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James Stephens also wrote stories and poetry. His most famous work, the comic novel The Crock of Gold (1912), mixes Irish folklore and fairy tales with philosophy. Its style and tone inspired comparisons to the later fiction of James Joyce. The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article ...
While there are many gods who are said to preside over affairs of the heart, in Celtic folklore, there's only one that is equivalent to our modern day Cupid. Aengus Og was born of a secret union between Daghdagh, the mightiest of Irish gods and Boann, the river goddess. Depicted as...
William Butler Yeats, the first Irishman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, is not only one of the greatest poets of the 20th century but one of the most widely read. The landscape, myths, legends, and folklore of his homeland lie at the heart of his poetic imagination, and the uni...
Curses in Ireland come from the usual mythological roots and include folk magic and charms. Although not always, curses were usually used for nefarious means. The simple good versus evil model was always popular in Irish folk tales. Folklore contains many famous examples of spells and curses. On...
Ireland is a country that has always done things differently. We have our own Irish culture and traditions that distinguish us from anywhere else in the world. Our language, music, arts, literature, folklore, cuisine, and sports are all special and unique to the Irish people. Below is a co...
Chapters examine the multiple layers of mythology and folklore that allow their influence on the imagination and everyday life, the problems with translating myth into the present age, how writers are putting old characters from folk and fairy tales into new skins in order to renew and revitalize...
A shamrock has three leaves but, according to folklore, if you find one with four leaves, it means good luck. Each leaf of the clover means something different – the first=hope, the second=faith, the third=love and the fourth=luck. ...
“Do not be disrupted, precious partner,” told you the newest apparition, “I’m now throughout the electricity of your fairies, in case merely you really have courage and you may proper care, we may in the future be happy together once more!” ...
While there are many gods who are said to preside over affairs of the heart, in Celtic folklore, there's only one that is equivalent to our modern day Cupid. Aengus Og was born of a secret union between Daghdagh, the mightiest of Irish gods and Boann, the river goddess. Depicted as...