Irish folklore, like the island itself, is littered with tales of earth mounds known as fairy forts. The ancient ringforts date back to the Iron Age and have long been entwined with tales of the Aos ...

Folklorist Jo Kerrigan, has urged farmers to steer clear of fairy forts to avoid evoking the wrath of their other-worldly ...

Jo Kerrigan and Richard Mills researching for Irish Fairy Forts: Portals to the Past Even crannógs, those wonderfully photogenic little artificial islands built on wooden piles in lakes as ...

Hope Cooke is a unique figure in American history—but hers was a fairy tale with a serious dark side. Fury in Italy as 75,000 ...

In this largely Irish-language film, featuring almost exclusively women, you'll find many of the horror tropes you'd expect, ...

Fairy gardens have such a charming history and a few surprising roots! These gardens as we know them became popular in the West in the early 1900’s. They may have been inspired by Japanese miniature ...

You'll find a bottle beside nearly every kitchen sink in most homes, but your seemingly innocent washing-up liquid could be ...

Irish fairy folklore is conjured to terrifying effect, as are menacing figures in medieval-looking straw masks — a sinister twist on festive 'mummers' — creepy goats a la The Witch's Black ...

As Fréwaka is released in cinemas, Esther McCarthy looks at why the horror genre seems to be so strong in Ireland right now, ...

Irish and Finnish music. There will be aerialists, sightings of fairies, gnomes, and trolls, fairy art and dance, and more. Fencing and foraging food trucks will also be available for purchase.

Jason Brooks’ DIY version of the classic tale is a semi-serious take steeped in genre fan preferences, made for a tiny ...