The Dagda Archives - The Irish Pagan School

Irish Gods in Celtic Pagan Mythology

ipsadminAugust 7, 2024August 7, 2024

This is an introduction to Irish Gods and Goddesses - deities you may be interested in through Irish Pagan and Celtic Mythology, by Lora O'Brien. Now, Gods and Goddesses of...

The Dagda The Gods

A Dagda Bard

ipsadminDecember 8, 2023January 9, 2024

Ceist: What is a Dagda Bard? Ní Ansa... We get asked a lot of questions about Irish Gods, spiritual practices, Irish culture, history and mythology... and honestly we’re delighted. That's...

Irish Places Mythology The Dagda The Morrigan

The Bed of the Couple

ipsadminDecember 5, 2023January 9, 2024

Ceist: What is the Bed of the Couple? Ní Ansa... Central to Ireland Mythological cycles is the arrival and conflicts of the Tuatha De Danann, the tribe who would become...

Magic Mythology The Dagda

The Dagda and the Sea Monster

ipsadminNovember 27, 2023January 9, 2024

Whilst hosting a recent session of a Dagda centred mentor group at the Irish Pagan School, I happened to quip that the ‘Good God’ was so powerful and connected with...

Mythology The Dagda The Gods

Describing the Dagda

ipsadminNovember 11, 2023January 9, 2024

When you search the Irish Pagan School you will find many classes with 'Introduction' in the title, followed by one or more of the Irish deities. Much of the teaching...

Mythology The Dagda The Gods

Ireland’s Horned God

ipsadminNovember 3, 2023January 9, 2024

We are often approached with queries about Cernunnos and asked about his connection to Ireland, Irish Paganism, and such. To come right to the point folks, Cernunnos is not an...

Irish Places Mythology The Dagda The Gods The Morrigan

The Couple’s Ford at Unshin

ipsadminOctober 13, 2023July 27, 2024

A story by An Scelaí Beag - an Irish Dagda Bard - inspired by Ireland's myth of the meeting of the God, An Dagda Mór, and Goddess, the Morrigan at...

Contemporary Paganism The Dagda

Embracing the Divine: Ritual Honouring the Dagda

ipsadminJuly 28, 2023July 15, 2024

With the colonising oppression of the Catholic church it's fair to say that we lost all previous rituals and practices that honour the Dagda. Yet by taking the time to...

Mythology The Dagda The Gods

Children of the Dagda

ipsadminJune 23, 2023February 12, 2024

Among the Tuatha Dé Danann of Ireland’s ancient past there was one who was known as ‘Olathair’. Though some translations and conflations with other Pagan Gods would have you believe...

Irish Places Mythology The Dagda The Sidhe

De Gabáil in t-Shída (translation)

ipsadminMay 8, 2023January 9, 2024

A version of De Gabáil in t-Shída - 'Concerning the Seizure of the Fairy Hill' - Translation by Vernam Hull. Zeitschr. f. celt. Phil. xix. 53-58, 1931 (provided here for...