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Poulnabrone dolmen in the Burren
Poulnabrone dolmen in the Burren
The beds of Diarmuid and Grainne from the Fianna cycle stories
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Birth notice, London Times 17th April 1883
Birth notice, London Times 17th April 1883
Birth notice, London Times 17th April 1883
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Deer feature prominently in Fianna cycle stories
Deer feature prominently in Fianna cycle stories
The silhouette of a deer is shown against the backdrop of a sunset.
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A manifestation of Fionn appears in Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce
A manifestation of Fionn appears in Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce
The character Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker represents Fionn in James Joyce's play 'Finnegan’s Wake' (1939).
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The Fairy Wind Sidhe Gaoithe by Daniel McDonald
The Fairy Wind Sidhe Gaoithe by Daniel McDonald
The Fairy Wind Sidhe Gaoithe by Daniel McDonald
Courtesy-National Folklore Collection
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Michael Cleary was sentenced to prison in 1895
Michael Cleary was sentenced to prison in 1895
In 1895, Michael Cleary was charged with killing his wife Bridget, who he accused of being a fairy changeling.
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'Straw Boys' at a wedding
'Straw Boys' at a wedding
Old Irish tradition of 'Straw Boys' at a wedding
Courtesy of the National Folklore Collection
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Young children dressed as fairies
Young children dressed as fairies
Children's views of fairies today are different from the legends of older Irish traditions.
Copyright of The Irish Times
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Scenes from the Irish Rebellion of 1798
Scenes from the Irish Rebellion of 1798
George Cruikshank, ‘Scenes from the Irish Rebellion of 1798’, an etching later separately exhibited as ‘Irish rebellion- burning the barn full of people’, a representation of events at Sculabogue, Co. Wexford, 5 June 1798
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
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Fionn and the Fianna
Fionn and the Fianna
Drawing shows Fionn and the Fianna feasting after the days hunt. They hunted in Glenasmole. Pre-Christian Ireland.