Druid Orders

Various Traditions from Todays Druidic Orders

Bandarach The Bandarach Council of Druids is an order of Celtic Druids serving the Celtic community. We provide counseling and education, and preside over religious services.
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South Central Druid Coalition Collection of links to diverse Druid groups
ADO Avalon Druid Order The Avalon Mystery Tradition teaches spiritual self-empowerment through contemplation, communion and identification with Deity. Just as the rose has many petals, so over the millennia does Avalon's changing aspect provide many modern points of focus.
ADF Ar nDraiocht Fein: A Druid Fellowship Ar nDraiocht Fein: A Druid Fellowship (ADF) is an international fellowship devoted to creating a public tradition of Neopagan Druidry.
BDO British Druid Order The British Druid Order teaches and practises Druidry as the ancient native spirituality of Europe, re-kindling its sacred fire for the 21st century.
The Henge of Keltria The Henge of Keltria is a non-profit religious organization dedicated to the positive, life affirming spiritual path of Neopagan Druidism.
OBOD The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, which traces its origins to 1717, is dedicated to presenting the Druid Tradition in a way that is totally relevant to the needs of our time, and yet which is firmly rooted in its ancestry and heritage.
RDNA Reformed Druids of North America The root from whence ADF and The Henge of Keltria sprang
Ancient Order of Druids in America The Ancient Order of Druids in America is a traditional Druid Order drawing its inspiration and many of its teachings from the Druid Revival of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. We don't claim direct descent from the original Druids
The Druidic Order of the Oak of Rose Fellow seekers, avail yourselves of our hospitality, peruse our pages.
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Online Druid Communities and Groves

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MaclloydsMurias And from Murias they brought The Cauldron of Dagda, The Cauldron of Plenty from which no company ever went away unsatisfied ~Cath Maige Tuired
The Dragon's Breath A Grove of The Druidic Order of The Oak of Rose
Grove of Dobhran Dobhran - Gaelic for "Otter". In Druidry, the Otter teaches us to play, to relax, to not take things so seriously, to let things just roll off our backs..

The Druids History

Several accounts of Druid history usually including bias or speculation and someinformation on Druids of today

Druids The Druids were the Priests - Magicians - of the Celtic people. They were Priests and Prietesses.
Who were the Druids I intend to try to answer many questions regarding the druids, but there are some things which cannot be found. Such short-comings are inevitable, and, in this case, informed speculation is in order, but only after the evidence is considered.
The Druids An introduction to the Druids
Druids and their Practices

Informational

Celtic Druidism History, beliefs, practices, & myths
Guide to the Druids The Druids emerged from the ancient Celtic tribes, at a time when the people had to live close to nature to survive.
Celtic Druidism History, beliefs, practices, & myths
Celtic Druidism Modern Druidism is one of the Neo-Pagan family of religions, which includes Wicca and recreations of Egyptian, Greek, Norse, Roman and other ancient Pagan religions.
Exploring Celtic Druidism Ancient Magick and Rituals For Personal Empowerment
Religion and Druidism Follow the Druid to one of the five topics above...
The Awenyddion This page is my tribute to the Awenyddion, "the inspired ones", the Bards and Ovates and Druids of past, present and future.
Druidry.info Modern Druidry began its revival in the 18th century.
Isle of Avalon A guide to the mythos, sites and atmosphere of Glastonbury

Mythology, Folklore, and Writings

Stories to feed the Bards Soul

The Camelot Project THE CAMELOT PROJECT is designed to make available in electronic format a database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information.
Tree Lore All about the Palm Trees, Oak Trees, Pine Trees, Willow Trees, Maple Trees and More!
Welsh Triads Trioedd Ynys Prydein
Bards The bards were poets, musicians and singers in the Celtic world. They were required to master hundred of verses or develop new one, without the use of writing.
Irish Triads Three worst smiles-the smile of a wave,the smile of a loose woman,the grin of a dog ready to leap.

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Celtic Deities Celtic Deities of Scotland, Wales and Britain
Celtic Pantheon Listed below are a number of those deities which comprise the Celtic Pantheon.
Welsh Pantheon Welsh Gods and Goddesses
Celtic Pantheon Celtic Gods and Goddesses
Pantheon The Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands
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Celtic Revialist Links

Reviving the Old Traditions Today

The Summerlands Cyber Community - Celtic Pagan
Technovate White Oak
IMBAS Information on Celtic Reconstructionism

Ogham

Ancient Alphabet of the Celtic Peoples

Ogham and much more
Celtic Ogham The word ogham (pronounced OH-am or OH-yam; the former pronunciation is probably most common, but a native speaker of Irish has claimed that the latter is correct) has been used to refer to:
The Ogham Stone An introduction to this ancient Irish/Celtic writing system, complete with numerous images and illustrations. A good place to start.
Omniglot The Ogham alphabet is thought to be named after the Irish god Ogma. One theory of its origins is that it evolved out of a system of tallies used for accounting.
Ancient Scripts Oghams were used to write very old Irish, from 3rd to 6th century of our era. Ogham inscriptions are found exclusively in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Celtic Misc.

Celtic Knotwork Examples, Art, And how to.

How to Celtic Knotwork: the Ultimate Tutorial

Language Study

Welsh, Breton, Cornish, Irish, Scottish, Manx. Lessons and Dictionaries.

Celtica A wonderful resource for all celtic languages.

Welsh Links

A Welsh Course This course is one suitable for beginners. The main emphasis of the course is in developing conversational skills in Welsh as it is currently spoken (as contrasted with teaching the forms needed for understanding literary Welsh).
Welsh to English Lexicon There are 24662 unique entries in this lexicon, of which 1581 are phrases, 951 are cross-references, and 63 are considered to be obsolete in the modern language.
English to Welsh Lexicon There are 18778 unique entries in this lexicon, 1694 of which are phrases.
Welsh Learners This is a group for people who are learning Welsh to practice and support each other. All Welsh Learners are welcome from those just starting to those fluent.
Clwb Malu Cachu Welcome to Clwb Malu Cachu, the website for Welsh learners. Here you will find grammar cheat sheets, audio files, short stories, interviews and lots, lots more!

Breton Links

Kervarker Kervarker is a server dedicated to the breton language since 1995. Here you'll find many services to discover and learn breton, but also to meet with breton speakers and/or lovers.
Brezhoneg Here is a small amount of information relating to Breton, temporarily held here at Sabhal Mór Ostaig until there is a properly established WWW site for the Breton language.
Breton <-> English dictionary This dictionary is far from being complete and it is in permanent construction.
The Breton language La langue bretonne

Cornish Links

cornishlanguagelearners This club is for all learners of Cornish (all forms) to meet and help each other to learn Cornish.
Warlinenn This website is owned by the Cornish Language Fellowship with parts displaying information from the Cornish Language Board.
Wolkomm dhe Gernewek 101! This is an online phrase book for learning Cornish. Simply click on the category you are interested in...
Kernewek Dre Lyther KDL aims to prepare students for the examinations of the Cornish Language Board.
Eng <-> Cornish A short Cornish Lexicon
Cornish <-> Eng A short Cornish Lexicon
Cornish Language Page The Cornish language is a Celtic language, of the brythonic (or 'P' Celtic) strand akin to Welsh and sister of the Breton language.
WHICH CORNISH? A lecture given by Dr Nicholas Williams in Lostwithiel in Sept. 1996 and chaired by Dr Philip Payton, Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies
Gorseth Kernow War an folen-ma y kefyr kevrennow dhe safleow erell yu kefrysys gans Gorseth Kernow. Gwra notya mar plek y whra pup kevren ygery yn folen noweth.

Irish Links

Interactive Irish Lessons You have two choices: You can browse through some general common Irish or do some serious lessons.
Irish Lessons Help to strengthen and promote this important part of Irish culture and identity by selecting the lessons above.
LABHAIR GAEILGE INNIU! Where to find Irish classes in your area:
Stuthan 'sa Ghàidhlig Ceangailtean Gàidhlig perseanta

Scottish Links

Conversational Phrases Here are a few phrases, mostly simple, some useful, some a bit whimsical, to help you communicate in Scottish Gaelic.
Gàidhlig Scottish Gaelic learners' materials online
Ionnsachadh Elementary Course of Gaelic
MacBain's Dictionary Scottish <-> English
Faclair Gàidhlig - Beurla Gaelic - English Dictionary

Manx Links

Manx Language Many lessons in Learning Manx
Yn Ghaelg Manx Language Resources
.Manx Dictionary Index of /Dicts/Manx