Irish folklore
29 entries in the Irish Folklore compendium.
Irish folkloreOral traditions of Ireland's myths, music, and folk beliefs.The Abbot of DrimnaghUnverified modern tale of an abbot transformed into a woman and back.AbhartachEarly Irish legend of a vampiric dwarf magician.Aos SíSupernatural race in Gaelic folklore, dwellers of fairy mounds.Black Irish (folklore)A folkloric identity of dark-featured Irish, tied to Spanish Armada myth.The Black Thief and Knight of the GlenAn Irish fairy tale of a thief's three escapes.Blarney StoneLegendary stone said to bestow eloquence upon those who kiss it.Saint BrígaSixth-century saint associated with Oughter Ard, feast 21 January.CaoineagA Highland banshee who weeps to foretell death.Carn, County FermanaghTownland with an early medieval ráth and links to Maguire clan history.ClíodhnaGoddess and fairy woman of Irish mythology.ClurichaunA solitary, drunken fairy haunting cellars and breweries.Cnoc MeadhaLegendary hill of Finnbheara, king of Connacht fairies.Corleck HeadThree-faced Iron Age stone idol from County Cavan.Corraghy HeadsA stone head from a broken sculpture, now mostly lost.Croagh PatrickA holy mountain and pilgrimage site in County Mayo, Ireland.Crom DubhMythological Irish figure linked to Saint Patrick and harvest festivals.Cù-sìthMythical hound that takes souls with three barks.Daoine maitheA euphemistic name for the supernatural aos sí in Irish folklore.Dobhar-chúA legendary water hound of Irish and Scottish folklore.DullahanHeadless harbinger of death in Irish folklore.Éamonn an ChnoicJacobite rapparee and bardic poet of County Tipperary.FachanA one-eyed, one-handed, one-legged giant from Scottish folklore.Fair, Brown and TremblingIrish Cinderella variant with a jealous sister's betrayal and a magical rescue.Fairy fortPrehistoric Irish earthworks linked to fairy folklore.Far darrigA solitary Irish faerie known for gruesome jokes.Fear gortaEmaciated phantom of hunger from Irish mythology.FinvarraKing of the Daoine Sidhe of western Ireland.FuathA class of malevolent spirits in Scottish and Irish folklore.
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