Lora O'Brien

Lora is an Author, Teacher, and Guide: born and raised in Ireland, with 25+ years personal and professional experience in our history, heritage, archaeology, mythology, and pre-christian Irish Spirituality. Book publications include - Irish Witchcraft from an Irish Witch, 2004 (2nd Edition, 2020); A Practical Guide to Irish Spirituality, 2013; Rathcroghan - a Journey, 2015; Tales of Old Ireland - Retold, 2018; Harp, Club & Cauldron - A Harvest of Knowledge [editor, essay], 2018; Politics, Kinship and Culture in Gaelic Ireland [essay], (Wordwell) 2018; A Practical Guide to Pagan Priesthood, (Llewellyn) 2019; The Irish Queen Medb, 2020; and The Fairy Faith in Ireland, 2021. She is a modern Draoí – a practitioner and priest of native Irish magic and spirituality. Lora has been consciously following a Pagan path since 1994, and dedicated specifically to the Irish Goddess Mórrígan in 2004. She managed one of Ireland's most important sacred sites - Cruachán/Rathcroghan - for a decade, and is a co-founder and Reverend legal celebrant with Pagan Life Rites Ireland. Lora is currently a candidate for a Masters Degree in Irish Regional History (2023), on the topic of Ogham. With her partner, Jon O'Sullivan (An Scéalaí Beag), she runs EelandOtterPress.net, the Ogham.Academy, and the IrishPaganSchool.com - an online learning environment where you can connect to the heritage, culture and spirituality of Ireland in an authentic and meaningful way, every day. Lora has three children, two grandchildren… but never enough plants in her life to keep her happy. Though she’s not really one for a lot of responses to personal private messages - consider that your fair warning - you can find her in the comments section on the Irish Pagan School or the Ogham Academy YouTube Channels a couple of times a week, sending regular Irish Resources emails to her busy mailing list and blog at IrishPagan.School, engaging with her Patron Members at Patreon.com/IrishPaganSchool, and helping to moderate some very active community groups over on Facebook: The Morrigan’s Cave, Learn Ogham, Journeys in the Irish Otherworld, and the Irish Pagan School Community.