nature
March Hares
Why are hares often associated with March? The common phrase, 'Mad as a March hare' is said to be derived from thei...
The Winter Solstice
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year and is celebrated in many cultures throughou...
The Autumn Equinox
The Ancient Celts would traditionally have marked this occasion with festivities to give thanks for the harvests gath...
The Ballinderry River
The beautiful Ballinderry River, running from the Sperrins through to Lough Neagh, was an important part of the linen...
Trees in Celtic Mythology
In this article we take a look at some of the sacred trees that feature in the many Celtic myths and legends handed ...
The Celtic Festival of Imbolc
The Celtic festival of Imbolc is celebrated on the first of February through to sunset on the second. Falling between...
2021 on Mallon Farm
As we start a new year, we've been reflecting on some of the events of 2021 here on Mallon Farm.
After the Flax Harvest at Mallon Farm
The flax has changed colour as it dries to a beautiful gold. At this stage we remove the seed heads in a process call...
Double Retted Flax on Mallon Farm
A spinner has been testing some of last year’s fibre for us. The tests showed that there were still some pieces of th...
Biodiversity on Mallon Farm
We’re applying to join the “Fair to Nature Scheme” backed by the RSPB and are currently doing an audit of biodiversit...
River Friendly Retting at Mallon Farm
Retting was the one part of the process that we knew we needed to change if we wanted to restart linen growing here. ...
Tradition Restarted: The Process of Growing Flax at Mallon Farm
Charlie Mallon has reintroduced flax to his farm in County Tyrone. He is committed to growing and processing flax usi...