Irish Mythology & Folklore Stories - Mythology From Ireland

Cathbad the Irish Druid

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.

Deirdre of the Sorrows: Tale of Love and Betrayal

The story Deirdre of the Sorrows is recorded in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. It’s a tale of beauty, lust, and death dating back to ancient Ireland.

Aillén Mac Midgna - The Fire Breathing Goblin

The story of Aillén Mac Midgna is described in the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology under The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, a story covering Fionn mac Cumhaill as a young boy.

Carman The Evil Witch & Warrior From Athens

In the Mythological Cycle of Irish mythology, during the time of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Ireland was invaded by a Celtic Witch by the name of Carman.

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 […]

The Last Fire breathing serpent in Ireland

Lig na Paiste – The Last Serpent of Ireland

Ireland is a land of myth and mystery, a land rich in stories of the supernatural, of the fantastic. Even today, although a modern outward-looking nation, the Irish hold close to their hearts the tales […]

The Magic Cloak of St Brigid

The magic cloak of St Brigid tells the legend of how Kildare Abbey was built by one of Ireland’s most famous Saints.

The Cóiste Bodhar (Death Coach)

The Cóiste Bodhar (pronounced coach-a-bower) in Irish folklore is a silent death coach that makes its appearance in the event of someone’s death.

How To Catch A Leprechaun

If you get lucky and manage to catch a leprechaun you need to be smarter than him or else you will be easily tricked which can have damaging results, never take your eye off him […]

A lucky leprechaun sitting watching a rainbow

Legend Of The Irish Leprechauns: Luck of the Irish

The Leprechaun is one of Ireland’s most famous characters in Irish folklore. They have become renowned all over the world.

Salmon leap in the story of the Salmon of Knowledge

Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Salmon of Knowledge

In the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, the story of the Salmon of Knowledge tells how Fionn Mac Cumhail became the greatest man of all Ireland.

The Legend of Fionn mac Cumhaill

Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool) was the leader of Irish warriors called Fianna. He was the central character in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.