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The Changeling, from Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde
... , and leave no dwelling-place for his people on the hill. Now, the fairies cannot stand against the power of fire, and they will give you back ...
The Three Gifts, from Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde
... whispered to her, "Eat no food, and take no money from the fairies; but ask what you like and it will be granted." So ...
The Fairy Changeling, from Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde
... this day, for all things prospered with him after he was saved from the fairies. The Fairies as Fallen Angels Fairy Wiles Book Contents ...
Subterranean Chambers at Carrigtohill, from 'The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland', by Joseph Stirling Coyne and Nathaniel Parker Willis, illustrated by W. H. Bartlett, c. 1841
... the Irish peasantry, who believe that the mysterious inclosures are the abodes of the fairies, or "good people;" hence it is that few of the ...
From Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts, narrated by Patrick Kennedy
... volley they gave awoke him, and what was it but the music of the fairies in full career. The melody was the same as it was left them ...
The Farmer's Fate, from Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde
... and stone was carried away, and the fairy rath left free again for the fairies to dance on, as in the olden time, when they were the ...
The May Festival (3), from Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde
... his hand, and he fell lifeless to the ground. For nothing escapes the fairies; they know all things, and their vengeance is swift and sure. ...
The Doom, from Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde
... you pass the lone bush on the round hill near the hollow, for the fairies are there and will hinder you if they can, and strive to break ...
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... 1902 The Story of Belfast and Its Surroundings by Mary Lowry, circa 1913 Articles Fairies and the Names of Places in Ireland by P. W. Joyce ...
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... murder of a peasant woman in Tipperary as the result of her husband's belief in fairies and witches — Bridget Cleary burned to death . Lady Wilde conjures up a ...