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2. Irish folklore - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. List of Irish mythological figures - Wikipedia

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   Aengus - god of passionate and romantic love, youth and poetic inspiration; Áine - goddess of parental and familial love, summer, wealth and sovereignty; Banba, Ériu and Fódla - patron goddesses of Ireland

4. Thomas Crofton Croker - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Crofton Croker (15 January 1798 – 8 August 1854) was an Irish antiquary, best known for his Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825–1828), and who also showed considerable interest in Irish song and music. Although Fairy Legends purported to be an anthology of tales Croker had collected on his field trips, he had ...

5. The Legend of Knockgrafton - Wikipedia

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   The tale was first published in Thomas Crofton Croker's Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825). [2] [4] The plot outline is as follows: There was a hunchbacked man who made his living selling his plaited goods woven from straw or rush, nicknamed Lusmore (Irish: lus mór literally "great herb", referring to the 'foxglove' [5] [6]) because he habitually wore a sprig of this ...

6. Dullahan - Wikipedia

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   The Dullahan (Irish: Dubhlachan; dúlachán, / ˈ d uː l ə ˌ h ɑː n /) is a type of legendary creature in Irish folklore.He is depicted as a headless rider on a black horse, or as a coachman, who carries his own head.

7. Leanan sídhe - Wikipedia

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   The leannán sídhe (Irish: [ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠaːnˠ ˈʃiː]; lit. ' fairy lover ' ; [ 1 ] Scottish Gaelic : leannan sìth , Manx : lhiannan shee ) is a figure from Irish folklore . [ 2 ] She is depicted as a beautiful woman of the Aos Sí ("people of the fairy mounds") who takes a human lover.

8. 12 Irish movies to watch this St. Patrick’s Day - AOL

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   Here are 12 Irish movies to watch this St. Patrick’s Day. 'Darby O’Gill and the Little People' Starting off the list strong is this 1959 Robert Stevenson-directed leprechaun-themed movie.

9. Irish Fairy Tales - Wikipedia

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   Irish Fairy Tales is a retelling of ten Irish folktales by the Irish author James Stephens. The English illustrator Arthur Rackham provided interior artwork, including numerous black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates. The stories are set in a wooded, Medieval Ireland filled with larger-than-life hunters, warriors, kings, and fairies.