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. Many tales and legends were passed from generation to generation, so were the dances and song in the observing of important occasions such as weddings, wakes, birthdays and holidays or, handcraft traditions.
Irishfolklore (Irish: béaloideas) refers to the folktales, balladry, music, dance and mythology of Ireland. It is the study and appreciation of how people...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irish mythology. Department of IrishFolklore, Dublin. Includes the National Folklore Archives The Celtic Literature Collection...
The IrishFolklore Commission (Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann in Irish) was set up in 1935 by the Irish Government to study and collect information on the...
Headless Horseman is an archetype of mythical figure that has appeared in folklore around Europe since the Middle Ages. The figures are traditionally depicted...
by the IrishFolklore Commission in 1948". iMuseum. Retrieved 3 January 2021. Briody, Mícheál (9 February 2008). "Keepers of the folklore". Irish Times...
blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. It is associated with Ireland and Irishfolklore. Other spelling variants include shillelah, shillalah, and shillaly...
Black Irish may refer to: Black people in Ireland, people of African or other Black heritage holding Irish citizenship Black Irish (folklore), an Irish-American...
A leprechaun (Irish: lucharachán/leipreachán/luchorpán) is a diminutive supernatural being in Irishfolklore, classed by some as a type of solitary fairy...
Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irishfolklore who heralds...
tale of the Faroese selkie in his song "Kopakonan". The mermaid in Irishfolklore (sometimes called merrow in Hiberno-English) has been regarded as a...
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each...
Monaghan, The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore. New York: Facts On File. 2004. pp. 48, 91 Irish Pedigrees: MacCarthy, Lords of Muskry #119 Richard...
in Irish mythology. Airitech was a mysterious creature whose three daughters were werewolf-like creatures, eventually killed by Cas Corach. The Irish words...
Mal mac Rochride was also said to be descended from him. In modern Irishfolklore Conall is also an occurring character. Within it he has been conflated...
Fairies, particularly those of Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh folklore, have been classified in a variety of ways. Classifications – which most often...
the Irish, referring to an earthen mound) are the remains of stone circles, ringforts, hillforts, or other circular prehistoric dwellings in Ireland. From...
Holy Trinity. The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover"...
coach is part of the folklore of Northwestern Europe. It is particularly strong in Ireland where it is known as the cóiste bodhar (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkoːʃtʲə...
this meaning in modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and has been applied to numerous mythological and folkloric figures in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle...
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