The Fairy Faith of Ireland - an Enduring Legacy of Folk Culture
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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Wonderful presentation!! Really enjoying these excursions into folklore, mythology and culture. Thank you. P.S. They’re real 🧚♀️😉
Great video! I'm not Irish but I believe enough to have a faerie princess tattooed next to a Blind Dragon on my chest. I am Sailor has has seen and heard many things that for me enforce those beliefs. Oh yeah, I do wear a kilt too.
My great grandmother told me many times through my life should I ever come across an oak, ash, and a hawthorn tree growing together it meant the trio was a main portal to the Sidhe's underworld and to give it much respect.
Several years ago my daughters received a copy of Song of the Sea. It's about a Selki child that has to sing her song to save the fairy folk. They loved the movie and still do. When we found out we were having another child, we decided to go with Irish names. As we checked on names, I ran across Saoirse, which is the name of the Selki child in the movie, so it went to the top of our list. We did have a girl, Saoirse Igraine, our own little Selki. Although, she seems to like turtles more than seals.
Saoirse is also the Irish word for “freedom”. It is a fairly common name here and is especially popular among those who are proud of their heritage, and those who wish to see Ireland undivided and free some day.
SOOO similar to Scandinavian folk beliefs, especially Iceland, though little wonder there, as half of Icelandic DNA is from Ireland!
There’s a tree in front of the apartments that has a fairy door. It’s a beautiful door. And if there is really existed this is someplace I would expect them to into our world from. But because of part of my upbringing and make sure the dogs never go to the bathroom in front of the door out of respect.
Fairy doors are not part of Irish fairy
tradition
An interesting event happened to me about forty years ago. I should first say that I can see spirits which includes God, angels-small cloud beings, demons -fallen angels and again small cloud beings and the spirits of deceased people which look like photo negatives. I was living in a 31 foot airstream trailer on two acres of land when the door flew open and little human like creatures came in, a bunch of them maybe ten or so. I realized they were not evil but good although I had the impression that if they didn't like you it would be like walking into a bees nest. We visited and all the while anything that wasn't tied down was thrown into the air and caught by another of them and thrown to yet another. I couldn't understand their language so communication was difficult but got that they were passing by and so stopped in to say hello. Eventually I said , "Well, it was nice of you to stop by but I should be about other things today," so each one passed by me and said ,"goodbye'. They went out a back door. No sooner had they gone then my father stepped through the front door with this strange look on his face saying,"What was that noise." He had driven into the yard and while walking to the trailer had heard them. They made a lot of noise and were human like but consisted of what looked like a thick form of spirit. But they spoke with words formed from their mouths and not by mental telepathy as spirits do. I always wonder ed if they might be fairy as they seemed to be of the earth and I felt if they didn't like you they could be a lot of trouble. I don't think they would have liked my father so it is good he didn't come any sooner.
I make these little offerings and show respect ( i am Heathen ).
Nordic culture have similar, though not identical concepts.
Vättar, Vittror, Huldror, Tomtar, Trolls, Goblins etc.
An old tradition is to leave porrige out for the Tomte, or Nisse , depending on dialect or language, at Christmas.
He/ She/ They help out around the farm or house.
They are usually dressed in greys or browns with a hat, often red ( the inspiration for the ”garden gnome” ).
Disrespect them and expect havoc and bedlam
We also have some rather terrifying ones usually encountered as single enteties .
Näcken/Nökken who plays a fiddle ( naked ) by a streem and lures people in, drowning them.
Bäckahästen is horse with a similar agenda, a bit like the Scottish Kelpie.
The Skogsrå is an extremely attractive naked woman guarding a forrest ( skog=forrest.rå/rådare = warden/guardian/caretaker ). If you get close enough you might notice She has a hole in her back ( or in center and northern Sweden, a tail and in some regions a horse hoof.).
She can help hunters, forresters ,those working at charcoal pits etc.
She makes men get lost in the woods.
She is very seductive and seem pleasant. If you sleep with her you better stay true to her….forever.
That is, if we ever hear from you again.
I think Skåne, in the south also have a male variant. The Skogsman.
Bysen is a trickster who also makes people get lost.
You counteract him by turning your sweater inside out.
In Småland where i live now, that works against the Skogsrå too.
There are also Trolls locking people into mountains forever ( Bergtagen- Berg=Mountain, Tagen=Taken ),Bergagubbar and the viking age Draugr ( corpse ghost. Think a zombie with a grudge) and plenty more.
No wonder we have small population. 🤣🇸🇪
Hi Erik, I have atrue story to tell but I think it may be too long for this. If you want to hear it I can email it but I only have the business and Rocky's email addresses. Please let me know if you are interested.
I am sure that you are aware that pagans and pagan ritual attract the fey because the ancestors understood these things. BTW you will see horseshoes hanging by doors and on old barns in Britain, they are said to attract good luck if hung as in the letter U with the open end up but it could be that as they are made of iron, a way to banish the sidhe. Traditional gates and fence railings in the UK are made of wrought iron.
Very well done glad you mentioned the road in county clare
Been looking forward to this!
On Pratchett's Disk World, fairies are evil,, manipulative, bewitching, and want us as playthings. They are known as "The Lords and Ladies". All the Disk World books are good reads, if you like fantasy. I don't think they qualify as Sci-Fi. They do contain an awful lot of puns.
I appreciate your videos, You guys are a credit to the world in which we live.
My Grandmothers spoke often of the "Little People" and "Fairies" and told us many stories of them when we visited them in Clearfield County in Pennsylvania. I miss those wonderful old ladies and their many stories. Thanks, Grandmother's, for your love and stories.
I've had so many run ins with the Sidhe over the years....I no longer have a choice but believe. And I leave milk out for the Cat-Sidhe every Samhain....because our farm payed the price the year I forgot because I was away at a Halloween party. Crops rotted the ground and we lost several baby calves....lesson learned. But when I keep my side of the bargain we always have more than we can eat! Just don't say "Thank you" (I call it the T word) because they really hate that. They want a transaction......deeds....not words. And they know human words aren't worth much.
Fairfolk Faith reminds me a lot of the kami of Japan
In our house if something goes missing and you cant find them anywhere and then they show up later we say the borrowers took them. The borrowers of course being harmless little people who "borrow" things from time to time and thats why you cant find them and why they sometimes show up in strange places.
Good story. I suspect many of us are jealous of those with more faith in such things.
I love folktales and faery tales. Thank you for the lovely video!
There is still a respect for a lone White-thorn Tree here in Co.Wicklow & much of Ireland also. They are never cut down & can be seen standing alone in pastures & fields. To fell one growing over a well is considered even more dangerous. Thorn Trees growing on 'Raths' Mounds, or Ring forts are seldom cut down. They're considered too old & too powerful to interfere with. People weigh up the risk of setting a curse that can't be reversed or undone, as a Tree can't be put back after its cut down. Some believe the the bad luck will be passed on to their children. These Curses are sometimes referred to as 'Pishrogues'.
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2:33 - 2:37 I can relate.
what ur kilt clan
The faery beliefs are not just Irish, but all over the UK.
Ireland is not in the Uk for a start except for NI and secondly though there may be some belief in the UK its much stronger in ireland for two reasons ireland is much more rural and lack of conscription during WW! when were a part of the UK meant that more irish men folk survived to transmit these beliefs to the next generation.
I'm from South America and here there is forest entities and folktales. TBH I believe exists something out there, and for more complex or questionable their actions are... we all respect those creatures, because respect is for all. Even those that don't believe it, don't mess it up.
Great commentary Eric ! 🧚🏻🧚♂️🧚♀️💫🇮🇪
Just wonderful ❣️🕊🔥🙏💐
I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
Love it ❤, thank you😊
Gosh darn fair folks
We all know Fairies Wear Boots, but do they wear kilts? 😁
I saw it, I saw it! I tell you no lies.