Writer, David Halpin is a specialist in Irish folklore, fairylore and mythology in general and ideas around consciousness.
David looks at the Irish stories and fairy folklore in a refreshing way, through the lens of writers such as Jacques Vallée and John Keel. His group, Circle Stories on Facebook is an excellent resource and there is a shortened version of Circle Stories on Instagram.
We discuss some of the stories on Duchas.ie Schools Collection (see link below) which relate to children. Some of these involve children being taken to fairyland NB. these are not changeling stories which are a separate type of fairy lore. We also talk about unconsecrated burial grounds called ‘cillíns’.
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SHOW LINKS:
The Schools Collection Duchas.ie
A collection of folklore compiled by children in the 1930s
The story about the child taken by the red fairies is here on Duchas
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5044715/5033787/5136106
David mentions this graveyard during our discussion.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/kilranelagh-inspiration-for-ancient-saga-and-modern-detective-series-1.4297546
Cillíns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cill%C3%ADn
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