We are proud of our Irish culture and thought it was important to include some of its rich symbolism in our logo.
The Hare
Ferne and Mark met on their wildlife film masters in Salford. Both of their final projects were based in Ireland so they spent the summer helping each other film wildlife around the country.
One such trip was to film the dolphin locally named Dusty in Doolin in County Clare. Due to being students, they were sleeping in a small car to save money and it was when they settled in for an evening on the side of a road that they came across their first hare.
This gorgeous hare just quietly crossed the road in front of them and as neither had seen a hare before, they couldn’t get over how large it was.
Hares are prominent in Irish mythology. They are associated with the coming of spring, with harvests, speed and wit. Hares are also closely linked with the fairy world and witch craft. It was believed that they acted as witches’ familiars - a witch could turn into one to break into a farmer’s field and bewitch cattle, or use its swiftness to escape capture. The ancient myths and superstitions around them are just something that we love.
The Triskelion
It is one of the most well-known ancient symbols in Ireland, with evidence of it pre-dating the arrival of the Celts by over 2000 years. It adorns some of the infamous carved rocks of Newgrange as well as many other ancient sites and stones. It has also been found in ancient Greece and Malta and its meaning has many variants:
Strength, Progress and the Ability to Move Forward.
Physical Realm, Spiritual Realm and Astral Realm.
Life, Death and Rebirth.
Mother, Father, Child.
The Celts used the symbol heavily, believing important things came in threes.