Books
The Library forum includes reviews of historical and inspirational books related to our hobby. The suggested reading list below is offered as a guide to help new members become familiar with our chosen period of study and as a reference as we all work to re-create the spirit and material culture of ancient Ireland. Some of these resources may also inspire you to undertake new projects to add to your collection of period equipment and to the clann atmosphere in general. Please help out by submitting material for this section.
Suggested Reading
This reading list used to be a requirement for membership, but was changed to "suggested" only at the Pennsic planning meeting, 2012.
Read one book from each category:
General Celtic Culture:
Suggested Reading
This reading list used to be a requirement for membership, but was changed to "suggested" only at the Pennsic planning meeting, 2012.
Read one book from each category:
General Celtic Culture:
- The World of the Celts by Simon James The story of the Irish Race by Seamus McManus
(ch. 1 -20, 22, 24, 27, 31-35)
- A Guide to Early Irish Law by Fergus Kelly (ch. 1-9)
- A Social History of Ancient Ireland: Manners, Customs, and Domestic Life of the Ancient Irish by P. W. Joyce (ch. 2, 3, 5-9) (supplementaly, ch. 4 is recommended for fighters and ch. 10 for Christian personas)
- Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory
- The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailgne by T. Kinsella
- Tales of the Elders of Ireland: Acallam Na Senorach", Oxford World's Classics by Anne Dooley
- Red Branch by Morgan Llywellyn
- Finn McCool by Morgan Llywellyn