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Beginners

What is Irish Paganism?

ipsadminMay 26, 2023May 25, 2023

An introduction to Irish Paganism, its history, and relevance today. Discover the deities, magic, and spirituality of the ancient Irish culture, as you join us on a journey to explore...

Beginners Reviews

Checking Sources in Irish Paganism

ipsadminMay 5, 2023May 11, 2023

In our Irish Pagan School student group on Facebook, and our blog comments here, an ugly spectre recently raised it's head again, in the form of queries about whether sources...

Beginners Guest Posts The Gods

What is Paganism? with Alan Wells

ipsadminApril 28, 2023May 11, 2023

This is a guest post in answer to the question 'what is Paganism?', for the Irish Pagan School blog by Tuath member, Rev. Alan Wells. More from Alan at -...

Beginners Mythology The Gods The Sidhe

Tuatha De Danann, Myth or Reality?

ipsadminApril 21, 2023May 11, 2023

So much of Irish Pagan beliefs were lost in the repeated colonisation of our little island. For all of that, there are some names that seem impossible to forget. From...

Beginners

Why Some People are More Confident in Being Openly Pagan

ipsadminMarch 31, 2023May 11, 2023

Spirituality can be a very personal thing. We are each of us trying to learn and grow as a spiritual person as much as we are an intellectual, physical and...

Beginners The Gods

Irish Gods – 10 Steps to Connect to ANY God or Goddess

ipsadminMarch 24, 2023May 11, 2023

When we talk about Paganism there is no ‘one true way’ to express one’s spirituality, and our relationship to Irish Gods is no different. There are many and varied paths...

Beginners Irish Folklore The Sidhe

What is a Sidhe?

ipsadminMarch 17, 2023May 11, 2023

Call them elves, faeries, goblins, faery, dwarves, sprites, pixies, gnomes, fay, or fae… almost every culture has them, and in Ireland we call them the Fairies, or the Sidhe. If...

Beginners

What Everybody Should Know… When Starting to Create Community

ipsadminMarch 10, 2023May 11, 2023

So what does it take to create community, and is having one really all that worthwhile? There are many things that we are very grateful for in our little corner...

Beginners Mythology The Dagda The Gods

The Three Strains of Emotion

ipsadminMarch 3, 2023April 5, 2023

Music in Irish tradition has always held a special place, as did those who could perform it. There are many tales of the instruments and their use, but in the...

Beginners

You Don’t Have to be Irish to Study Irish Paganism Here

ipsadminFebruary 24, 2023May 11, 2023

An interesting question, or some version of it, comes up for us time and time again. From ‘my great grandparent was Irish’ or ‘my [insert random DNA test brand here]...