Category: Fiction
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Biddy’s – The Clown with the Grey Coat
A Tale of the Fianna On a certain day, a fair and a gathering were held at Benn Eader (Hill of Howth), by the seven ordinary and seven extraordinary battalions of the Fianna of Erin. In the course of the day, on casting a look over the broad expanse of the sea, they beheld a […]
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Biddy’s – The Confessional Seal
A Priestly Predicament There have been volumes upon volumes written about the terrible events that blighted and tore apart Northern Ireland in the thirty years, from 1965 until the ‘Good Friday Agreement’. There is hardly a family in the Province that did not suffer in some way from the terrors, pain, heartache and devastation of […]
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Biddy’s – No Greater Love
A Tale of the ’98 Rebellion Adoption of a child is not a new creation in Ireland, for the Irish peasant was known for the care that they would take of others in difficulty, even if not in their community. Considering all that happened to the Irish peasantry, this comment may come as a great […]
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Biddy’s Midnight Funeral
A Tale of Mystery “Ah, would you be quiet!” cried an old man with whom I was discussing such topics, “Would you believe this?“ “Would I believe what?” I asked him. “It’s as true as I’m living,” he insisted. “I heard it from the man’s own lips, may God be merciful to him! And Lord […]
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Biddy’s Tragic Tale
Eileen Eileen Lennon was a small, lively, four-year old child with an Angel’s face and a smile that could melt the hardest of hearts. Her long, red curly hair flowed down over her shoulders and highlighted her bright, hazel coloured eyes. She was the unspoiled only child who had been gifted to her mother and […]
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Biddy’s – The Alpluachtra – The Hungry One
A Tale of Rural Ireland This story is concerned with the fate of a wealthy farmer, who lived in some comfort on land that lay in the west of Ireland. Through his own efforts he had built a large farm and a fine family, none of whom wanted for anything. Many men would have considered […]
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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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