# A Nemeton Sacred space From Nemetona, a Gaulish goddess "She of the Sacred Grove" From nemos "sky" Groves Garrán (non-oak) Doire (oak) (prn. doy-ruh) [ex. Derry, Ireland] The saying “Beware of an oak, it draws the stroke; avoid an ash, it courts the flash; creep under the thorn, it can save you from harm.” is a testament to how lightning strikes these trees. Almost as if anointing the trees in doirí(groves) by the gods directly. Lightning in view of our understanding of Samos and Giamos is a form of the Samos current. nemetons are where the sky is brought down to earth. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/fromacommonwell/2019/01/folk-magic-rituals-setting-up-space/