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Irish Folklore Mythology The Gods

Uncovering the Origins of the Tuatha Dé Danann

ipsadminJune 30, 2023February 12, 2024

“I have tidings for you: warriors are coming across the sea, a thousand heroes covering the ocean; speckled ships will press in upon us; all kinds of death they announce,...

Beginners

What is Irish Paganism?

ipsadminJune 26, 2023February 20, 2025

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...

Irish Folklore Magic

Being a Bard in Ancient Ireland

ipsadminMay 26, 2023January 9, 2024

The mythology of Ireland has come down through the centuries to us today. Though a lot of it dates to the mediaeval period, linguists have identified forms of old irish...

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...

Contemporary Paganism The Gods The Morrigan

How to Build Relationship with the Morrigan

ipsadminMay 4, 2023May 16, 2024

In Irish Paganism, we don't just pick a deity from a list and ask them for stuff. We work to build relationship, and this takes some time, and commitment. But...

Mythology The Gods The Sidhe

Tuatha De Danann, Myth or Reality?

ipsadminApril 21, 2023January 9, 2024

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...

Magic The Gods

Why Some People Always Hear Back from their Gods

ipsadminApril 14, 2023May 11, 2023

From prayers to meditations, journeys to offerings, it can sometimes feel like we are casting our cries out into the void in the hopes of hearing a reply. Struggling to...

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...

Irish Folklore The Sidhe

What is a Sidhe?

ipsadminMarch 17, 2023July 24, 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...