Our Trajectory
We began Wild Irish Retreat as an Irish language and cultural revival weekend eight years ago in the Gaeltacht of Corca Dhuibhne (Dingle) peninsula in West Kerry, Ireland. Since then, we've held an array of culture and language related events, in the realms of theatre performance, documentaries, sports, poetry, ritual and tourism,
All in all, we've held over 10 Wild Irish Retreats, 4 Women’s Retreats with Siobhán, 12 Men’s Retreats with Diarmuid through Nature of Man, 10 Team Building Camps (2 of them Corporate), an executive-level Team Building Retreat in Dubai (UAE), Performances by Siobhán, about 60 Wild Hurling games in festivals and gatherings, 5 Wild Irish Stags retreats, 4 handfasting ceremonies and 3 Secondary School Camps.
Wild Irish Retreat
We retreated to Oileán Chléire on our last Wild Irish Retreat, a symbiotic relationship between attendee and island, an opportunity to celebrate the rich local culture and celebrate the Equinox.
Events Highlights
Deer Butchering & Skin Tanning Workshop
Our first retreat at Teacht Aniar. Fia Phádraig in which participants learned to skin, butcher deer and tan its skin, while being in right relationship with the deer in death and eating.
Nature of Man, Aghavannagh, Co Wicklow.
Featured in the Irish Independent, this latest offering from Diarmuid and Michael Ryan provided a framework to support the health and wellbeing of the men gathered through open communication, joyful play, breathwork, yoga and sweatlodge.
Performance
Cath Fionn Trá was a modern day retelling and perfomrance ritual of the mythical battle of Fionn Trá between the Armies of the King of the World and Fionn and Fianna. Over 500 people showed up to watch the battle unfold, a production which drew on the combined natural talents of Diarmuid and Siobhan who directed and starred in the production.
Men's Corporate Retreat, Dubai (UAE)
Diarmuid was flown to Dubai to run a retreat in the Desert for a group of executives in March 2025. He drew on the well of the Irish spirit to facilitate a hugely successful weekend where nourishment was found in the simplicity of open communication and meaningful connection. Further visits to the area now in the pipeline.
Rites
A Rite of love and matrimony for Prunella Hanbury and Michael Parsons of Birr Castle, in which the entire wedding party made an Ogham tree mandala, and the couple handfasted in the centre. Le Beannacht as Gaeilge of the four elements.
Poetic offerings from Siobhán and Diarmuid.