Irish Folklore Horror Anthology.
‘A Graveyard for Gods’

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The old stories never disappeared; they’re waiting for us to discover them anew.

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There is an old rule in Irish country places that no one should pick a blackberry once the month of October is over. By the first of November, the people said, the puca had been over the hedges, and the fruit that remained was spoiled.
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First review of the first story!

Irish Folklore Horror Anthology.
‘A Graveyard for Gods’

Coming this October 2026

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Legend says an Earl sleeps beneath Lough Gur, emerging every 7 years on a white horse.

Archaeology tells another story: people have lived around this Limerick lake for 6,000+ years.

Maybe ancient landscapes collect legends because generations keep needing to explain them.

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for it is I have had a life that will be envied by great companies…It was sorrows were foretold, but great joys were my share always…’

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Irish Folklore Horror Anthology.
‘A Graveyard for Gods’

Coming October 2026

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On Hallow Eve people avoided throwing water out of the house, since the souls of the dead were about. If you had to, you called "Seachain!" first so they could step aside. #WitchSky #SuperstitionSat #IrishFolklore

In Irish folklore, whatever you're holding when you first see the new moon, you'll have more of by the next one. So if you had coins in your pocket, you turned them sunwise. #PaganSky #FolkyFriday #IrishFolklore

Published today! The Banshee by Patricia Lysaght 📖

This updated edition of a classic folklore study brings a wealth of archival research to a new readership.

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“Among the hollowed out hills where summer burns and winter chills…”

Enter the world of Bean Sídhe, where folklore and darkness meet.

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The most common fortune-telling game on an Irish Hallow Eve used three saucers: clay, water and a ring. You were blindfolded, led to the table, and picked one. #WitchSky #WyrdWednesday #IrishFolklore

A little flash fiction for your Tuesday lunch hour.
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and to counteract the effect they would turn their coat inside out or backwards and the seen world would return to normal.’

For the artist, Stray Sod ‘represents the anxiety and disruption within the world that is characteristic of present times.’

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Cork, 1853.

Stones strike a house beside the Friends’ Burial Ground night after night. Rumours of a ghost spread. Around 2,000 people turn up to see it. Then the police discover who - or what - is responsible.

From Ghosts of County Cork, published 22/9/26

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#FairyFriday 🧚‍♀️🌾
In Irish harvest lore, the last standing sheaf was called the Cailleach, the Old Woman.
In one tradition, it was left standing for the “wee fellows” before being cut and kept for the year.
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In Irish folklore, travelers carried bread to survive An Féar Gortach—the Hungry Grass.
Step on this cursed grass, and an unnatural, fatal starvation hits you instantly. The only cure is eating a single crumb.
Never go into the wild empty-handed. 🍞🌾
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