Sidhe at Clontarf

THE SIDHE IN THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF, A. D. 1014 The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries, by W.Y. Evans-Wentz, [1911] The People of the...

What does "Shining Ones" Mean?

Image: “Riders of the Sidhe” by John Duncan The first Irish fairies were not small and winged, but tall, ageless and sometimes radiant....

Secret Weapon

Tuatha de Danann v. Formorian: Winning the Second Battle of Mag Tuired Fascinating post by Anthony Murphy

Multifaceted Brigid

…and Brigit, that was a woman of poetry, and poets worshipped her, for her sway was very great and very noble. And she was a woman of...

Tory Island--Balor's Base

Scota gazed at rocky, treeless Tory Island, feeling a sense of homecoming as the launch made its way from the yacht Thoraígh to the...

First Love: Cliodhna's Passion for Ciabhan

AND it was in the time of the Fianna of Ireland that Ciabhan [pronounced Kee-von] of the Curling Hair, the king of Ulster’s son, went to...

Enter the Amazing World of Irish Myth and Magic

Ireland’s Tuatha dé Danann: Myth or History? If you were an Irish school child before World War II, you’d have learned your history began...