a significant character in Irish mythology and folklore. She is most famous for her role in Tochmarc Etaine as a maiden of the Tuatha de Dannan who fell for Midir of the seven-pointed spear ...

Water hounds, giant pig beasts and cruel, jazz-loving automatons also feature in the literature Spooky Halloween characters are ... spotted monsters from Irish folklore terrify in equal measure.

When Irish people moved abroad, they brought with them legends and traditions that have mingled with other cultures. Today, it is not uncommon to hear Irish folklore in every corner of the world.

Irish and Celtic Studies Research Institute of the Modern Languages and Linguistics Research Unit hosted a one-day international Irish Folklore and Ethnology Conference on the Belfast Campus on 17 ...

Other characters in Neil Gaiman's novel American ... a supernatural race in Irish mythology connected with the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland. They dwell in the Otherworld but ...