St Patrick and the Devil
In Ireland, there are many folklore stories associated with the devil and his cloven feet. With the Irish being very superstitious such stories bring a…
In Ireland, there are many folklore stories associated with the devil and his cloven feet. With the Irish being very superstitious such stories bring a…
One of the biggest myths surrounding St Patrick is that he banished all snakes from Ireland. Although these reptiles were non-native to Ireland there are…
When St Patrick arrived in Ireland it was a time before written records. Many stories of St Patrick were passed by word of mouth and…
The Children of Lir is a famous legend from the Irish Mythological Cycle. This a sad tale about the love of one family, jealousy, magical…
Cathbad was an Irish Druid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He was one of Ireland’s most powerful Druids for his time who gathered…
The story Deirdre of the Sorrows is recorded in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. It’s a tale of beauty, lust, and death dating back…
The story of Aillén Mac Midgna is described in the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology under The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, a story covering Fionn…
In the Mythological Cycle of Irish mythology, during the time of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Ireland was invaded by a Celtic Witch by the name…
In Ireland, its believed fairy trees are the sacred grounds for the sídhe, the people of the mounds. The sídhe are known as the little…
Ireland is a land of myth and mystery, a land rich in stories of the supernatural, of the fantastic. Even today, although a modern outward-looking…
The magic cloak of St Brigid tells the legend of how Kildare Abbey was built by one of Ireland’s most famous Saints. Born approximately 450AD…
The Cóiste Bodhar (pronounced coach-a-bower) in Irish folklore is a silent death coach that makes its appearance in the event of someone’s death. It’s driven by the…
If you get lucky and manage to catch a leprechaun you need to be smarter than him or else you will be easily tricked which…
The Leprechaun is one of Ireland’s more famous characters from Irish folklore. They have become renowned all over the world. The mischievous Irish Leprechaun has…
In the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, the story of the Salmon of Knowledge tells how Fionn Mac Cumhail became the greatest man of all…
Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool) was the leader of Irish warriors called Fianna. He was the central character in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. The…
The meaning of Pooka, pronounced poo-ka, is from the old Irish word ‘púca’, which means ‘goblin’. There are many variations of the spelling Pooka including…
This is the Gaelic term for a burial mound and in Ireland; it is commonly used to refer to Faeries. You will often hear the…
In Ireland, the Faerie folk are always treated with respect, but many accusations are hurled at them as well, from making crops wither to milk…
What is a Banshee? Banshee (Bean-Sidhe) means ‘Faerie woman’. A Banshee is known in Ireland as a female spirit who wails outside a home to…
In the Mythological Cycle of Irish Mythology, the Milisians invaded Ireland after seeking a land without serpents as foretold by Moses. The Milisians would overthrow the Tuatha…
In the Mythological Cycle of Irish Mythology the Tuatha Dé Danann lived in the other-world and were a magical race who became known as the…
In the Mythological Cycle of Irish Mythology, the Fir Bolg (men of bags) arrived in Ireland after suffering 200 years of slavery in Greece. The…
After the destruction of Ireland’s first settlers by plague, Ireland was empty of people, and it remained so for thirty years according to Irish Mythology….