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St Brigid went to the King of Leinster to request land to build a monastery, not keen to help, he offered as much as her cloak would cover, when spread her cloak covered enough land for a monastery, fields for veg and woods for firewood. #FolkloreThursday
A young Celt called Setanta killed the blacksmith Culainn's dog, so for one year he stayed to guard the blacksmith's home. He then became Cu Chulainn, hound of Culainn. #FolkloreThursday #Ireland
The Faerie Tree. Any lone tree standing in a field.Believed to be the gateway to the Sidhe, the ancestors of the Celts. Only one rule here, you can look but you better not touch, Bad luck for anyone who touches a Faerie Tree. #FolkloreThursday #Ireland
THE CHILDREN OF LIR. A jealous stepmother turns her 4 stepchildren into swans. They spend their 900 year childhood as swans on 3 lakes in #Ireland, they were left with beautiful singing voices. The spell is broken by a church bell. #FolkloreThursday