In the recent past in rural Ireland, many ringforts were associated with fairy activity and supernatural happenings ...

The perseverance of the Irish people in maintaining their language, history and values created a world of oral tradition ...

Welcome to an exploration of Ireland’s intriguing fairy forts—a phenomenon deeply embedded in Irish folklore and tradition.

The banshee is linked to Tuatha Dé Danann – a race of fairies in Irish mythology. “Banshee” itself means “fairy woman” in Gaelic. As Anthony explains: “The Tuatha Dé Danann is ...

Fairies have long been part of Irish folkloric history, with its landscape dotted with thousands of 'fairy forts'. But there's a dark side to these beliefs. Changelings are thought to be evil fairies ...

When Mad Sweeney introduces himself to Shadow Moon as a leprechaun in American Gods, he is being totally serious – even though, as Shadow points out, mythical Irish fairies are usually thought ...

Schumacher is getting in touch with her Irish roots, and fairies play a big part in Irish folklore. Joseph Hernandez Schumacher, who lives in Independence now, said it was a family tradition to ...