigh an Fhíona / Wine Strand, the beach of my childhood. Walk along the sandy shore and allow the soft gentle air to wipe away all your worries. Another stop at Béal Bán beach and the beach of my ancestors. Take a dip in the salty ocean if you're feeling brave! These are beautiful places to gather in meditation on the land.

Afternoon: Trip to An Riasc / Reask monastic settlement to connect with the ancient stones and be in silence to commune with the sacred stones as storykeepers.

Day 4: Monday 5 May 2025 Morning - Consolidation & integration.

The Way forward & The long Irish goodbye.

Mini-bus to Dingle for your onwards travels, forever changed and transformed.

Note: Each evening during the retreat is open to relax in the guest lounge, to watch the sun set over the mountains, to enjoy the Irish spirit of An Bóthar Pub which may have live Irish music on an evening, to chat, storytell, walk to Brandon Creek to commune with the water, write or stargaze. Gentle integration time to sink into exactly what your soul needs.

**Please be aware that this is a working schedule and may change depending on the whispers from the land; the needs of our group as well as the weather :). **

What's included:

• Delicious and hearty breakfast at An Bóthar Pub

• Packed lunches on days 1, 2, & 3 for our excursions

• Evening meals at An Bóthar Pub

• 4 nights accommodation in twin or triple shared rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms

• Tea / Coffee in the guest lounge

• Guest lounge with comfy chairs to relax and watch the sun set with spectacular views

• Indoor space where we gather, learn and meditate in between excursions

• Mini-bus transport from Dingle town to the retreat location on 1st & 5th May

• Mini-bus transport to the sacred sites on this retreat

• Craic, ceol, agus scéalta ~ fun, music and stories!

• Plenty of spaciousness to absorb the stillness and silence of Cuas as well as the fun, laughter, and busyness of Dingle town, a popular tourist destination

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What's not included:

• Drinks with your evening meal

• Additional snacks

• Any gifts or souvenirs

• Travel to/from Ireland

• Transport to Dingle, County Kerry

• Travel Insurance

Who is this Retreat For?

• People who want to learn more about the West Kerry culture through a fully immersive experience from indigenous Irish natives

• Those on or stepping onto their spiritual path who wish to deepen their practices

• Writers, storytellers and healers seeking circles of support with like minded people

• Those who feel a deep yearning to return home to their ancestral lands of Ireland, to walk barefoot on the lush green grass and activate their inner knowings once again

• People with Celtic roots who wish to re-connect with their ancestral lineages

• You want to step away from mundane daily work and life into a deeply inspiring landscape of spaciousness, ancient archaeology and wild Atlantic seas

• Nature, stone and sea lovers who love nothing more than communing with all elemental beings that are so present on the Dingle Peninsula

• Those who want to reignite their spirit of fun, joy and laughter with full support from the land, the location on the edges at Brandon Creek and with your host as your guide

Draíocht ~ Magic

This sums up Dingle!

You can expect a uniquely transformational, healing and immersive experience in this landscape of soul on the Wild Atlantic Way, which Eimear proudly calls the home of her ancestors and her soul home.

Our Accommodation & Retreat Space at

An Bóthar Guesthouse

An Bóthar Guesthouse boasts rooms that are decorated to 4 star standard ensuring a peaceful nights sleep for all retreat attendees. There are stunning views from all rooms, of Mount Brandon, the second highest mountain in Ireland, to the front and the beautiful Three Sisters Mountains and Smerwick Harbour to the rear.

All rooms are ensuite with baths or power showers, flat screen T.Vs,  hairdryers and free WIFI throughout.

The guest lounge, with it's fabulous picture windows that capture the beauty of The Three Sisters and Tower Baile Dhá / Ballydavid Tower, is a room to relax in, to read, write, meditate or connect with your new retreat friends.

There is a complimentary tea and coffee bar with biscuits to get you started.

Breakfast at An Bóthar pub is a very memorable experience! With home made brown bread, freshly baked croissants and rolls, cold meat, smoked salmon, cheese, juices, cereals and fruit galore, you will feast like noble royalty from the breakfast buffet table. Start your breakfast experience with a cup of our freshly ground coffee which we are often told is the best coffee the Wild Atlantic Way has to offer.

A packed lunch is made daily at An Bóthar to take with us for our excursions.

Dinner is served in the lovely traditional bar. Much of the food is locally sourced from the food haven of Dingle and is freshly prepared by the resident An Bóthar chef. There is a selection of local craft beers for purchase at the bar as well as other local spirits.

Your ceremonial banquet awaits, Irish style!

Your Investment:

Regular Price: from £1,500

Early Bird Price: from £1,200

**Early bird price is valid until 1st January 2025.**

Early Bird Pay in Full:

Early Bird Pay in Instalments:

**Early bird price is valid until 1st January 2025.**

Testimonials from Previous Retreats hosted by Eimear Stassin:

Meet Your Host, Eimear Stassin

Eimear Stassin is a Seanachaí (Shan-a-key)/ an Irish sacred storyteller. Through her evolving work, she carries on the traditions of her Irish lineages as story weaver, poet and crafter of the true lore. In Irish Mythology, Eimear is said to possess the six gifts of womanhood, something Eimear is rediscovering within herself.

After graduating with a Masters in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Dublin, she enjoyed a 20 year career in Corporate Financial Services. In 2004 she took an internal career change into Corporate Training. A move which planted the seeds for her future entrepreneurial calling. At the time of Bealtaine 2017, she finally listened to the tug of her soul (and the whispers of the witches) to seek nourishment and expansion out with Corporate and dove head first into Entrepreneurship.

Eimear’s mission is to walk the sacred lands to which she feels called; to activate the true stories rooted in the landscape and to share these stories. She invites people to journey deep into their inner landscape to remember the story of their precious soul. In shining her divine light, Eimear supports others to return home to the truth of who they are. She holds the torch for divine peace, equilibrium and harmony to reign as our ancient gifts come back online.

In 2024 she founded The Irish Wisdom School. A space where the voice of Ireland can be shared now. Eimear is from Dublin, Ireland and lives in Falkirk, Scotland with her husband, 3 children and Border Collie dog called Riley.

A sacred story from Eimear Stassin on her inspiration for this retreat:

Salty Seas & Sandy Toes

The journey was long and windy. The roads bumpy and towns busy that we had to pass through to go on our holidays to West Kerry and West Cork. The homes of my parents that border each other in the province of Munster, Ireland.

Four siblings squished into the back seat of the grey Renault 18 car. My father intent on driving at 50 miles per hour all the way to Dingle! Car stocked up with our luggage and most importantly, food for the journey including our picnic special of Kimberley, Mikado and Coconut cream biscuits. Fizzy drinks too if we were lucky!

Many many hours later and sitting sleepily amongst the biscuit crumbs, my mother would call out "who can see the house first?". "Me, me, me...." we'd respond. Fighting over who had really seen it first. The house being her birth home in Coumgaugh, Dingle, in the bend of the sun's rays 2 miles down the bóthar fada / the long road, from Dingle town.

An opportunity to be wild and free on the land of my ancestors, climbing my favourite trees behind the house; walking up to the cow house to check on the animals; playing with Kerry the sheep dog or cuddling the new batch of kittens hungry for my attention. Climbing The Bean hill behind the house and calling out in carefree delight with the take-your-breath-away views at the top across the Dingle Peninsula.

Sitting outside on the stone front door step in the early mornings basking in the rising summer sun of West Kerry. The sweet smell of a long summer ahead filled with belly laughs, cousins, the fresh seas, sandy toes, new potatoes with melted Irish salty butter and my auntys' warm homemade brown bread.

The sun always seemed to shine and when the rain came, we'd retreat inside for board games or cozy chats by the fireside. The crows chattering noisily in the trees by the house.

Something has been on my heart for many many years. It became stronger after my visits to Dingle in September and October 2024. I noticed how beautifully Dingle brings me into a presence where all worries and distractions disappear.

Just like that.

How nothing else matters other than the landscape, the beauty and the raw wildness that is Her, Daingean Uí Chúis / Dingle / An Daingean!

Her soul song is strong.

She calls the weary traveller to come rest awhile. Her strong embrace never leaves you!

Today is the day that I share my heart with you, with encouragement from my ancestors!

"Now is the hour", as my grandfather Jim used to say.

I am calling 16 souls to join me in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland, next Bealtaine, May 2025.

To join me in the land of my ancestors.

To commune, connect, learn, share stories, be inspired.

To listen to what the land would like to have happen.

Join us. Immerse yourself into the depths in this retreat, located in the birth place of my grandfather Jim in Cuas a'Bhodaigh / Brandon Creek, a short drive from Dingle town.

I can't wait to be your host and guide on this deeply meaningful pilgrimage at the edges of the salty, wild Atlantic waters.

At the threshold of our current knowing.

Connect deeply with the vast swell of the wild Atlantic oceans, the voices of the ancestors and voices of the land so that you may know your unique way.

Your soul song is waiting for you to remember once again as you immerse yourself within the sheer beauty of these lands.

Allow your sacred story to unfurl and flow.

I welcome you home to the Kingdom of Kerry with outstretched arms.

Le grá / with love,

Eimear x

Photo Credit: All photos are taken by Eimear Stassin other than An Bóthar photos.