Irish folklore, like the island itself, is littered with tales of earth mounds known as fairy forts. The ancient ringforts date back to the Iron Age and have long been entwined with tales of the ...

He said: "Most Irish people have some instinctive belief in the world of the fairies, even if sometimes it has to be excavated carefully from under a veneer of busy modernity." In one such tale ...

Jo Kerrigan and Richard Mills researching for Irish Fairy Forts: Portals to the Past Even crannógs, those wonderfully photogenic little artificial islands built on wooden piles in lakes as ...

Celebrate spring with a whimsical gathering of fairies, mermaids and gnomes at Sands Point Preserve on Long Island.

Irish fairy folklore is conjured to terrifying effect, as are menacing figures in medieval-looking straw masks — a sinister twist on festive 'mummers' — creepy goats a la The Witch's Black ...

Haiti Couleurs and Johnnywho lead strong British challenge in Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday; 2017 winning jockey Robbie Power joined Unbridled to give his three picks for the ...

it must be taken with a pinch of salt as his other works have previously been discredited as historically inaccurate (see Irish Fairy Legends, 1825.) This is before even noting that solid gold ...

THE wait for the Irish Grand National is finally over! Sun Racing brings you how every horse finished in the blockbuster 5.00 race at Fairyhouse. A responsible gambler is someone who: Read our ...

More info Progressive Haiti Couleurs and English champion-jockey elect Sean Bowen might give Wales a first victory in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National. The traditional €500,000 Easter Monday ...

As it always does, the Irish Grand National (17:00) at Fairyhouse takes centre stage on Easter Monday. Ever since the prize money was powered up to €500,000 in 2017, the race has been more ...

British horse Haiti Couleurs won the Irish Grand National to deny Willie Mullins an historic treble at Fairyhouse. The 13/2 shot - tipped by Record Sport's Garry Owen - won for trainer Rebecca ...

Carefully pour into the lined baking tray and leave it to set at room temperature. To make the fairy icing, place the butter into a freestanding mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until ...