What is the purpose of this website?
To allow people to easily connect with Celtic culture in Australia.
Is this website affiliated with any of the listed clubs or organisations?
No.
How did Celtic traditions arrive in Australia?
Celtic traditions arrived in Australia through varied waves of migration shaped by hardship, displacement, and the search for opportunity. Irish communities fled colonisation and the devastation of the Great Famine, Scottish families were uprooted by the Highland Clearances, and Welsh and Cornish migrants often came seeking work in the growing mining and industrial sectors. Manx migrants, though fewer, also carried with them a distinct island heritage rooted in seafaring culture, language, and strong communal ties. Together, these groups brought not only music and folklore but resilient cultures shaped by survival and renewal. Today, many Australians of Celtic descent—including Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, and Manx—acknowledge the deep history of the land and express gratitude to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, whose Country offered refuge and the possibility of new beginnings.
Is this website political?
No.
