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HERBS in CELTIC FOLKLORE, Part II: Plant Magic
Celts believed plants could be used for a variety of purposes--sometimes with magical results.

Christine Dorman
Sep 13, 20195 min read
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Herbs in Celtic Folklore, Medicine, and Magic, Part 1: Fairy Doctors & Cunning Folk
A vast knowledge of herbs was a major tool in the toolbox for Celtic Fairy Doctors and Cunning Folk.

Christine Dorman
Sep 6, 20194 min read
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Lughnasa: Celtic Celebration of the Harvest
Tailtiu enabled the Irish to reap a rich harvest. She cleared all the the land in Ireland so the Celts could farm it. Then...she died.

Christine Dorman
Aug 30, 20194 min read
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Celtic Cousins: Scottish and Welsh Faeries
The Bean Nighe may seem frail, but avoid tangling with this Faerie! Some say that, if you get close to her, she will strike you with a stick

Christine Dorman
Aug 22, 20194 min read
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IRISH FAERIES, Part. 2: Messengers of Death, Aquatic Shape-shifters, and Soul Hunters
The Sluagh Sidhe will fly into the bedrooms of the sick and dying to steal their souls.

Christine Dorman
Aug 15, 20196 min read
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IRISH FAERIES: They’re No Disney Princesses!
Wherever the Dullahan stopped, someone died.

Christine Dorman
Aug 8, 20195 min read
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BEWARE THE TREE SPIRIT! Celtic & Irish Tree Folklore
The Willow can walk at night. It follows strangers and mutters after them.

Christine Dorman
Aug 1, 20195 min read
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