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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cam Banks" data-source="post: 4544325" data-attributes="member: 3817">It's not strictly true that the knowledge and practice of druidry was wiped out by the Romans. Their successors, the Brehons, were arbitrators and officials within Irish society and Brehon Law is the foundation of much of historical Irish common law. In addition, Celtic Christianity differed markedly from that of Rome inasmuch as it had absorbed many of the practices and observances of the Irish.So, while it's very true that modern neo-paganism is not a direct descendent of any pre-Christian faith, those pre-Christian faiths have informed, influenced, and in some cases been absorbed into Christian practice. This was an extremely common occurance all across Europe, in fact, and there is ample evidence that Christian saints were originally pre-Christian god/goddess figures, religious leaders, pre-Christian heroes, or amalgams of such instituted as a means of easing the transition toward a Christian society.I would make a Google search for Brehon law; the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (the secular one); Celtic Christianity; Saint Patrick's translations of pre-Christian documents (although you need to be careful with that based on the conflict between certain Irish abbeys on who holds claim to the "true" Patrick) and Skara Brae (which, while not exactly ideal, could inform you of the social aspects that druidry may have influenced.)Cheers,Cam</blockquote>