Fairy Folklore Books from the UK & Ireland

Explore books about fairy folklore from the UK and Ireland, covering local beliefs, encounters, legends and supernatural landscapes. The collection follows traditions surrounding fairies and the otherworld through regional folklore and historical accounts.

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11 books found

The Anatomy of Puck

Katharine Briggs

The Anatomy of Puck examines fairy beliefs surrounding Shakespeare and the writers who followed him, placing Puck and Robin Goodfellow within the wider traditions of early modern folklore. Katharine Briggs considers how fairies, elves, goblins,…

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The Case of the Cottingley Fairies

Joe Cooper

Joe Cooper examines the Cottingley fairy photographs, the two Bradford cousins who produced them, and the claims that briefly persuaded prominent believers. The story begins with Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, whose 1917 images attracted…

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The Faerie Isle: Tales and Traditions of Ireland's Forgotten Folklore

Síne Quinn

The Faerie Isle presents 15 figures from Irish fairy folklore, bringing together familiar beings and lesser-known spirits, heroes and villains. Síne Quinn’s subjects include selkies that come ashore to dance every ninth day, mermaids whose…

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The Fairies in Tradition and Literature

Katharine Briggs

The Fairies in Tradition and Literature surveys how fairy belief developed through tradition, folklore and writing. Katharine Briggs considers the different peoples and beings associated with fairy lore, including tutelary spirits, nature spirits, hobgoblins, giants,…

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The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries

W. Y. Evans-Wentz

The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries records reported beliefs about fairy beings across Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. W. Y. Evans-Wentz combines field research with testimony from local witnesses, alongside introductions…

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The Gaelic Otherworld

John Gregorson Campbell

The Gaelic Otherworld gathers John Gregorson Campbell’s records of Gaelic belief and storytelling from the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Its first part considers fairies, fairy women, tutelary beings, the urisk, blue men, mermaids and water-horses,…

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The Personnel of Fairyland

Katharine Briggs

The Personnel of Fairyland presents a classification of the fairy people found in British and Irish tradition, arranged for those who tell stories to children. Katharine Briggs distinguishes groups such as Trooping Fairies and Homely…

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The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies

Robert Kirk

Robert Kirk’s account presents Scottish traditions about elves, fauns, fairies and other subterranean beings, described through reports linked to Highland communities and second-sight seers. These entities occupy a position between human and angelic nature, with…

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The Traveller's Guide to Fairy Sites

Janet Bord

The Traveller's Guide to Fairy Sites examines reported fairy locations across England, Wales and Scotland, bringing together local landscapes, folklore and accounts of encounters. Janet Bord focuses on places where the traditions are tied to…

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The Truth About The Leprechaun

Bob Curran

The Truth About The Leprechaun considers the leprechaun as a figure within the wider fairy traditions of Ireland and the Celtic world. Bob Curran examines reported origins, physical appearance, habitats, habits, occupations, social organisation and…

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The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes

Dorothy K. Haynes

Dorothy K. Haynes’ Scottish supernatural fiction brings together cruel childhoods, fairy folklore and witchcraft. Edited by Craig Lamont, with a foreword by Johnny Mains, this British Library collection includes rare and previously unpublished stories, with…

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