My family migrated from Donegal to Dundee in the 19th century because of the textile trade. My mother grew up an Irish-Scottish Catholic in a poor working-class scheme. My father is of a British Loyalist background from the east-end dockyards of Parkhead in Glasgow. I love both sides of my heritage, knowing I can trace my ancestors back to primordial times in both Britain and Ireland. I feel spiritually tied to this land. I will never leave.
This was enjoyable, so much so I just subscribed, my grandfather once threw his paraffin bicycle lamp at a banshee who was sitting on the bin at the back of his house as he returned from work, having said that I should also mention that his job was as a whiskey taster who had found a way to drink for free at the end of his shift, so take it with a large pinch of salt 😂
@@verali164 because he would be so drunk that he had to put his bicycle wheels into the tram tracks in order to 1: find his way home as the tram passed his home, and 2: stay upright on the bicycle as the ruts helped stop him losing his balance.
Great vid...dangerous place Ireland ! Seriously, I first went as a 5 year old from london to see relatives and they all delighted in talking about ghosts and faeries and banshees.. all to creep us out and we lapped it up. Big love
I love the Irish content, but especially the Gaelic names, since I'm learning this beautiful (but difficult!) language. Have you considered reading true spooky stories by Irish people? I would love to listen to those - in a fitting accent that is!
I'm a Irish trout fisherman but I see tiny people with the wings smaller than a dragon fly. Seen them twice. They were playing in a dribble of water would of been a waterfall to them half left and came back with younger smaller ones all giggling under there waterfall then my rod bent and when I looked back they were gone except 1. Watched me until I moved spots
Wow another brilliant video! I hadn't heard of some of the creatures you mentioned so I definitely learned a lot watching it! Thanks for sharing, looking forward to your next one my friend :)
Thank you so much for another amazing and thought-provoking overview of a country's mythology, Reiver! Your dives into the folklore have been bringing me joy for years now:) I remember a while ago you made a wonderful video on fairies. I wonder if you could expand on it, perhaps featuring more stories, including the tales about Leanan Sidhe? And I can't wait for the 25 creatures of Welsh folklore :)
Always enjoy your videos,I've learned so much,of the "lesser known" history of the British Isles. This video was was especially gorgeous,thanks to the breathtaking beauty of Ireland.
😊😊 brilliant video Duke of Avalon having followed the channel from early on I'm always a proud jolly Reiver subscriber, you're doing great things lad xx
Excellent video.. both informative and addicting.. Your videos are definitely worthy of an award for both the video and the extraordinary presentation,. Listening to your quintessential voice alone is worth the watching of this video that goes beyond beautiful.. Have seen your other videos of English and Scottish creatures.. all are excellent.. an absolute trifecta of perfection.. Thank you is not enough for these.. we shall offer it anyway.. thank you🌹☘️💜💙
Delightful video. I haven't seen a lot of folks cover Fetches and Merrows before in a video. It was nice to see them mentioned. My favorite tale for merrows is of Li Ban and her baptism by Comgall.
I get big sad when thinking about how Ireland and UK deforested their land. I know it has nothing to do with this vid, but all these folklore tales just remind me of the woods that were.
I learnt about the Salmon of Knowledge and Finn McCoul through a cartoon series called Jakers! I can't help but think of the show whenever I heard them mentioned.
I know the story of how the leprechauns tricked the gold-seeker - from a 1947 Famous Studio cartoon, "The Wee Men", which I saw and loved when I was a little kid.
the fin mccool story is very similar to Sigmund slaying Fafnir and roasting his heart- the story must be influenced by norse population (or the stories come from the same origin)
Dearg Dúr isn't a real piece of Irish Folklore. It is entirely a literary invention that isn't even 100 years old. I'm almost certain that the Fear gorta is nothing more than a mistranslated version of Féar gorta (Hungry grass), I've never found substantial material to back it up as a creature in its own right. The leannán Síde is a corruption of a trope of otherworldly women making human men pine for them. The muse and vampiric aspect was something dreamt up by Yeats, who was a really shite folklorist, and not worth using as a source.
hi your video was fantastic we messaged before I'm a seanachai I'd love to bring you on my channel sometime for a chat one creature you forgot was the one eyed hare
That joint eater sounds like a tape worm in your lower gullet. You never fill up on food or gain weight. Sounds like worms to me eventhough they are pretty gross.
