Folklore Stores - Ireland Culture and Traditions

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 […]

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.

The Púca (Pooka) In Irish Folklore

The meaning of Pooka, pronounced poo-ka, is from the old Irish word ‘Púca’, which means ‘goblin’.

Sidhe Faerie Folk

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

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

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.

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.

Ireland’s First Settlers: A Short Lived History

The story of Ireland’s first settlers is part of Irish mythology taken from a manuscript, Foras Feasa ar Éireann, written by an Irish priest in the 1630s.

Four Cycles Of Irish Mythology

Many of the Irish legends are made up of stories about adventures, great battles, voyages, invasions and gods but today we categories them into 4 main cycles: The Mythological Cycle, The Finn Cycle, The Ulster […]