Recommendation of Books on the Celts and Druids?

[WiccanGoddess]

I've found some sources, but would like more.

Godfrey Higgins, "The Celtic Druids"

John Matthews, "The Druid Source Book"

Anne Ross, "Pagan Celtic Britain"

[Faol-chù]

Try Barry Cunliffe's The Ancient Celts.

[ap Dafydd]

Some good books on the Druids by Anne Ross, Peter Berresford Ellis, Jean Markale, and Miranda Jane Green

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Ffred

[Nitefalle]

And, although a bit outdated (written early in the 20th century), I recommend Religion of the Ancient Celts, by MacCulloch.

[Seren_]

I'd second the Barry Cunliffe recommendation, it's a very accessible read. Probably the best place to start.

[phoenix shadowwolf]

The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe and Early Ireland and Wales
by John T. Koch

Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales
by Alwyn and Brinley Rees
The Mabinogi, and Other Medieval Welsh Tales
by Patrick K. Ford

The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge
by Thomas Kinsella, Trans.

A Brief History of the Druids
by Peter Beresford Ellis

The Druids (a little biased but still takes a different look than many other books)
by Stuart Piggott

all from ADF's recommended reading list.

[Rina]

Books I've found personally helpful on my winding path:

Tree Wisdom - Jacqueline Memory Patterson

Irish Spirit - ed. Patricia Monaghan

The Book of Druidry - Ross Nichols

The Druid Renaissance - Philip Carr-Gom

A Path Through the Forest - Julie White and Graham K Talboys

The Druid Mysteries - Phillip Carr-Gom

The Encyclopeadia of Celtic Wisdom - Caitlin and John Matthews

The Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend -Caitlin and John Matthews.

Druidry - Emma Restall Orr

Those are just the books on my shelf which i can see right now and have a fondness for. Personally I'd reccomend Emma Restall Orr for anyone just starting out, since she is very warm and approachable and allows you to digest the ideas without being overly scholarly. John and Caitlin Matthews are wonderful if you want detail, I cannot reccomend their research and academic approach highly enough. Ross Nichols book is great, solid in its certainties and reassuring.
Hope these help!