Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I got a First Class Honours in the Diploma in Autism Studies that I've been doing part-time over the past two years through @ucc.ie Adult Continuing Education. It was a really interesting and enjoyable course. 000
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I presented my paper “Between Magic and Mystery: Wizard Figures at the Intersection of Esotericism and Folklore” at the conference “Esotericism & Folklore: Building Bridges, Developing Dialogue” at University of Copenhagen Centre for the Study of Theosophy and Esotericism (CCSTE) 001
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerDr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I’m pleased to say I have been elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, so I am now officially an Antiquary and have to have a Cabinet of Curiosities, embark on ill-advised investigations of barrows, and write ghost stories 🪔 👻 3835616
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I appear on Martin & Roman's Irish Road Trip Episode 1, you can watch it on the Virgin Media Player here: play.virginmediatelevision.ie/watch/replay/1… The series is also due to air on Channel 4 sometime in the summer. Image: Drombeg Stone Circle, Co. Cork (Vreijs, Wikimedia Commons) 011
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 10/03/2026A guide to Medieval Gaelic's witty advice, sayings and guidance. Aidan Doyle & Ken Ó Donnchú @ucc.ie @corkup.bsky.social on the witty dánfhocail containing advice and guidance on topics like wealth, love and drink www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieA guide to Medieval Gaelic's witty advice, sayings and guidanceMedieval Gaelic writers provided advice and guidance on topics like wealth, love and drink in the form of witty dánfhocail 12313
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I am delighted to be the incumbent General Secretary of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR) 010
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Enjoyed giving a talk on “Love and Romance in Irish Folklore and Mythology” for the Melbourne Romance #irishmythology #irishfolklore #drjennybutler #creativewriting #loveandromance #lovetheme 010
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 11/01/2026RIP Erich von Däniken. I’m glad I got to meet him, pictured here in 2018 at an event for the 50th anniversary of his book Chariots of the Gods where he’s signing a book for me🤍 030
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 06/12/2025I was delighted to give my talk this morning, “Between Worlds: The Otherworld and Magic in the Case of Bridget Cleary” as part of #Tipperary Museum of Hidden History’s Beyond Belief Lecture Series. #bridgetcleary #changeling #changelings #fairies #sidhe #folklore #murdertrial 010
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 27/11/2025It is a great honour to serve on the American Academy of Religion's Pagan Studies Unit Steering Committee. At #AAR25, I was delighted to be the Respondent in the Panel "Novel Knowledge : Transmission and Enchantment in History, Literature and Contemporary Media". 020
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Please watch my TEDx Talk! ♥️ youtu.be/nl6P3snJacAyoutu.beSamhain and the origins of Halloween | Dr. Jenny Butler | TEDxTraleeWomenYouTube video by TEDx Talks 042
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Today I presented my paper “‘Enchanted Waters Run Through Every Wind That Blows’: Sacred Landscape and Magical Practice in Irish Contemporary Paganism“ at the CESNUR 2025 conference in South Africa. #paganism #irishpaganism #contemporarypaganism #neopaganism #wicca #witchcraft #druids #druidry 020
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Today Reet Hiiemäe, Andrus Tins and I had our CHRYSES: Mapping Environmental Health Crises - Public Understanding through Myths and Science Project Roundtable, “Mental Mapping of Environmental Health Crises” at the World Anthropological Union Congress in Antigua, Guatemala. 010
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Today I presented my paper, “Mental Maps and Narratives of the Safe and Unsafe During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in the Panel “From the Local to the Global: Rethinking Health-Illness-Care Processes from the Perspective of Community Experience” at the World Anthropological Union Congress in Antigua. 030
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 01/11/2025I was interviewed about contemporary Paganism for RTÉ Radio 1 Divine Sparks with Áine Lawlor, my segment starts at 46:10 on the podcast: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... #samhain #paganism #contemporarypaganism #irishpaganism #religion #spirituality Image: Czesław Stasiełowicz 150
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerResearch Ireland @researchireland.ie · 31/10/2025As we celebrate Halloween, or Samhain, @drjennybutler.bsky.social, Ireland’s leading authority on the academic study of contemporary Paganism, shares the Irish traditions and background of the festival. Read here: www.researchireland.ie/news/samhain/ @ucc.ie #Samhain #Halloween 0165
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 01/11/2025On the Virgin Media Player, you can see me chatting to Elaine Crowley and Martin King on Ireland Am about mythology connected to Samhain at 00:58 (8.45am) on Friday 31 October. #samhain #myths #legends #mythicalcreatures #otherworld 010
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerSchool of Archaeology @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Wonderful to hear Sir David Attenborough talk so passionately on #BBC Radio 4 this morning about the potential 40-mile (64km) "wild" corridor that could be saved, inc., prehistoric rock carvings, if this campaign by @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social succeeds. www.wildlifetrusts.org/saving-rothb...wildlifetrusts.orgSaving The Rothbury Estate | The Wildlife TrustsThe Wildlife Trusts nationally and Northumberland Wildlife Trust have an opportunity to secure the future of the historic Rothbury Estate in Northumberland. But in order to make this happen, we need y... 194
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerNational Monuments Service @nationalmons.bsky.social · 30/10/2025🎃As Oíche Shamhna approaches @nationalmons.bsky.social and @opwireland.bsky.social urge you to #ProtectOurPast by not lighting fires🔥 at heritage sites. Help to preserve our monuments for future generations to enjoy and learn from.🎃 👉 tinyurl.com/3pn7cnkr #LeaveNoTrace #StaySafe #HappyHalloween 022
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 31/10/2025I wrote this piece on Ireland.ie which is managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs: www.ireland.ie/en/visit/hal... #samhain #SamhainMagic #otherworldly #otherworld #magic #hilloftara #sidhe #sí #síogaireland.ieThe Otherworld at Samhain | Ireland.ie 010
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 30/10/2025A #vampire portrait of me titled The Undead Folklorist by Emlyn Boyle 🦇🖤🦇 110
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 30/10/2025I presented my paper, “The Veil Becomes Thin: Contemporary Irish Pagan Practices at Samhain”, at this symposium. We plan on publishing something collaboratively, so I look forward to that. #samhain #paganism #irishpaganism #magic #ritual #magick #samhain2025 020
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerFolkloring Podcast @folkloringpodcast.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Roadside markers commemorate community myths: www.roccitymag.com/culture/lege... #folklore #legends #folkloring #lore #folkloreskyroccitymag.comLegends & Lore roadside markers chronicle folk tales, oral traditions and local myths - CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture.The fog drifts in like a breath held too long. The trees hush. Near the edge of Lake Ontario, a story lingers. You’re walking the winding trails of Durand Eastman Park. Maybe alone, maybe not. Maybe y... 084
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 20/10/2025A segment on the @RTE Claire Byrne Live Show where I was interviewed by Brian O’Connell: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... #ringfort #ringforts #fairyfort #fairyforts #samhainrte.ieFairy forts & unexplained happeningsBrian O’Connell, RTÉ Reporter 000
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 19/10/2025My TEDx trophy (not sure what to call it!). It was genuinely an amazing experience taking part in TEDxTralee! I enjoyed meeting all the speakers and hearing their talks and stories. All brave, inspiring, wonderful women!♥️ #TEDx #tedxtralee #TedxSpeaker #tedxtalk #TEDx2025 100
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 19/10/2025My short story, SOMNOLENCE REVERIE, was published by The Words Faire, an independent press in Dayton, Ohio. You can read it here: www.thewordsfaire.com/theexhibitio... #shortstory #fiction #irishwriting #aliens #ufos #extraterrestrials #alienabduction #amwriting Image by Betidraws 010
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerDr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 09/10/2025Hex Magazine is re-launching after several years in hiatus. The latest call for submissions crossed my desk this morning. You can find it here. hexmagazine.com 0102
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Suitably vampy poster for my #TEDx talk on #Halloween #tedxspeaker #tedxtalks #tedxevents #TEDx2025 #tedxjourney #tedtalk #tedtalks #TEDevent #tedevents #empoweringwomen #resilience #publicspeaking #Tralee #TraleeEvents #tedxtralee #SiamsaTire 040
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Clip from Na Féilte Tine: Samhain with Professor Patricia Lysaght and I 🍂🍁 www.facebook.com/share/v/1BKJ... You can watch the Samhain episode of Na Féilte Tine here on the RTÉ Player: www.rte.ie/player/serie... #samhain #ancestors #returningdead #Halloween #folklore #traditionsrte.ieNa Féilte Tine S01E01 - SamhainAn exploration of the festival of Samhain which marks the beginning of the Celtic new year. Watch Na Féilte Tine S01E01 - Samhain on RTÉ Player for free 020
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Nice article on #pumpkins and local #farmers here in East Cork by Jonathan DeBurca Butler. I get a mention too 🎃 www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe... #pumpkinseason #pumpkin #pumpkinpatch #pumpkinpicking #halloweenvibes #Halloween #halloween2025 #HalloweenFest #SamhainSeason #samhainirishexaminer.comPatch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiencesA growing number of farms and venues across Ireland now offer pumpkin-patch experiences in the run-up to Halloween. Jonathan deBurca Butler meets some of the farmers embracing the American tradition 001
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Des Baker's little documentary, Spiorad na Samhna [Spirit of Samhain] about Derry's #Halloween festival, featuring me speaking Irish. youtu.be/_nAYHHTz0Go #samhain #HalloweenVibes #DerryHalloween #DerryEvents #derryyoutu.beSpiorad na Samhna -- Origins of HalloweenYouTube video by Des Baker 020
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 29/08/2025I found out today that I received a First Class Honours in my Autism Studies course @ucc.ie. I could leave now with a Certificate or continue--which I intend to do--to the second year for the qualification of a Diploma in Autism Studies #autismstudies #neurodiversity #Autism 030
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 29/08/2025On the 25th anniversary of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR), I was elected as incoming Secretary General. I congratulate the new Executive Committee and look forward to working together, from 1 January, with the incoming EC #easr #studyofreligions #iahr2025 #iahrkrakow 020
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 27/08/2025I presented my paper titled ‘“The Gods Have Returned to Erin”: Irish Paganism, the Celtic Twilight, and Eastern Religiosity’ in the panel “Glocal Dynamics in Paganism: Global Influences and Local Adaptations” at the XXIII IAHR World Congress #IAHR2025 #paganstudies 072
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerDie Booth @diebooth.bsky.social · 23/08/2025I long to live in a world where people's physical appearance and abilities are no longer mocked and belittled, and cruelty and greed are seen as 'humiliating' traits instead. 07413
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerDr Jen Baker @jendeavour.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Join me online with the Viktor Wynd museum on 26th October, 8pm (GMT) for a talk on "Spectral Embodiments: Manifesting and Visualising the Ghost Child" 👻🖤 LOADS of other amazing talks available throughout the year too; check out The Last Tuesday Society! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manifestin...eventbrite.co.ukManifesting and Visualising the Ghost Child - Dr Jen Baker - ZoomThis talk examines the transformation of the ghost-child figure from oral folklore and legends to their literary incarnations in culture 35926
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 06/08/2025I've been invited to give a TEDx talk for TEDx Tralee: Empowering Resilience at Siamsa Tíre next October. tedxtralee.com #TEDx #TEDxtalk #siamsatire #tralee 030
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 12/07/2025My short story, “Christmas Dog”, was published in the anthology SCARS produced by Beyond Words Literary Magazine #shortstories #shortstory #fiction #fictionwriter #fictionwriters #irishwriter #irishwriters #publishedauthor #publishedwriter #sliceoflife #storiessetindublin #dublincity 030
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerThe Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Not long until the new exhibition on Mythical Creatures opens at @colmuseums.bsky.social Make sure to go along if you are in the area 0276
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Following the International Society for #Folklore and #Ethnology - #SIEF Congress at the University of Aberdeen I’m happy to announce that I have been elected to the Executive Board of the SIEF Ritual Year Working Group. 030
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerDale Vanderheyden @blonderasta.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Indigo bunting, Richmond, VA. #birds #wildlife #discover 11146
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerDale Vanderheyden @blonderasta.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Bluebird, Richmond, VA. #birds #discover #wildlife 346339
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerHoundLyfe @houndlyfe.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Finally got two hummingbirds on the feeder #birds #birding 651758161
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerSarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 03/07/2025What I try to explain to people is that writing a book is hard and sometimes miserable and editing a book is hard and sometimes miserable but then once in a while everything crystallizes and you can see how to make it really good and it’s the best feeling in the world. That’s where I am right now. 42149768
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social · 05/06/2025We had such interesting discussions in our roundtable at the University of Aberdeen on “Unwriting ecological relationality in the humilocene: Exploring the wisdom embodied in land-based craft traditions” in the #SIEF25 Place Wisdom Working Group stream today. Photo: Cruikshank Botanic Gardens 030
Reposted by Dr Jenny ButlerCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Absolutely priceless “unhand me” face from my collection. No documented date/info. 969275533
