Enlight White trout A long time ago, in the distant past, there lived a beautiful girl in a castle above the lake. They said that she was engaged to the king's son. They were about to get married, when suddenly a murder ... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Lake of Healing — Do you see this lake? - asked my interlocutor, fixing his gaze on the cliff overlooking Lochlaig (Loch is a lake in Irish). “Although it may seem incredible to you, despite all its unattractiveness,... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Enchanted Pudding Molly Rowe Raferty was the offspring—I mean daughter—of that same old man, Jack Raferty, who was famous for always wearing his hat only on his head. And his whole family had oddities, which is true, t... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Resurrection Raftery I am fulfilling my long-standing promise - here is the first example of the art of shanakha. My story will be about the famous Raftery, one of the renowned traveling entertainers of Connacht, who was ... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Three hermit monks In those distant times, when there were many hermits in Ireland, three holy monks, turning away from the bustle of worldly and empty chatter, decided to leave the world to find peace, divine silence a... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Master and servant Billy Mac Daniel, probably, was once young and showed promise: he danced dashingly at a holy holiday, could easily drink a pint or two, knew how to deftly work with a baton. He was afraid of only one ... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Rory will save Ireland! Who is the hero who won the freedom that all three parts of Ireland had been waiting for? I'll tell you. My Uncle Donal often told me, as his grandfather had told him more than once, that when Limeric... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Seven grains of wheat In the stories that we listened to in the evenings, gathered around the burning peat, there was always something new and instructive for us children. Once upon a time, and it was a long time ago, ther... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Smart wife Throughout the whole history of Ireland - long, stormy and amazing - there was, I think, no woman equal in intelligence to the wife of Gob-an-Shor, except, perhaps, one, whose name was Saw, the wife o... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight Dark Patrick and the Crow Lord Kromachi The King of Connacht was a good king, but he had three dissolute sons who one day brought great disaster upon him. And it all turned out because they played a cruel joke with a very dangerous person -... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight The Poet Shonahan and the Cat King In ancient times, poets in Ireland (they were called bards) enjoyed great honor and respect. After all, the poet in his song could praise or ridicule anyone - be he a shepherd or a king. And honor and... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
Enlight How they managed to outwit Raftery himself I have already told you about the law of hospitality in the old days. In a time long past—and it was indeed a long time ago—when the famous joker Raftery held all Connacht in awe, it took a woman's ex... Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales
