The origins of the Fairy King in old Celtic lore. Stories of fairies are prominent in Irish folklore, and the belief in a fairy hierarchy, or fairy royalty, has been a popular notion for centuries.

Irish gem hidden in 'gorgeous lesser-known woodland trail' is a must-visit. ... a horse-drawn tour of the manor, tours of ...

From fairy rings to sacred trees, there’s sorcery in the Irish air. Are leprechauns and fairies behind the visual trickery that makes it appear that cars roll uphill? Toggle navigation ...

Elsewhere in ‘Irish Fairies’, he writes: “The world is, I believe, more full of significance to the Irish peasant than to the English. “The fairy populace of hill and lake and woodland ...

Irish folklore, like the island itself, is littered with tales of earth mounds known as fairy forts. The ancient ringforts date back to the Iron Age and have long been entwined with tales of the ...

Irish fairy tales were not sanitized like the Disney versions of the Grimm ones I'd grown up reading. Irish fae were capricious, mischievous and sometimes downright mean.

‘We knew she was a fairy when we saw her:’ How Irish folklore around spinning instructed women artisans Published: October 27, 2024 8:11am EDT. Brandi Goddard, University of Alberta.