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bywandandsword:

“Despite their defeat, the Tuatha De still retained the power of their magic arts and they deprived the Gaels of their corn and milk until they forced them to come to terms. It was then decided that the country should be divided into two parts, the lower half going to the Tuatha De and the upper half to the Gaels. Thus the Tuatha De retired underground and the Daghdha assigned to each of their chiefs a sidh or “fairy mound,” and throughout the countryside such mounds are still regarded as the special dwelling places of the fairy people. Already in the late seventh century a clerical biographer of St. Patrick refers to the “sidh or gods who dwell in the earth”, thus evidently taking taking for granted the tradition that placed the native gods under the earth’s surface.”

— Celtic Mythology by Proinsias Mac Cana (via eibhlincatha)

Reposting an Old Resource List of Mine

littlelilacfox:

This is an incomplete list of resources I’ve personally collected throughout my research into Irish Polytheism. Most of it does not include topics which one would generally think of as “relevant” to an IriPol practice, but I feel it’s important to learn about both Early and Modern Irish Culture in order to have a better understanding of the religion. Furthermore, a link’s appearance on this list does not necessarily mean that I agree with the contents of that link.

Unspecific Resources:

Irish Language Resources:

Law Specific Resources:

Female Specific Resources:

Clothing and Dress Resources:

Marriage, Sex, and Children Specific Resources:

Medicine Specific Resources:

Deity / Entity / Figure Specific Resources:

Irish Magic and Mysticism Resources:

Virtue and Value Specific Resources:

Warriorship Specific Resources:

Local Cultus (Non Specific but helpful)

This list is for personal use and will be updated to reflect additional sources as I find them; it is meant as a quick reference post so that I may more easily access the sources I quote, or otherwise use in my research. It is not meant to be anything other than that- though you may use it as your own reference as well if you wish.