One of the biggest myths surrounding St Patrick is that he banished all snakes from Ireland. Although these reptiles were non-native to Ireland there are many tales of how St Patrick drove snakes from Ireland.
The Last Serpent in Ireland is just one of the many tales that have been passed down from generation to generation.
The Children of Lir is a famous legend from the Irish Mythological Cycle. This a sad tale about the love of one family, jealousy, magical spells and a curse of 900 years.
Cathbad was an Irish Druid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He was one of Ireland’s most powerful Druids for his time who gathered a retinue of a hundred followers.
Every country has its legends of terror and one of the most common and persistent of these legends, found worldwide, is that of the vampire.
The ghost of Jack Hayson is a story that starts at the home of the Hayson family who lived in Waterford in the late 19th Century on the quay by the River Suir and next […]
Ghosts in Ireland, like ghosts worldwide, can attach themselves to families or in particular family members. The Derrygonnelly farmhouse ghost seemed to do just that.
Not strictly an Irish folklore tale but as Mary Carrick did emigrate to America from Ireland. We decided this ghost story was worth including.
Ghosts in Ireland of ladies tend to appear in a multitude of colours. Mainly one reads of the Grey Lady or the White Lady or indeed Red and in the story the ghost of Carlingford […]
The story of the death coach of Ballyduff is from Irish folklore. It about one man’s freighting experience of seeing the Cóiste Bodhar, the death coach.
The Beasts of Tuamgraney is a story that takes place in a wooded area just outside the town of Tuamgraney in County Clare during Halloween, also known as Samhain.
The castle in this tale is Killyleagh Castle on the shore of Strangford Lough in County Down. The ghost of the castle is believed to be the spirit of Anne Countess of Clanbrassil.
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