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Podcasts, radio, films, language courses, university programs, societies, shops, and local connections, gathered in one place and growing.

Bard Mythologies
Podcasts & Audio

Narrated readings of the Irish cycles, story by story.

Blúiríní Béaloidis
Podcasts & Audio

Folklore Fragments, from the National Folklore Collection at UCD. In English.

Celtic Source
Podcasts & Audio

Dr. Gwilym Morus-Baird on Celtic mythology, cosmology, and the Welsh and Irish otherworld.

Celtic Tomes
Podcasts & Audio

The Podshow's companion show, digging into the texts and translations behind the myths.

The Celtic Myth Podshow
Podcasts & Audio

Gary and Ruth Colcombe retelling Irish, Welsh, and Scottish myth and legend.

The Fading Year
Podcasts & Audio

Seasonal Irish folklore: calendar customs, traditions, and beliefs.

The Scottish Folk Podcast
Podcasts & Audio

Storyteller Eileen Budd retelling Scottish folk tales and legends.

BBC Radio Cymru
Radio

The main Welsh-language station. Radio Cymru 2 leans younger and more musical.

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
Radio

The flagship Scottish Gaelic station. Music and talk in Gaelic.

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Scotland
CBFM Cape Breton
Radio

Run by Colaisde na Gàidhlig. Cape Breton Celtic music and Gaelic programming.

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Cape Breton
Claare ny Gael
Radio

Manx Radio's Sunday show mixing Celtic-nation music with Manx-language segments.

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Isle of Man
Radyo an Gernewegva
Radio

A weekly Cornish-language magazine programme, also available as a podcast.

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Cornwall
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Radio

Ireland's national Irish-language station, broadcast from the Gaeltacht regions.

Into the West (1992)
Films

Dir. Mike Newell. Two Irish Traveller boys and a magical white horse.

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle (2007)
Films

Dir. Simon Miller. Scottish Gaelic-language film set on Skye.

Song of the Sea (2014)
Films

Dir. Tomm Moore. A selkie myth, second in the Irish Folklore Trilogy.

The Mists of Avalon (2001)
Films

Dir. Uli Edel, from Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel.

The Secret of Kells (2009)
Films

Dir. Tomm Moore, Cartoon Saloon. The Book of Kells and Irish myth, animated.

The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Films

Dir. John Sayles. A girl on the Donegal coast uncovers her family's selkie ancestry.

Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Films

Dir. Kirk Jones. A small Irish village's comic scheme after a lottery win.

Wolfwalkers (2020)
Films

Dir. Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. Irish wolf-folklore set in Kilkenny.

An Comunn Gàidhealach Ameireaganach
Language Learning

The U.S. Scottish Gaelic society. Classes and distance learning.

Bitesize Irish
Language Learning

Structured Irish courses, free tools, and a podcast.

Colaisde na Gàidhlig, The Gaelic College
Language Learning

Scottish Gaelic and Cape Breton culture, in person and online.

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Cape Breton
Gaelic with Jason
Language Learning

Jason Bond's channel and course for Scottish Gaelic.

Irish with Mollie
Language Learning

Mollie Guidera's channel and podcast teaching Gaeilge.

KDL Cornish On-line
Language Learning

The Cornish Language Board's official online course.

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Cornwall
Learn Cornish Online
Language Learning

A free, self-paced online Kernewek course.

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Cornwall
SaySomethingIn Welsh
Language Learning

Free, immersive spoken Welsh by audio.

Boston College
University Programs

Irish Studies, interdisciplinary across culture, history, and society.

East Tennessee State University
University Programs

Appalachian, Scottish, and Irish Studies, with a traditional music concentration.

Harvard University
University Programs

Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures.

New York University
University Programs

Glucksman Ireland House, undergraduate and graduate Irish Studies.

Northern Kentucky University
University Programs

Celtic Studies minor, the closest dedicated program to Louisville.

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Kentucky
UC Berkeley
University Programs

A full Celtic Studies program including Breton and the older Celtic languages.

University of Notre Dame
University Programs

Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies.

University of Rio Grande
University Programs

Madog Center for Welsh Studies.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University Programs

Undergraduate Certificate in Celtic Studies.

Dr. Jenny Butler
Websites & Blogs

Folklorist at University College Cork, author of the first ethnographic study of contemporary Irish Paganism.

Eddie Lenihan
Websites & Blogs

Irish seanchaí, author, and broadcaster.

Gather Victoria
Websites & Blogs

Danielle Prohom Olson on ancestral food, herbal wisdom, and seasonal celebration.

Manchán Magan
Websites & Blogs

Irish writer and Gaeilgeoir. He passed in October 2025 and the site is now a legacy page.

Mythical Ireland
Websites & Blogs

Anthony Murphy on Irish archaeoastronomy and the Boyne Valley megalithic sites.

The Virtual Gael
Websites & Blogs

Michael Newton on Gaelic folklore, history, and the diaspora.

Celtic Life International
Print & Magazines

Thirty years of Celtic culture, history, music, and travel, in print and digital.

ADF, Ár nDraíocht Féin
Druid Orders

U.S.-based Druid organization with a scholarly framework and local Groves.

Celtic Druid Temple
Druid Orders

Near Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. Ceremonies, membership, and OgamNua courses.

OBOD, Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids
Druid Orders

UK-based order with a structured distance-learning course through three grades.

Slí An Chroí
Druid Orders

Irish shamanic-practice center offering practitioner and healing training.

The British Druid Order
Druid Orders

A UK order with its own training course, distinct from OBOD.

The Druid Network
Druid Orders

A UK-registered charity, networking hub, and learning-resource site.

American Scottish Foundation
Heritage Organizations

National 501(c)(3) founded 1956, a U.S. and Scotland cultural bridge.

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Scottish-American
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Heritage Organizations

The oldest and largest Irish-Catholic fraternal organization in America.

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Irish-American
Association of Irish and Celtic Festivals
Heritage Organizations

A network connecting Irish and Celtic festivals across North America.

Pan-Celtic
Celtic Heritage Alliance
Heritage Organizations

Cultural programs, workshops, and traditional sport and music competitions.

Pan-Celtic
Celtic Heritage Foundation
Heritage Organizations

U.S. nonprofit in Bristol, PA for Celtic history and culture.

Pan-Celtic
Chicago Scots
Heritage Organizations

Illinois' oldest continuously operating charity, with Scottish-heritage elder care.

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Scottish-American
Council of Scottish Clans & Associations
Heritage Organizations

The umbrella for hundreds of clan societies and Highland Games.

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Scottish-American
Culture Vannin
Heritage Organizations

The Isle of Man's organization for Manx culture and language.

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Isle of Man
Irish American Cultural Institute
Heritage Organizations

National nonprofit promoting Irish art, history, literature, and music.

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Irish-American
Irish Network USA
Heritage Organizations

A national network across business, tech, and culture.

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Irish-American
New World Celts
Heritage Organizations

A multi-chapter diaspora organization for heritage, music, and tradition.

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Pan-Celtic
North American Manx Association
Heritage Organizations

Manx heritage in North America.

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Pan-Celtic
Scottish American Military Society
Heritage Organizations

A veterans' organization for those of Scottish, Irish, or Celtic ancestry.

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Scottish-American
Scottish Heritage USA
Heritage Organizations

Founded 1965. Funds preservation of historic sites in Scotland and exchange programs.

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Scottish-American
The Celtic League
Heritage Organizations

Founded 1961 for cooperation among the six Celtic nations. Publishes Carn.

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Pan-Celtic
The Scotch-Irish Society of the USA
Heritage Organizations

Founded 1889. Ulster-Scots lineage and genealogy.

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Scottish-American
US-Ireland Alliance
Heritage Organizations

Nonpartisan, and administrator of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship.

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Irish-American
Welsh Heritage Week
Heritage Organizations

A traveling program teaching Welsh language, harp, and folk singing.

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Welsh-American
Welsh North American Association
Heritage Organizations

Organizes the North American Festival of Wales and the National Gymanfa Ganu.

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Welsh-American
The InFamous Welsh Cookie Company
Shops & Goods

NYC bakery specializing in picau ar y maen and other Welsh bakes.

The Scottish Trading Company
Shops & Goods

Kilts, tartan, and Scottish goods.

USA Kilts
Shops & Goods

Spring City, PA. Kilts, sporrans, and accessories.

Utilikilts
Shops & Goods

Seattle modern and utility kilt maker. Showroom shows as closed, online appears active.

The Society for Creative Anachronism
Kindred Interest Groups

International living-history and reenactment society.

The Tolkien Society
Kindred Interest Groups

UK educational charity and literary society for Tolkien's work.

Danville and Carrickfergus
Local & Louisville

Sister cities since 2007, with regular student and exchange delegations.

Kentucky
Fáilte Irish Imports
Local & Louisville

113 S Upper St, Lexington. Irish gifts and imports, online too.

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Kentucky
Flanagan's Ale House
Local & Louisville

Bardstown Road area, Louisville.

Louisville
Irish Society of Kentuckiana
Local & Louisville

Invited Hallows to the WorldFest Celtic Homecoming Booth.

Louisville
Lexington and Co. Kildare
Local & Louisville

Sister cities since 1984, on shared thoroughbred-racing heritage.

Kentucky
Louisville and Bushmills
Local & Louisville

Twin cities since 2008, on a shared whiskey and bourbon identity.

Louisville
Molly Malone's Irish Pub & Restaurant
Local & Louisville

933 Baxter Ave, Louisville.

Louisville
The Irish Rover
Local & Louisville

A standing Louisville Irish-pub institution.

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Louisville
The Scottish Society of Louisville
Local & Louisville

Hosts the annual Burns Dinner and other Scottish-heritage programming.

Louisville

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