There is something endlessly enchanting about the green hills of Ireland, particularly when they are viewed through the lens ...

One of those is the book Irish Folk and Fairy Tales edited by J.K. Jackson. You might expect the cover to be green and the silhouette of a fairy sitting in front of a full moon may also meet your ...

Celtic folklore has a number of stories about fairies, who often carried people off, never to be seen again. One type of fairy in this folklore is the leprechaun. But are leprechauns actually real?

The perseverance of the Irish people in maintaining their language, history and values created a world of oral tradition filled with both mythical adventures and practical wisdom Addie Foley Sheep ...

A new phone service will allow members of the public to listen to recordings of songs and stories from Irish folklore performed by contemporary Irish artists throughout the month of November. Dial A ...

Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s The Weir opens at the Palm Beach Dramaworks this weekend, which means you can expect a gritty narrative full of folklore and mystery. In the Weir, a group of men ...

County Kerry filmmaker and writer Shaun O'Connor and West Cork singer-songer Alan Daniel Tobin have joined in collaboration to launch a new multidisciplinary project of film and music 'The ...

“Hello. I’m Sean Patrick Michael Joseph Dundon,” said a tall, Irishman with sandy hair from Cork, Ireland, in a thick, Irish brogue. The man, a storyteller from TAG Art Co., Fort Wayne, talked about ...

Books are a great way to get children interested in their heritage or others' cultures from a young age. We've put together a list of the most magical children's books that they will want to read ...

Divided into four categories—“Tricksters,” “The Sea,” “Quests,” and “Romance”—the 16 tales that make up this handsomely designed collection are adapted from sources originally published between 1888 ...

On St. Patrick’s Day, we’re taking a look at the story of Irish folk hero Cú Chulainn, a combination of Hulk’s powers and Thor’s hubris. The X-Men’s Banshee might be the most famous Irish hero in ...