An Irish Fairy Tree
Irish Mythology & Folklore

Folklore of Fairy Trees in Ireland

In Ireland, its believed fairy trees are the sacred grounds for the sídhe, the people of the mounds. The sídhe are known as the little people or the wee folk in Ireland and most often […]

Sidhe Faerie Folk
Irish Mythology & Folklore

Sidhe Faerie Folk

This is the Gaelic term for a burial mound and in Ireland; it is commonly used to refer to Faeries.

The Changeling
Irish Mythology & Folklore

Irish Faerie Changeling

In Ireland, the Faerie folk are always treated with respect, but many accusations are hurled at them as well, from making crops wither to milk turning sour.

A wailing banshee outside a home of someone dying
Irish Mythology & Folklore

What Is The Wailing Irish Banshee?

Banshee (Bean-Sidhe) means ‘Faerie woman’. A Banshee is known in Ireland as a female spirit who wails outside a home to warn of the imminent death of a family member.

Tuatha Dé Danann
Irish Mythology & Folklore

The Tuatha Dé Danann Invades Ireland

In the Mythological Cycle of Irish Mythology the Tuatha Dé Danann lived in the other-world and were a magical race who became known as the Sidhe Faerie Folk in Irish folklore.