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Alexei Kondratiev is a Wiccan and teaches Irish language and Celtic history at the Irish Arts Center in Manhattan, New York. He is also an officer of the Celtic League. With a background in anthropology, linguistics, and comparative religion, he founded an eclectic Wiccan circle called Children of Memory in New York. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Irish (Gaeilge), a Goidelic language spoken in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Canada, and the United States, is constitutionally recognised as the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq. ... The Celtic League can refer to either: A league of professional Rugby Union clubs involving teams from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ...

He wrote The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual ISBN 189825642X, and has contributed numerous articles to publications such as Mythlore, Mythprint, Keltoi, CARN, People of the Earth and Keltria. Mythlore is the annual journal of the Mythopoeic Society that explores the genres of myth and fantasy, and in particular the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Charles Williams, all members of the Inklings group. ... Kelly Keltoi Timmons Kelly Timmons (1984 - ) is an illustrator and comic book artist born in Ormond Beach, Florida, United States. ...

See also Lugh, Lugus, Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism, Lugh (earlier Lug, modern Irish Lú, pronounced loo) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. ... Lugus was a deity widely hypothesized to have been worshipped in Gaul, Britain, Ireland, Spain and other ancient Celtic regions. ... Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism (CR) is a polytheistic, animistic, religious and cultural movement. ...

• BBC article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/irish/srl/abroad/new_york.shtml
• http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon33.html
• http://www.imbas.org/articles/basic_celtic_deity_types.html