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"The Soul Cages" is a fairy tale invented by Thomas Keightley, originally presented as a genuine Irish folktale in T. Crofton Croker's Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825–28). [1] [2] It features a male merrow (merman) inviting a local fisherman to his undersea home. The "soul cages" in the title refer to a collection ...
Abhartach (pronounced [ˈəuɾˠt̪ˠəx]; Irish for 'dwarf'), also Avartagh, is an early Irish legend, which was first collected in Patrick Weston Joyce's The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places (1870). [1] Abhartach should not be confused with the similarly named Abartach, a figure associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill.
The Glas is given as "the green (cow)" by John O'Donovan in his recension of the folktale concerning the cow. [9] Whereas the full name means "Grey (cow) of the Smith" according to Larminie, [10] and "Goibniu's Grey or Brindled (Cow)" according to Rhys. [11]
Irish folklore (Irish: béaloideas) refers to the folktales, balladry, music, dance and mythology of Ireland.It is the study and appreciation of how people lived. The folklore of Ireland includes banshees, fairies, leprechauns and other mythological creatures, and was typically shared orally by people gathering around, sharing stories.
Although the book was written in America in the years before 1916, Colum was a close friend and colleague of some of those who led the Easter Rising.The King of Ireland's Son was the ultimate calling-up of Irish mythology and legend, and, paired with James Stephens' Irish Fairy Tales, made many happy hours for children curled up before glowing turf fires to read by the light of Tilley lamps in ...
More Irish notes of interest “My mother was half Irish. Her last name had been Hickey, which I have heard is a popular name in Ireland. When growing up, we did not tell any of our friends that ...
Fairy tales from Ireland, short stories that belong to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic , enchantments , and mythical or fanciful beings. Ireland portal
That’s especially true of the well-meaning widower Bill Goodfellowe (Sean Bean, delivering a Boromir-worthy degree of agonized sweetness), a hunter tasked with killing the wolves who live in the ...