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Isla Duragh? Isle Duragh?

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So last night, I had a dream that a friend and I were on this beautiful Irish Island. In the dream, I immediately had a feeling it was past life related. I even said, "I've been here before." I was conflicted as to whether or not the Island was Isla Duragh or Isle Duragh.

The water was a murky green, and I tried to swim in it. It was too shallow, so probably a pond, but I got a strange flash of doing so mischievously.

I stood up, and walked on some stones. Suddenly I was at a high point in a valley, looking down. At mid-point, the grass turned from bright green to dark green. I saw rows of houses and was astounded.

Later, we headed back, and I tried to hug this young boy. He was a combination of two young boys I actually know. The boy half-hugged, half pushed me, but looked upset. His eyes were narrowed, and I backed off, a little creeped out by it, wondering what I'd done.

Then the dream went onto other things - it turned into a dream about conspiracies and inside secrets, but it starred characters of shows I watch, so I don't think that has anything to do with - well, anything. ;) (Although I must say, I have a lot of dreams wherein some type of social injustice is occurring.)

I guess what strikes me as odd is that throughout the dream, I was rationalizing that I had been there before. I also got the idea that it might have been irony that in a certain period of my life, I had been unusually put off by Ireland (it's a long story), or that perhaps I was English.

I'm not sure this dream means anything, but there are a few things that also gave me pause:

1. I never used to like potatoes, but when I had Irish-style potatoes, I loved them. I immediately declared that this was how potatoes ought to be cooked.

2. I LOVE Irish music and dancing.

3. The main religion of Northern Ireland is Catholicism. I've never been Catholic, but have always had a certain draw towards the religion. When I was younger, I saw a painting of the Virgin Mary and calmed down (I'd been upset). Also, when I thought of Catholicism, I thought of the old school kind - it was always my thought that they were stricter than most Christian denominations.

Here's the other thing though - I can't find any Islands named Isla Duragh, Isle Duragh, etc. The closest thing I found was Durham, which is in England, not Ireland.

Thoughts?
 
I looked up "Duragh" on Google, and apparently it is an Irish and Scottish surname. So "Isla Duragh" might well be somebody's given name.


Oh, and by the way, Catholics are a slight minority in Northern Ireland ... that's why there's all the trouble there. It's the republic that is almost entirely Catholic.
 
Jody said:
I looked up "Duragh" on Google, and apparently it is an Irish and Scottish surname. So "Isla Duragh" might well be somebody's given name.
Oh, and by the way, Catholics are a slight minority in Northern Ireland ... that's why there's all the trouble there. It's the republic that is almost entirely Catholic.
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:o Silly me. I knew it was one or the other.


Anyway, that's actually interesting to know. I did wonder how on earth "Isla" would fit, as it's Spanish (I think) for Island. I have always liked names with "-is" somewhere in them, but the name itself doesn't produce any emotional response.


There is apparently a village called "Duagh" that I'm also looking into.


The thing is that I never, ever thought of myself as having been Irish. I always attested my love for certain Irish things as it all being in my blood. The only thing that ever made me wonder was my odd phase wherein I disliked Ireland for no particular reason. I had a friend from there who always talked about it, and I got so sick of hearing about it that I suddenly couldn't stand the country and decided people there insisted upon bragging about themselves. When I learned about the horrible things they went through at the hands of the English and here in the US, I felt awful, even though my dislike of Ireland only lasted a few weeks. I still feel bad about it. But that was the only way in which Ireland has ever given me emotions.


I just know I was happy in the dream. My friend didn't dive under the murky water with me, but I didn't need her to. I just needed to be myself. I didn't even think anything of her not joining in until just now, actually.
 
At least for me, when I hear names/words in dreams or meditation sometimes its hard to know if its a place name or a person's name. Often I'm convinced it's one only to discover it's the other - or sometimes nothing at all.


I'm sure this is pretty obvious, but place names change over time. Maybe there was a place called Isle Duragh a long long time ago and is now called something else. It'd be interesting if you could find some really old maps to check out. :)
 
Jody said:
According to Google, The Irish word for island is oileán. *But* the Irish word "isle" means "lower" in English. According to http://www.babyhold.com/list/Scottish_Baby_Names/Isla/details/ "Isla" is a Scottish baby name which comes from a Scottish river.
"Duragh" isn't an Irish word. Maybe it's a place name.
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I've seen the Irish word "Duraugh" used as a surname, as well as "Duragh". But, there were many estates in Ireland, which were given names, and I think Isle Duraugh actually describes one such estate. Old 19th Century maps would probably show that name, but there is no easy way to find it except by systematic parish by parish search.


-Nightrain
 
You raise an interesting point I have been thinking about


..you say ireland "Is in my blood"...I wonder if genetic memories can be confused with PL memories, or maybe they are connected as well? Whatever the case, it seems obvious you have a strong connection to ireland:-)
 
TLD said:
You raise an interesting point I have been thinking about
..you say ireland "Is in my blood"...I wonder if genetic memories can be confused with PL memories, or maybe they are connected as well? Whatever the case, it seems obvious you have a strong connection to ireland:-)
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This issue of genetics versus past life is, I think, possibly explained by suggesting that genetics in the physical body are sometimes necessary to create an appropriate host for the soul. In other words, genetics and soul memory work hand-in-hand. There are plenty of examples of souls, who are born within the same family, and I tend to believe that this may be the case with a large majority reincarnations.


Of course, there are many examples which prove to be exceptions to the rule. Dr. Ian Stevenson documents cases in which children show preferences and tendencies that are closely associated with entirely different cultures, such as the child in a Burmese family, who exhibits a Japanese persona. And, there are plenty of cases in which people are born to families that are different races. But, this may be because of specific needs to fulfill certain objectives. However, for the most part, I believe, we are born with inherited traits as well as past life memory.


It could be that some of us have blood that is only a quarter or a sixteenth of a certain culture; yet, we may feel that we are 100% of that culture.


-Nightrain
 
Thanks guys - this is all very interesting!


It's certainly possible that some of it is genetic. But I find it interesting that Duaragh is an estate - whether that's to do with my heritage or a PL, it's certainly worth looking into.
 
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