Armagh Folk Tales

Armagh Folk Tales brings together legends, local reminiscences and traditional stories from County Armagh, moving between heroic mythology, religious lore and more recent community storytelling. Among its subjects are Conor Mac Nessa, Deirdre of the Sorrows and Naoise, alongside traditions surrounding St Mochua’s Well and the hoof-mark said to record St Patrick’s battle with a bull.

Frances Quinn also gathers accounts of fairies, ghosts, dragons, witches and a giant pig, placing them beside tales of outlaws, murder, resurrection and local humour. The collection ranges from the ancient and legendary to stories rooted in remembered experience, presenting Armagh folklore through both its darker episodes and its comic, cautionary and deeply human touches.