Ireland, whether viewed from an antiquarian or an ethnological point of view, is one of the most interesting countries in the world. It is curious that its literary treasures have been so long neglected. The author of this book sheds light on Irish Paganism and Druidry. Throughout this book he discusses many of the concepts which later would be utilized by the Wiccan movement to construct Celtic Neo-Paganism. Contents: Irish Druids Who Were The Druids? Welsh Or British Druidism Irish Druidism St. Patrick and the Druids Opinions On Irish Druids Irish Bards Isle Of Man Druidism French Druidism German Druidism Druidical Magic Neo-Druidism Druidical Belief Druidical Mysticism Early Religions Of The Irish Irish Superstitions Irish Magic, and Tuatha De Danaans Irish Gods Idol-Worship Serpent Faith Sun-Worship Fire-Worship Stone-Worship Animal Worship The Shamrock, and Other Sacred Plants Well-Worship Holy Bells Irish Crosses The Sacred Tara Hill Round Tower Creed Ossian the Bard The Culdees of Druidical Days The Future Life, or Land of the West Ancient Irish Literature The Lia Fail, or the Stone of Destiny
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James Bonwick. Irish Druids
Irish Druids
Table of Contents
PREFACE
PART I. IRISH DRUIDS
WHO WERE THE DRUIDS?
WELSH OR BRITISH DRUIDISM
IRISH DRUIDISM
ST. PATRICK AND THE DRUIDS
OPINIONS ON IRISH DRUIDS
IRISH BARDS
ISLE OF MAN DRUIDISM
FRENCH DRUIDISM
GERMAN DRUIDISM
DRUIDICAL MAGIC
NEO-DRUIDISM
DRUIDICAL BELIEF
DRUIDICAL MYSTICISM
PART II. EARLY RELIGIONS OF THE IRISH
INTRODUCTION
IRISH SUPERSTITIONS
IRISH MAGIC, AND TUATHA DE DANAANS
IRISH GODS
IDOL-WORSHIP
SERPENT FAITH
SUN-WORSHIP
FIRE-WORSHIP
STONE-WORSHIP
ANIMAL WORSHIP
THE SHAMROCK, AND OTHER SACRED PLANTS
WELL-WORSHIP
HOLY BELLS
IRISH CROSSES
THE SACRED TARA HILL
ROUND TOWER CREED
OSSIAN THE BARD
THE CULDEES OF DRUIDICAL DAYS
THE FUTURE LIFE, OR LAND OF THE WEST
ANCIENT IRISH LITERATURE
THE LIA FAIL, OR THE STONE OF DESTINY
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It is not surprising that Dr. Richey, in his Short History of the Irish People, should write:--"As to what Druidism was, either in speculation or practice, we have very little information.--As far as we can conjecture, their religion must have consisted of tribal divinities and local rites. As to the Druids themselves, we have no distinct information." He is not astonished that "authors (from the reaction) are now found to deny the existence of Druids altogether." He admits that, at the reputed time of St. Patrick, the Druids "seem to be nothing more than the local priests or magicians attached to the several tribal chiefs,--perhaps not better than the medicine-men of the North-American Indians."
As that period was prior to the earliest assumed for the Welsh Taliesin, one is at a loss to account for the great difference between the two peoples, then so closely associated in intercourse.
