Welcome to an exploration of Ireland’s intriguing fairy forts—a phenomenon deeply embedded in Irish folklore and tradition.

They are the stuff of life and so many of the wells and water sources have myths attached to them. "There are wells around Goodmanham because it is a very ancient Celtic place. "They have ragwells ...

When Mad Sweeney introduces himself to Shadow Moon as a leprechaun in American Gods, he is being totally serious – even though, as Shadow points out, mythical Irish fairies are usually thought ...