Tree of Life Pendant - Small

Trees were hugely important to our Celtic Ancestors.  In practical terms trees provides the very tools for living, wood for fires so food could be cooked and homes warmed, wood for building to provide shelter, wood to weave baskets for food collection, wood to build our traditional boats or currachs to allow fishermen to work, leaves were even used to create balms for first aid, and not forgetting of course fruit to provide nourishment. Spiritually they were also revered, and Irish folklore refers to the Tree of Life, or Crann Beithe. Our Irish ancestors would traditionally plant an oak tree in the centre of their settlements because they believed that this majestic tree had spiritual properties that acted as a connection between this world and the next, and that these very trees held the very spirit of their loved ones. The trees became the focal points for their communities.  They are the symbol of rebirth, every year rejuvenating in the flourish of spring, their powerful boughs reac