Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write a weekly profile on the Great Books. In a used bookshop some years ago, I chanced upon a small volume called “Irish Fairy ...

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Welcome to an exploration of Ireland’s intriguing fairy forts—a phenomenon deeply embedded in Irish folklore and tradition.

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The superior Secrets of the World multicultural storytelling series adds another excellent volume with this collection of tales from Ireland. Venerable storyteller and folklorist Lenihan sets an ...

“The Irish are known for being natural-born storytellers, from our rich folklore to our ability to retell a tale and make everyone in the room feel like they were there with us.” Since I started to ...

WHEN Giraldus Cambrensis visited Ireland in the twelfth century, he found the people “a trifle paganish.” They believed in all sorts of fairies, banshees, witches, and changelings— “the gods of the ...

Analysis: Getting on the wrong side of a fairy could make or break your luck, health, livestock, home or fortune Many customs in Irish rural life have been traditionally dominated by superstitious ...