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A story for the night that’s in it – take care on Halloween
They say that the fairies are happiest on Midsummer Eve when the bonfires are lit, but that on Halloween they’re at their gloomiest for it’s the start of the winter. This is the night when the veil between our world … Continue reading
Posted in Folk charms, Folk traditions, Folklore, Halloween
Tagged fairies, Halloween, Meath folk tales, National Folklore Collection, The Stolen Child, The Waterboys, Yeats
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