The moon remains a guiding light for many

Although often dismissed as unscientific, many people are guided by the moon in their professional and personal lives. Caomhan Keane shines a light on how the moon is a guiding light for many.

The moon remains a guiding light for many

Although often dismissed as unscientific, many people are guided by the moon in their professional and personal lives.  Caomhan Keane shines a light on how the moon is a guiding light for many.

‘IT’S something that comes up time and again in our manuscripts here in the museum,” Claire Doohan, of UCD’s Irish Folklore Centre tells me when I ask her about past and present-day instances of people living their personal and professional lives by the big ball of cheese in the sky.

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