The origins of the Fairy King in old Celtic lore. Stories of fairies are prominent in Irish folklore, and the belief in a fairy hierarchy, or fairy royalty, has been a popular notion for centuries.

A sweet treat doused in honey and orange blossom syrup, topped with homemade honeycomb for an impressive dessert. For this recipe you will need a sugar thermometer. To make the cake, preheat the ...

In Armenia, they hold a wonderful tooth ceremony called Agra Hadig, which means tooth kernel. As soon as the baby’s first ...

The company behind the Irish Fairy Door brand last year booked a profit of €4.1m following its approval of a SCARP rescue plan. The detail is contained in new accounts for CEBL Ltd, which show ...

Irish folklore records recount many tales of malevolent fairy activity directed towards those who damaged or interfered with a hawthorn tree, and mysterious disappearances of those who wandered ...

Magnus von Horn has billed his splendid, sombre third feature as a fairy tale for grown-ups. That’s an unlikely pitch for a film loosely inspired by the gruesome deeds of Dagmar Overbye, the Danish ...

Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day. Longford has been featured in The History Press Ireland's latest release 'Irish Gothic Fairy Stories: From the 32 counties of ...

By Róise Collins NEWLYWEDS Claire and Willie McNulty’s wedding day was nothing short of a fairy tale – from a heart-warming ...

I walked along part of the Omagh Riverside Walk, which hugs a meandering stretch of the Strule River as it flows northwards ...

Known by many names like Little Christmas, Three Kings Day, and 12th Night, January 6th is known in Ireland as the Women's ...

Blending Irish folklore with the classic story of Sleeping Beauty, "Thornhedge" takes a familiar childhood tale and tosses it into the muddy bogs of the Fairie realm.

There is a real-life fairy who lives in Avon Lake. The fairy walks through the woods at Kopf Reservation by the Avon Lake ...