Why the Children of Lir are at home in the Garden of Remembrance The statue of the Children of Lir in the Garden of Remembrance is a reminder of the popular mythological tale Folklore • 21 Jul
The many variations on The Tortoise and the Hare Slow and steady wins the race? That depends on which version of the ancient fable you read Folklore • 05 Dec 22
Does killing spiders bring bad luck? There are many Irish folklore superstitions about spiders and most of them involve not killing them Folklore • 08 Aug 22
How the wren became the king of all birds A huge number of folklore traditions and rituals have grown up around the little wren, especially at this time of year Christmas • 22 Dec 21
One for sorrow, two for joy: why we count magpies As the nursery rhyme suggests, the bird is long associated with superstitions around bad luck, negativity and ill-omens Folklore • 14 Jul 21
How innocent nursery rhymes tell tales of death and destruction The roots of "Ring a Ring a Rosie" lie in the devastating events around the Black Death Nursery rhymes • 12 Jun 20
