Each book I’ve published so far has included an ‘online resources’ page in the appendix, and it seems a bit shortsighted not to include the same sort of page here, which can be kept more up-to-date than anything in print.
As I’ve already noted in print, however, resources for Gaelic Polytheists (or those of a similar persuasion) are unfortunately rather limited. The community — such as it is at the present time — is rather fractured, too, and some of the more influential figures and organisations within the broader Celtic Reconstructionist movement as a whole have courted some controversy here and there, to say the least.
With that in mind, I want to be clear that the inclusion of any link in the list below is in no way intended to be an endorsement of the website or organisation being linked to, and nor is it an endorsement of any of the individuals who may have been (or may still be) involved in those groups. Their inclusion here simply means that I felt the information that can be found via these links is solid enough to warrant inclusion. In most cases, thoug, it must be said that it’s been a while since they’ve been updated, and so some of the content may be a bit out of date by now.
I really do feel it’s important that the only way in which Gaelic Polytheism – or polytheisms of a more exclusively Irish, Scottish (Gaelic), or Manx persuasion – can survive and thrive is through publishing, whether that’s through websites or physical media, and through mutual support. If you think a link should be added to the following list then please contact me via email or tumblr. For book recommendations, see the next page in this section.
Gaelic Polytheism
Gaelic Polytheism: https://gaelicpolytheism.wordpress.com/
Tairis: http://www.tairis.co.uk/
Gaol Naofa: http://www.gaolnaofa.org/
Land, Sea and Sky: http://homepage.eircom.net/~shae/contents.htm
The CR FAQ: http://www.paganachd.com/faq/index.html
Mythological Resources
The websites listed here are resources that are mainly aimed at offering reliable translations of the myths and other historical texts along with some general resources. Mary Jones’ website is probably the best place to start in reading the myths because it offers such a comprehensive list that’s conveniently located in just the one place, but do also check out the Encyclopaedia section of the site, too.
Mary Jones (The Celtic Literature Collective): http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/index_irish.html
CELT (Corpus of Electronic Texts): https://celt.ucc.ie/
Sengoidelc: http://www.sengoidelc.com
Finn Longman (Awesome Author and Medievalist): https://finnlongman.com/
Language Resources
These listings are mainly dictionaries and pronunciation help. The online Dictionary of the Irish Language (eDIL) is an amazing resource for Old Irish, but it doesn’t offer any help for pronunciation, so the next link (by Dennis King) can help with that. At abair.ie you can type in any modern Irish words or phrases and hear them back in a chosen dialect at the push of a button, while for Scottish Gaelic the Learn Gaelic dictionary offers a fairly comprehensive audio option for words and common phrases. Am Faclair Beag has some audio as well but it’s main strength is in providing a side-by-side comparison with Dwelly’s dictionary, which gives you an idea of older words (helpful when you’re dealing with older sources like the Carmina Gadelica). Manx is unfortunately rather underserved here, but the Learn Manx site is a good starting point.
eDIL (Dictionary of the Irish Language): http://www.dil.ie/
Old Irish Spelling and Pronunciation: https://www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk/sengoidelc/donncha/labhairt.html
Modern Irish Pronunciation: abair.ie
Modern Irish Dictionary: https://www.teanglann.ie/en/
Am Faclair Beag: https://www.faclair.com/
Learn Gaelic (Pronunciation and Resources): https://learngaelic.scot/dictionary/
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture): https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/
Learn Manx: https://www.learnmanx.com/ (for pronunciation help specifically, see: https://www.learnmanx.com/learning/spoken-dictionary/
Research Resources
The Internet Archive has offered access to books and journals that are out of copyright for years now, but more recently it’s also been offering online library access to ‘borrow’ more up-to-date books. All you need to do is sign up for an account and you can borrow books for an hour or for a fortnight, renewing as much as you like (according to availability). The first three volumes of the Carmina Gadelica are available, for example, and the search function is extremely handy.
CODECS (Collaborative Online Database and e-Resources for Celtic Studies): https://www.vanhamel.nl/codecs/Home
JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/
Internet Archive: https://archive.org/
Études Celtiques: https://www.persee.fr/collection/ecelt
Dúchas: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes
Tobar an Dualchais/Cist o Riches: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/
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