Fairies are frequent characters in stories from across Wales. The fairies known as Plant Rhys Ddwfn sometimes appear as mermaids in Pembrokeshire folklore.

Fishguard | Folk beliefs | Folklore

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Wexford town was founded by the Vikings in 819 AD, who took full advantage of the natural harbour at the mouth of the River Slaney to create a base that would sustain the coastal families that lived by its shore for generations. By the seventeenth century the harbour had develope

Folklore | Music Traditions | Wexford

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We can gain a new perspective from stories containing humour, history and anecdote in the folklore gathered by the Irish Schools' Collection of the 1930s, now held in the National Folklore Collection, like accounts surrounding the wreck of the Alfred D. Snow.

County Wexford | Folklore | Shipwreck

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We can gain a new perspective from stories containing humour, history and anecdote in the folklore gathered by the Irish Schools' Collection of the 1930s, now held in the National Folklore Collection, like these stories about the folklore surrounding Tuskar Rock just off the coas

County Wexford | Tuskar Rock Lighthouse | Folklore

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We can gain a new perspective from stories containing humour, history and anecdote in the folklore gathered by the Irish Schools' Collection of the 1930s, now held in the National Folklore Collection, like these stories about whales along the Wexford Coast.

County Wexford | Folklore | Whales

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St. Martin rides across Wexford Bay on November 10th, so the legend goes. Any fisherman or sailor unfortunate to see him cross the water on his white horse will not make it back to shore.

County Wexford | Ballads | Folklore

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We can gain a new perspective from stories containing humour, history and anecdote in the folklore gathered by the Irish Schools’ Collection of the 1930s, now held in the National Folklore Collection, like this account about the lore surrounding St. Martin's Eve (10 November).

County Wexford | Folklore | Fairy Tales

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A tale of supernatural mischief and banishment from Slievenamon into the depths of the Irish Sea from the Irish Schools’ Collection.

Witch | Folklore | Irish Sea

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The full PDF of Uisce Dŵr Water: Folk Tales, True Tales and Tall Tales - Fibbing from Fishguard (Ports, Past and Present, 2022) Stories include: - Chapter 1: The Flyer and the Fibber - Chapter 2: The Mermaid and the Shoemaker - Chapter 3: Mrs Evans Prophecy - Chapter 4:

Book | Folklore | Welsh folklore

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Cóip thras-scríofa í seo de Lámhscríbhinn 57 de Bhailiúchán Sheáin Mhic Ghiollarnáth.Bailiúchán de scéalta seanchais atá sa lámhscríbhinn. Breacadh uimhreacha ar na leathanaighagus cuimsíonn sí 45 leathanach ar fad. Tugann inscríbhinn ag tús na lámhscríbhinne le fios gurb é Micil

Seanchas | Folklore | Scéalta seanchais

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Cóip thras-scríofa í seo de Lámhscríbhinn 55 de Bhailiúchán Sheáin Mhic Ghiollarnáth.An scéal 'An Bhainrioghan Sholasach' (ar lean), amhrán dár teideal 'Amhrán an tSionnaigh' agus foclóir a bhaineann le báid agus an fharraige atá sa lámhscríbhinn. Níl uimhreacha ar na leathanaigh

Seanchas | Folklore | Scéalta seanchais

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Cóip thras-scríofa í seo de Lámhscríbhinn 54 de Bhailiúchán Sheáin Mhic Ghiollarnáth.Bailiúchán de bhéaloideas agus de scéalta seanchais atá sa lámhscríbhinn. Breacadh uimhreacha ar na leathanaighagus cuimsíonn sí 76 leathanach ar fad. Ní hé Mac Giollarnáth an scríobhaí. Cuireadh

Seanchas | Folklore | Scéalta seanchais

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