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 Aos ...

Curated by University of Colorado Boulder students under the direction of Sean Babbs (Instruction Coordinator for the Libraries' Rare and Distinctive Collections) and Suzanne Magnanini (Associate ...

The superior Secrets of the World multicultural storytelling series adds another excellent volume with this collection of tales from Ireland. Venerable storyteller and folklorist Lenihan sets an ...

Divided into four categories—“Tricksters,” “The Sea,” “Quests,” and “Romance”—the 16 tales that make up this handsomely designed collection are adapted from sources originally published between 1888 ...

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 her, and helped her ill grandfather DFlux Photography, LLC; CAEZIK SF & ...

The psychic legacy left by my father in New York, his memories of growing up in County Leitrim, and my deep heartfelt connection to family and home, albeit so far away. There was always the rain, the ...

If the upcoming referendum had an official soundtrack, it would be faint scrunching noises. That’s the sound of knickers getting in a knot across Ireland over the proposal to recognise “other durable ...