Catching a Leprechaun: A Modern Morality Tale March 19, 2019
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
There are several reports from early twentieth-century Ireland of crowds of boys chasing leprechauns. This is the best attested of what we might call ‘leprechaun riots’ (named for ghost riots): Belief in the fairies, the ‘good people’ is still prevalent in many of the country districts in Ireland. During the past few days the superstition has been revived in […]
Strange Fairy Encounter, Co Limerick 1939 August 25, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary
This story comes from an Australian newspaper though it relates to distant Ireland, September 1938. The nature of newspaper digitization is that the nineteenth century is now far better covered than the twentieth century and so all too often getting the right source can prove a problem. Anyway what was going on in Ireland as […]
