Connla's Well Tree Free Greetings Card
£2.80
A richly detailed image of a stream flowing down through a forest and pouring through a ring adorned with stylised figures of salmon.
In the mythology of Ireland, Connla's Well is one of a number of Otherworldly wells that are variously depicted as Wells of Wisdom or Wells of Knowledge. The legendary wells are home to the salmon of wisdom, and are surrounded by hazel trees, which also signify knowledge and wisdom.
This card has no message inside, so you can write your own. There is a print inside that is a faint copy of the design on the front. It comes with a beautiful matching envelope, again printed with a version of the same image. You can see this in the other pictures on the image carousel.
As part of the manufacturer's aim to have the lowest possible environmental impact, the card does not come in a cellophane sleeve. This range of cards uses no trees in its production. The cards are made from recycled materials and sustainable alternative plant sources, such as sugar cane waste.
The card measures 150mm x 105mm (5 and 7/8 inches x 4 and 1/4 inches).
The Celts equated hazelnuts with concentrated wisdom and poetic inspiration, as is suggested by the similarity between the Gaelic word for these nuts, cno, and the word for wisdom, cnocach. There are several variations on an ancient tale that nine hazel trees grew around a sacred pool, dropping nuts into the water to be eaten by some salmon (a fish revered by Druids) which thereby absorbed the wisdom. The number of bright spots on the salmon were said to indicate how many nuts they had eaten.
| Size: | 150mm x 105mm (5 and 7/8 inches x 4 and 1/4 inches) |
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| Colors | Green, Blue, Black |
| Material | Card made from recycled materials |
