Fairies Fairy Elves Ireland Irish Folkloreby Gertrude M. Faulding
Step into a world where fairies playfully weave their magic, and luck shimmers for all who enter. Drury Lane's St. Patrick’s Day Tea invites you to a whimsical garden of Irish folklore, where tea sparkles with fairy blessings, and each delicately crafted treat carries a hint of fortune. ...
This pacification was the entire idea behind the festival and its many rituals. The not-particularly-wanted visitors were known as the Aos Si, remnant entities similar to fairies or spirits. The souls of dead ancestors were also thought to join the fairies in their crossing, searching for their...
In Irish tradition and folklore, the sea and its bounty are celebrated in stories, songs, and festivals. For example, Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is said to have blessed the sea, ensuring an abundant fish harvest for the people. Fish and chips is an iconic staple of the...
Pookas are one of the most famous Irish fairies. Douglas Hyde, the folklore specialist, described the Pooka as a “plump, sleek, terrible steed” that walked down from one of Leinster’s hills and talked to the people on 1 November. According to Hyde, the Pooka provided them with “intell...
Leprechauns In Irish folklore, Leprechauns are solitary fairies who live in remote places and often guard treasures like pots of gold. Due to their connotations of wealth, luck, and cuteness, they are one of the most common images used in Irish slots. Four Leaf Clovers Four-leaf clovers are...
In the 1930s TheSchools Folklore Collectionproduced some memorable notes about the parish of Calary: .. . Glasnamullen is our town land and there are nine families in it. Calary is the name of our parish. There are about twenty-six people in this townland. Sutton is the most common ...
noblewoman, mercenary and gambler - are just some of the terms that have been used to describe one of the most remarkable women to ever grace the pages of Irish history, even though that history has chosen to ignore her and left it instead to folklore and legend to preserve her memory. ...
and the seat offairiesorancestors. Such hills and mountains were also believed by ancient Scandinavians to be the habitations of dwarves or dark elves whose ability in smithcraft was said to have been unparalleled. Folklore often ascribed the creation of hills and mountains to the dropping or ...
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