Sacred Texts  Wicca & Neo-Paganism 

Irish Druids And Old Irish Religions

by James Bonwick

[1894]


This scholarly, but very readable, book covers what was known about Druids and Irish Paganism at the end of the nineteenth century. It discusses many of the concepts which later would be utilized by the Wiccan movement to construct Celtic Neo-Paganism.


Title Page
Preface
Contents

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