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The Pooka is a figure from Irish folklore that was believed to bring either good or bad fortune to rural and marine communities. The Pooka has been said to appear as many different things ranging from a black horse to a human.

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Tír na nÓg, or ‘land of the young’, is an otherworldly realm from Irish mythology whose inhabitants are gifted with everlasting youth, beauty, health, and happiness. It was said to be the home of the ancient gods and fairies, but humans are forbidden.

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Dobhar-chú or King Otter is a creature that dwells in the water of Ireland. It is a large otter or a half dog half fish creature. It's pelt is described as being of dark color and have protective properties. It's name means Water Hound.

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The Fear Dearg (red man) also known as rat man is a Donegal trickster fairy phantom. If he shows up knocking on a cold night, let him in whatever you do, otherwise he may take away all the luck of the house...

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According to The Impudent Edda, the snake that stays completely stationary and drips venom on Loki as punishment for his act of deicide is slow in the head because ”Patty boy hit it too hard with his shillelagh” when he chased it out of Ireland. 🖼️ J.D. Penrose

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'Song of the Sea' is a beautiful hand-drawn animated film about selkies. A boy discovers his mute sister Saorsie is actually a selkie and he blames her for their mother's disappearance. She has the task of freeing faerie creatures from the Irish goddess Macha.

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Illustration by William Henry Margetson from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (1908)

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In old Irish legend, the warrior Oisín falls in love with Niamh of the Golden Hair, & lives with her in Tir na nÓg, the Land of Youth, for over 300 years. Homesick, he decides to return to Ireland. Once his feet touch the ground, he rapidly ages into an old man.

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LEPRECHAUN🇮🇪
..according to folk lore, fairies pay the leprachaun, for their work with golden coins, which the "little people" collect in large pots..the famous "pots of gold"..at the end of the rainbow..#fairytaleflash 🌈

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The Leprechaun is over 1000 yrs old, there was a ‘sighting’ in 1989 by a pub landlord called P.J O’Hare in Carlingford, County Louth. O’Hare says he heard screams from a well & found the remains of a Leprechaun which is on display in his pub.

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“Sleeping Beauty and The Evil Queen” a fairy tale retelling by J Miller.

Wanna read this short story? Here: https://t.co/lVbuimDShq

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Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way...


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"The Little Match Girl" escapes her cold and poverty by gazing into her burning matches. "Phone Gal" has her inner poverty relieved (also temporarily) by gazing into a phone. short film here. https://t.co/O1VoWUg4s7

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1952's HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, while never meant for awards for historical accuracy, does have fun depicting various fairy tales through ballet. But did you know they were originally meant to be done in Disney animation?

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Taken from Hans Christian Andersen's 1835 fairytale



Thumbelina, 1954
dir. Lotte Reiniger

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The Wild Swans, a literary by Hans Christian Andersen, tells us of Princess Elsa who rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by their evil queen & step-mother. 🦢

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The Princess on the Pea is a literary by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal ancestry is established by a test of her sensitivity. 🛌

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Hans Christian Andersen's Revolution of Storytelling and the Best Illustrations from 150 Years of His Beloved Fairy Tales https://t.co/YD3ArYiTkw via

🎨Katharine Beverley and Elizabeth Ellender, Kay Nielsen, Georgi Ivanovich Narbut & Einar Nerman

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