Once upon a time, there were no rivers and lakes on earth, but only the Eastern Sea, and in that sea lived four dragons. Seguir leyendo »

In the Dream-time, a terrible drought once swept across the land. The leaves of the trees turned brown and fell from the branches, the flowers drooped their heads and died, and the green grass withered as though the spirit from the barren mountain had breathed upon it with a breath of fire. Seguir leyendo »

During the Dark Ages much of our learning was lost as minds across Europe closed down. Fortunately in Ireland this wasn’t the case. Seguir leyendo »

Poets and story tellers were highly esteemed in the the Anglo-Saxon period of England. They were the historians of the tribe, the chroniclers of society who ensured that everyone remembered the important heroes, the war chiefs, the important battles and the folklore of the tribe. Seguir leyendo »

My great grandmother warned me about fairies. Some are kind, and beautiful, she said, while others are hostile to mortals. She would leave out a saucer of milk at night for the Brownie, but nothing more, in case he took offense. Seguir leyendo »

Is there a fabulous beastie in Loch Ness? Seguir leyendo »

Selkies are not to be confused with kelpies, phookas, the each uisge, water dragons or water horses of any breed. You must understand that Selkies are the Seal People. Seguir leyendo »

Below the thunders of the upper deep,
Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea,
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Kraken sleepeth Seguir leyendo »