Famous people and myths
A lot of the stories told dealt in the currency of magic – curses and charms. Others are heroic tales. Many feature fairies and other supernatural beings such as leprechauns, banshees, sheeries and the Pooka – the most feared of all, a vindictive fairy, sometimes appearing in the guise of the bogeyman himself.
Tales also exist of pipers being led away, condemned forever to entertain the fairies, and of ‘changelings’ – unwanted fairy children, left to replace a kidnapped human child. A more benevolent fairy, the small and hairy but very friendly Grogoch, features in many folk stories particularly from the northern glens and Rathlin Island.
Who knows if all or any are based on actual events, but many are connected to actual places such as The Giant’s Causeway, and its legend of Finn MacCool, still maintains a strong presence in our culture to this very day.
Tales also exist of pipers being led away, condemned forever to entertain the fairies, and of ‘changelings’ – unwanted fairy children, left to replace a kidnapped human child. A more benevolent fairy, the small and hairy but very friendly Grogoch, features in many folk stories particularly from the northern glens and Rathlin Island.
Who knows if all or any are based on actual events, but many are connected to actual places such as The Giant’s Causeway, and its legend of Finn MacCool, still maintains a strong presence in our culture to this very day.
Irish actor who appeared opposite Ben Affleck in Daredevil in 2003. He also starred in Phone Booth in 2002 and won a Golden Globe Award for his role in In Bruges. In September 2014, it was announced that he would play a detective in the second season of HBO's True Detective.
FIND INTERESTING AND FAMOUS MYTHS, PEOPLE, SONGS.... WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT!
FIND INTERESTING AND FAMOUS MYTHS, PEOPLE, SONGS.... WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT!