Archdruid Michael of Ireland.

Hello Friends, this is Michael McGrath. I wish to thank the publishers of this site for permitting me to address you on behalf of the Free Druids of Ireland.

Many if you will know that we, the Druids of Ireland, have been under constant attack, intense attack in fact since last October. Of course we have been under attack for several years now, by one crowd in 1997, and now by a different and much smaller group, thankfully.

As a result much of our good work has been interrupted. The attacks have abated somewhat now so we look forward to resuming all our own services and activities again throughout the summer.

Thank You all for being so understanding, thank you, followers, for your great loyalty and support. Druidry in Ireland is all the better for you. It will not be forced this way or that. It will grow, organically, as the Spirit of Druidry wisely dictates.

Druidry does not belong to this or that political wing, it does not, in Ireland, have this politics or that politics, it most certainly is not there to be used and abused by the Hard Left. Nazis, Fascists, Druidry does not recognise any political path, it is aligned with no political movement of the Left, Centre or Right. It is therefore wrong to try to label any Druid with any political label, no matter how much you may hate, despise or detest him or her, such behaviour is not Druidic, and any man or woman who indulges in it is not a Druid.

It mitigates against team work, and this, to my mind , is the way ahead for Druidry in Ireland. It matters not if you are the Archdruid of Tara or Timbucktoo, you are expected to be a good team player, and as you progress along the path, a good team leader. Looks or charm (though I am assured I have both in abundance, lol ) do not come into it either - if you think that way, try Hollywood or your local TV studio - Druidry would be too humiliating a path for you. "Poverty, Chastity and Obedience" are good virtues in any Druid., so using Druidry to promote your new age business and attract clients is not the Druid Way at all.

Teamwork will assist greatly in mainstreaming Druidry in Ireland, especially, as I have striven to bring Druidry in out of the cold and into the cities and towns of Ireland. Learn how to pass the ball - but not the buck !

Campaigns (such as the save Tara campaigns) may or may not be worthwhile, but they must not be mistaken for Druidry, they must not distract from Druidry - and they must not be allowed to take over from Druidry. When they do you become a campaigner, you cease to be a Druid.

Thank you for listening to me so far,

In Service, Peace and Wisdom,

Your Servant,

Michael

Michael McGrath,
Archdruid of Ireland.