Long Before I Discovered My Irish Heritage, Irish Folktales Comforted My Dying Grandfather — And Inspired My New Book (Exclusive)
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Randee Dawn shares how a book of folk tales by W.B. Yeats was a "lightbulb moment" for ...
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Did the ancient Irish believe in reincarnation?
which then give birth to the two bulls Finnbhennach and Donn Cúailnge. Unrequited love is often associated with reincarnation in Irish mythology. In the Fenian Cycle, hero and leader of the ...
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Calls to elevate statue of Irish folklore figure Molly Malone to stop punters groping her breasts
Calls have been made to elevate a statue of Irish folklore figure Molly Malone to stop people groping her breasts. The bronze statue, a popular figure in Dublin's tourist scene, is at the centre ...
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This Slow-Burn Folk Horror Uses Irish Musical Tradition to Explore the Unknown
Depictions of Irish folklore in horror have historically been less about Ireland and more about innumerable leprechauns and banshees who bear little resemblance to their mythological origins.
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Irish Conference in Folklore and Ethnology 2018
Irish and Celtic Studies Research Institute of the Modern Languages and Linguistics Research Unit hosted a one-day international Irish Folklore and Ethnology Conference on the Belfast Campus on 17 ...