Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland: (Forgotten Books) - Softcover

Pope, Sir Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605061514 ISBN 13: 9781605061511

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2007

Synopsis

Book Description:

"A volumnious collection of Irish folklore, including folk magic, not all of it authoritative." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introduction; The Horned Women; The Legend Of Ballytowtas Castle; A Wolf Story; The Evil Eye; The Stolen Bride; Fairy Music; The Fairy Dance; Fairy Justice; The Priest's Soul; The Fairy Race; The Trial By Fire; The Lady Witch; Ethna The Bride; The Fairies' Revenge; Fairy Help-the Phouka; The Farmer Punished; The Farmer's Wife; The Midnight Ride; The Leprehaun ; The Leprehaun ; Legends Of The Western Islands; The Bride's Death-song; The Child's Dream; The Fairy Child; The Doom; The Clearing From Guilt; The Holy Well And The Murderer; Legends Of Innis-sark--a Woman's Curse; Legends Of The Dead In The Western Islands; The Death Sign; Kathleen; November Eve; The Dance Of The Dead; Superstitions Concerning The Dead; The Fatal Love-charm; The Fenian Knights; Raithlin Island; The Strange Guests; The Dead Soldier; The Three Gifts; The Fairies As Fallen Angels; The Fairy Changeling; Fairy Wiles; Shaun-mor; The Tuatha-de-danann; Edain The Queen; The Royal Steed; Cathal The King; The Poet's Malediction; Drimial Agus Thorial; An Irish Adept Of The Islands; The May Festival; May-day Superstitions; Candlemas; Whitsuntide; Whitsuntide Legend Of The Fairy Horses; November Spells; November Eve; A Terrible Revenge; The Baal Fires And Dances; The Fairy Doctress; Marriage Rites; The Dead; The Wake Orgies; The Ancient Mysteries; The Power Of The Word; The Poet And The King; The Sidhe Race; Music; Poet Inspiration--eodain The Poetess; The Banshee; Queen Maeve; Death Signs; The Hartpole Doom; Superstitions; The Fairy Rath; Fairy Nature; Irish Nature; Legends Of Animals; Concerning Dogs; Concerning Cats; The King Of The Cats; The Demon Cat; Cat Nature; Seanchan The Bard And The King Of The Cats; The Bards; King Arthur And The Cat; Concerning Cows; Fairy Wiles; The Dead Hand; The Wicked Widow; The Butter Mystery; Concerning Birds; The Magpie; The Wren; The Raven And Water Wagtail; The Cuckoo And Robin Redbreast; The Cricket; The Beetle; The Hare; The Weasel; The Properties Of Herbs And Their Use In Medicine; A Love Potion; Love Dreams; To Cause Love; Medical Superstitions And Ancient Charms; Against Sorrow; To Win Love; For The Night-fire (the Fever); For A Pain In The Side; For The Measles; For The Mad Fever; Against Enemies; To Extract A Thorn; To Cause Hatred Between Lovers; For Love; How To Have Money Always; For The Great Worm; For Sore Eyes; For Pains In The Body; Against Drowning; In Time Of Battle; For The Red Rash; To Tame A Horse; A Very Ancient Charm Against Wounds Or Poisons; For A Sore Breast; For A Wound; For The Evil Eye; For St. Anthony's Fire; How To Go Invisible; For Pains; For A Sprain; To Cause Love; For The Bite Of A Mad Dog; For Toothache; For Freckles; For A Burn; For The Memory; For The Falling Sickness; For Chin-cough; For Rheumatism; For A Stye On The Eyelid; To Cure Warts; For A Stitch In The Side; For Weak Eyes; For Water On The Brain; For Hip Disease; For The Mumps; For Epilepsy; For Depression Of Heart; For The Fairy Dart; Various Superstitions And Cures; To Find Stolen Goods; A Prayer Against The Plague; A Blessing; A Cure For Cattle; A Charm For Safety; An Elixir Of Potency; For The Bite Of A Mad Dog; Dreams; Fairy Doctors; Charms By Crystals; Alectromantia; Fairy Power; Omens And Superstitions; Omens That Forebode Evil; To Attract Bees; Concerning The Dead; The Coastguard's Fate; Relics; St. Patrick; The Well Of The Book; St. Patrick And The Serpent; St Patrick And The Princesses; The Poison Cup; Divination; The Blind Poet; The Story Of Breccan; Bardic Privileges; St. Ciaron; St. Martin; St. Bridget; St. Kieran; St. Kevin; Christian Legends; The Cremave; Relics For Clearing From Guilt; Innis-murry; The Evil Stroke; The Changeling; The Fairy Doctor; The Poet's Spell; Charm For The Fairy

About this title

About the Author

About the Author:

"Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (1826 - 3 February 1896) (born Jane Francesca Elgee) was an Irish poet and supporter of the nationalist movement; she married Sir William Wilde in 1851, and was the mother of Oscar Wilde.

Lady Wilde, who was the niece of Charles Maturin, wrote for the Young Ireland movement of the 1840s, publishing poems in The Nation under the pseudonym of Speranza. Her works included pro-Irish independence and anti-British writing; she was sometimes known as "Speranza of the Nation". Charles Gavan Duffy was the editor when "Speranza" wrote commentary calling for armed revolution in Ireland. The British authorites at Dublin Castle shut down the paper and brought the editor to court. Duffy refused to name who had written the offending article. "Speranza" reputedly stood up in court and claimed responsibility for the article. The confession was ignored by the State authorities. But in any event the newspaper was permanently shut down by the British authorites." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1605061514
• ISBN 13: 9781605061511
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 381