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You're not here to collect more information or take another course. You are here to become a grounded practitioner of authentic Irish spirituality, rooted in place, ethics, and daily practice with living tradition.

Join over 47,000 students learning from Irish authors and educators at the Irish Pagan School.

Free Email Course - 3 Pillars of Irish Pagan Practice

Fáilte Abhaile - Welcome Home

At the Irish Pagan School, you don't enrol to learn dogmatic steps or go through the motions. You step into proximity with native Irish guides, accountable community, and the spiritual identity you've been becoming.

This isn't watered down Celtic spirituality or New Age repackaging. This is our living Irish tradition, taught by Irish Draoithe (druid practitioners) who live it daily, grounded in scholarship, source lore, and cultural integrity.

You're here because you are ready for calibration, not more content. For depth, not reassurance. For transformation through practice, proximity, and accountability within a tradition that has never stopped breathing.

Welcome home to your practice.

Join over 47,000 students learning authentic Irish spirituality from native teachers ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Whether You Are...

☘️ Here in Ireland looking for understanding and relationship with our pre-colonised past.

⛵ Irish Diaspora seeking genuine ancestral connection beyond tourist trap stereotypes.

🌍 A Global Seeker simply drawn to authentic Irish spirituality with proper cultural context.

🔰 A Complete Beginner taking your first steps safely without cultural appropriation.

🏃 A Busy Browser needing bite sized learning that fits your responsibilities and schedule.

🎯 A Committed Crafter ready for deep, structured engagement with Irish traditions.

🤝 A Connection Seeker wanting genuine community with like minded souls.

📚 An Academic Learner wanting scholarly depth with proper citations and sources.

We meet you exactly where you are with respect, scholarship, and genuine Irish wisdom.

About the Irish Pagan School

 

Transformation Through Proximity to Living Tradition...

The Irish Pagan School was co-founded in 2017 by Irish native educators and spiritual practitioners Lora O'Brien MA (Draoi, historian, author, Priest of the Mórrígan) and Jon O'Sullivan (An Scealaí Beag, storyteller, author Priest of the Dagda) to provide authentic connection to Ireland's living spiritual traditions for seekers worldwide.

We don't teach so you can turn around and resell Irish tradition for profit or social credit. We teach so you can deepen your own spiritual life, step into grounded practitioner identity, and build right relationships with the Gods, ancestors, land, and Othercrowd of Ireland, with cultural respect and ethical clarity.

Who We Are

We are Irish. We live here in Ireland. We practice what we teach, daily.

Our work is rooted in native Irish voices, academic scholarship (including Lora's MA in Irish Regional History), decades of professional heritage work at sacred sites such as Cruachán (Rathcroghan), and lived devotional relationships with the Irish Gods, Guides, Guardians, and Sacred Land.

We are Priests, authors, guides, and community builders who have dedicated our lives to preserving, practicing, and passing forward the living traditions of this island, not as museum pieces, but as breathing, evolving spiritual practice rooted in place and continuity.

What We Offer

This is not transactional education. This is transformational connection.

When you join the Irish Pagan School, you gain:

  • Calibration with native Irish practitioners living the tradition, not performing it.
  • Grounded daily practice that roots you in authentic Irish spirituality, from anywhere in the world.
  • Accountable community with clear ethical boundaries and shared depth.
  • Scholarship meets practice — academic rigour combined with devotional lived experience.
  • Cultural clarity — explicit anti-appropriation stance and guidance on respectful learning.
  • Human proximity — direct access, live teaching, personal support, not just content modules.
Who This Is For

You are exhausted by New Age spiritual tourism, cultural appropriation, and shallow eclecticism.

You've been seeking for years, perhaps decades. You've tried many paths. You know a lot, but you don't feel transformed or connected.

You are ready to stop collecting and start becoming.

You want to learn from Irish tradition with respect and humility for your own spiritual depth, not to extract it, repackage it, or build a platform from someone else's culture.

You're ready to commit to daily practice, proximity to those living the tradition, and accountability within an ethical community that holds high standards.

You recognise yourself in this, because you're already becoming the practitioner you seek to be. You just need the right guides, the right community, and the right tradition to calibrate with.

This is that place. Fáilte abhaile, a chara.

Start Your Personal Path Today

 

🆓 Free Resources (Perfect Starting Point)

  • Free mini courses on Irish basics

  • Blog articles with scholarly citations

  • YouTube channel with weekly content

  • Email newsletter with practical tips

  • No credit card required, no strings attached.

 

💰 Paid Courses (Deep Dive Learning)

  • Foundation courses in Irish mythology and history

  • Deity specific classes (the Mórrígan, the Dagda, Brighid, Lugh, and more)

  • Practical spirituality for daily life

  • Advanced studies with community access

  • Self paced and regular live options available. 

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Latest Blog Posts...

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Your Guides on this Path

Lora O'Brien, MA

30 years of Irish spiritual practice | Former manager of sacred site Cruachán (Rathcroghan) | Published author of 8 books | Mórrígan priest since 2004 | Masters degree in Irish History.

Jon O'Sullivan (An Scéalaí Beag)

Traditional seanchaí (storyteller) | Dagda priest since 2015 | Published author of 3 books | Expert in Irish lore and mythology | Co-founder with vision for authentic education.

Teaching authentic Irish spirituality globally from County Waterford, Ireland. 

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Common Questions about the Irish Pagan School

Not Another Pseudo Celtic Website

 ❌ What You Won't Find Here:

  • Plastic paddy stereotypes and leprechauns covered in shamrocks nonsense.

  • Cultural appropriation dressed up as toxic positivity or neopagan/ New Age spirituality.

  • Mangled and generic 'Celtic' content copied from other sites or stolen from native sources.

  • Tourist trap mythology with no real foundation, or Wicca with Irish names.

  • Bigotry, intolerance, or exclusion of any faith, identity, or background. 🏳️‍🌈🍉🏳️‍⚧️ 👩🏻‍🦽‍➡️✊🏾♀️

✅ What You Will Find Here:

  • Practical guidance for building authentic relationships with Irish Gods and Goddesses.

  • Community support from fellow students on similar pathways to you.

  • Respect for tradition while acknowledging it's a living, evolving spiritual practice.

  • Decolonised education that honours living Irish culture and traditions.
  • Academic rigour with proper citations and sources from Irish manuscripts and folklore.

Ready to Begin Your Authentic Irish Spiritual Journey?

 

Just Click to Choose Your Path:

🆓 Start Free → Access beginner (or re-starter!) resources immediately with no commitment.

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Trusted by 47k+ students worldwide

L. Christopher Bird

The Irish Pagan School has been a great resource for pagan education with an authentic connection to Ireland for me. Along with a selection of free classes, the paid offerings always feels like money well spent. The teachers are fantastic and knowledgeable, and the community is one of the best that I have belonged to.

Rowan Ives

The courses offer an in-depth approach to Irish paganism that is based on genuine history and folklore. There is so much here for curious learners of all levels to gain knowledge and insight on their spiritual paths while avoiding the misinformation that is sadly common in popular modern paganism. I have benefited greatly from the classes and look forward to taking more.

Ready To Step In?

You've been seeking long enough.

It's time to stop just collecting content, and to start actively becoming the practitioner you want to be.

Join the Irish Pagan School. Step into proximity with our authentic living Irish tradition. Build your own daily practice, right relationships, and spiritual rootedness that lasts a lifetime.

Explore free resources, or dive into our courses and community membership to begin your transformation today.

 

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