A year later, mushrooms will pop out from the ground, following the same pattern to create a fairy ring. The older the circle gets, the bigger it will grow. Stories and myths about fairy rings ...

As all of the above touches upon, Ireland’s rich fairy folklore is about more than just colorful, family-friendly creatures. There is a dark edge to the culture including creatures like the Puca ...

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.

My research into Irish folklore and traditional women’s craft ... provide another glimpse of the discursive connection with the fairy realm that permeates these records. As she noted in her ...

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 ...