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Biddy’s – Tale of the Phooka
There are many strange geological formations in Ireland, the most well-known being the Giant’s Causeway in the County Antrim. The ocean battered cliffs on the west coast of Ireland present a striking spectacle of huge rocks carved by nature into great sculptures. Then, inland, the mountains rise like fabled giants that are marching to the […]
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Biddy’s – A Strange Burial
A Fairy Encounter Many years ago, there lived a hard-working farmer named Liam Mooney, who lived on the borderlands between County Armagh and County Louth. Times had been harsh for many seasons and there was little money to be made from poor harvests. Then, one day, the landlord came to Liam and told him, “You […]
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Biddy’s – Cat Sidhe
Demon Cat There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of types and breeds of Cat which share this world with us. Among all these many natural types and breeds of feline, however, there are those from the world of the supernatural, which have particularly wicked and evil ways. The Cat Sidhe, (Cat Sìth-Scottish Gaelic) is one such […]
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Biddy’s – The Hag with the Bag
A Traditional Irish Tale In our town, many years ago, there lived a widow woman and her three daughters. When her husband had passed away, the woman was certain that they would not want for anything, because he had left them a long leather bag that was filled with gold and silver. The husband was […]
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Podcasts Available
Don’t forget that several of our stories have been transferred to Podcasts and can be heard at my Podcast site at Ireland’s Lore and Tales • A podcast on Anchor I hope you enjoy and share it with your friends Jim, Seamus and Biddy
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Biddy’s – How To Treat the Fairies
A Lesson Learned In Ireland it is customary for the people to treat the fairy folk to many little acts of kindness. One example of this occurs when a cow is milked, and care is taken to let the first couple of draws from the udder are permitted to drop upon the ground for the […]
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My Books available on Ebay….
All the above books are available on http://www.ebay.uk with my latest work ‘Ballykillian Tales’. If you order them through Ebay they will come signed by the author. Good books to take on your vacation – Relaxing and humorous
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Biddy’s – Our Dead Friends
“Our dead Friends are right,” an old man told me after hearing that it was my custom to sit up late at night to read. “No, sir, that isn’t right at all,” he sighed and shook his head disapprovingly. I was curious as to his reasoning and I asked him, “Why is that? “ “Well,” […]
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Biddy’s – The Demon Dog
Paddy M’Dermot was one of the most popular boys in the entire county and such was his popularity that there was hardly a fair or a festival that did not have him in the middle of it. In fact, just like a bad penny, Paddy turned up everywhere and it was exceedingly rare that his […]
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Biddy’s – Good for the Cow
St. John’s Eve Lore At sunset on June 23rd, another of the ancient fire festivals begins and is known as St. John’s Eve. Not that long ago, it was a wide-spread tradition throughout Ireland that on St. John’s Eve a curious practice prevailed, in some districts, which related to the time-honoured tradition of lighting a […]
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