Browse books about Irish ghosts, hauntings, folklore, legends, fairy traditions and paranormal history. These titles explore supernatural stories and beliefs rooted in towns, counties and landscapes across Ireland.
87 books found
Cover unavailableA Field Guide To Irish Fairies
Bob Curran’s guide organises Irish fairy lore around individual beings and traditions, including the grogoch, Grey Man, sheerie, pooka, merrow, banshee, leprechaun and dullahan. It also considers changelings and lesser-known figures, presenting their reported characteristics…
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Cover unavailableA Haunted Land: Ireland's Ghosts
Bob Curran’s book gathers Irish accounts of ghosts and hauntings, ranging from wraith-like apparitions to more solid, threatening figures. It considers reports associated with buildings, families and particular places, showing how spirits may be said…
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Cover unavailableAn Irish Folklore Treasury
An Irish Folklore Treasury brings together stories and memories drawn from the Schools’ Collection, gathered by Irish schoolchildren during the 1930s. Their accounts preserve local traditions alongside recollections of how families worked, played, worshipped and…
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Cover unavailableAncient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland
Lady Wilde gathers Irish legends and traditional beliefs concerning fairies, banshees, changelings, witches, the dead and the power attributed to words. Stories include fairy music and dances, the evil eye, the Phouka, the leprechaun, the…
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Cover unavailableAnimals of Ireland in Myth and Legend
Animals of Ireland in Myth and Legend gathers Irish legends in which animals carry symbolic, narrative or other traditional significance. Dáithí Ó hÓgáin presents the subject as part of Ireland’s storytelling heritage, focusing on the…
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Cover unavailableBanshees, Beasts and Brides from the Sea: Irish Tales of the Supernatural
Banshees, Beasts and Brides from the Sea gathers Irish tales centred on supernatural traditions, legendary creatures and uncanny encounters. Its subjects include the death-warning banshee, mysterious beasts and brides connected with the sea, bringing together…
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Cover unavailableBloody Irish: Great Irish Vampire Stories
Bloody Irish: Great Irish Vampire Stories examines vampire lore through Irish and wider Celtic traditions. Bob Curran discusses ancient beliefs about death, the importance attached to blood, and the ways older ideas were absorbed and…
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Cover unavailableBrehons and Brahmins
Brehons and Brahmins examines reported connections between Irish and Indian culture through language, mythology, social organisation and law. Manchán Magan considers how similarities between Irish and Sanskrit vocabulary, the status of druids and brahmins, and…
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Cover unavailableCarlow Folk Tales
Carlow Folk Tales gathers more than eighty traditional stories from rural County Carlow, collected and retold by local storytellers Aideen McBride and Jack Sheehan. The selection ranges across the county, presenting folklore shaped by local…
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Cover unavailableCavan Folk Tales
Cavan Folk Tales gathers stories linked to the county’s history, landscape and living storytelling tradition. Gary Branigan brings together accounts of Bishop Bedell, the Great Hunger, the Black and Tans, and the Beaufighter crash on…
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Cover unavailableClare Folk Tales
Ruth Marshall’s collection gathers traditional stories from across County Clare, linking its landscapes with tales of legendary people, heroic figures and otherworldly beings. Biddy Early, the county’s renowned wise woman, appears alongside Brian Boru, Finn…
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Cover unavailableCork Folk Tales
Kate Corkery gathers folk stories from across County Cork, drawing on recorded folklore, historical sources and local reminiscences. The collection includes tales of the Goddess Cliona, the Hag of Beara and the giant Mac Mahon,…
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Cover unavailableCuchulainn and the Crow Queen
This retelling of the Irish Ulster Cycle traces Cúchulainn from his disputed birth to the battle of the bulls and his final death. Along the way, it presents the young champion’s defence of Ulster, his…
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Cover unavailableDefiant Irish Women
Defiant Irish Women presents the stories of five Irish women remembered for ruthless actions, political cunning or violent resistance to the restrictive conventions of their times. Eddie Lenihan brings together history, legend and oral storytelling…
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Cover unavailableDonegal Folk Tales
Donegal Folk Tales brings together traditional stories associated with County Donegal, placing legends within the landscapes that shaped them. Joe Brennan’s collection ranges from Balor of the Evil Eye and stories of St Colmcille to…
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Cover unavailableDublin Folk Tales
Dublin Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in the people, streets and landmarks of Ireland’s capital. Brendan Nolan brings together accounts of Bang Bang Dudley, a street character associated with shootings, and Lugs Brannigan, remembered as…
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Cover unavailableDublin Folk Tales for Children
Dublin Folk Tales for Children gathers 10 stories rooted in Dublin places, memories and storytelling traditions. Órla Mc Govern draws on subjects including the River Poddle, Castleknock Castle, Dalkey, sea glass and the city’s everyday…
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Cover unavailableDublin Urban Legends
Dublin Urban Legends gathers stories that have circulated around the capital as fact, near-fact or whispered possibility. Brendan Nolan, a Dublin folklorist and native Dubliner, records the tales attached to the city’s streets, landmarks and…
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Cover unavailableFairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry
Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry gathers Irish tales and legends concerning fairies, changelings, merrows, banshees, pookas and leprechauns. Edited and selected by W. B. Yeats, it arranges the material by folkloric subjects,…
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Cover unavailableFocail na mBan: Women's Words
Focail na mBan gathers Irish-language words connected with women’s bodies, including terms for vaginas, vulvas, clitorises and periods. The collection brings together formal, colloquial and playful expressions, showing how bodily language can draw on humour,…
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Cover unavailableFolklore Survey of County Clare
Thomas Johnson Westropp’s survey gathers County Clare traditions concerning place names, legends and reported supernatural encounters. Its subjects include banshees, the Death Coach, fairies and fairy forts, ghosts and haunted houses, water spirits, supernatural animals,…
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Cover unavailableGalway Bay Folk Tales
Galway Bay Folk Tales gathers myths, legends and local stories linked to the history of Galway Bay, ranging from the saints of the Dark Ages to modern-day sinners. Rab Fulton, a local storyteller, presents tales…
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Cover unavailableGazetteer of British, Scottish & Irish Ghosts
Peter Underwood’s gazetteer catalogues legends, modern reports and alleged ghostly happenings from Britain, Scotland and Ireland. Arranged alphabetically, it gathers accounts linked to towns, valleys, lochs, lakes, mountains, rivers, historic castles and houses, making it…
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Cover unavailableGods and Fighting Men
Gods and Fighting Men retells two major strands of Irish myth: the stories of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the heroic Fianna. Lady Gregory’s first section recounts the coming of the god-like Tuatha Dé Danann,…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bray and Environs
Haunted Bray and Environs gathers reported supernatural happenings from Bray and the surrounding parts of County Wicklow. Eddie Tynan assembled the material over several years, recording accounts given by local residents and investigating the events…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Carlow
Haunted Carlow gathers reported ghost stories and paranormal accounts from across County Carlow, drawing on first-hand testimony and contemporary sources. The collection includes accounts of poltergeists, phantom voices, ghostly nannies, white ladies and banshees, alongside…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Cork
Haunted Cork gathers reported ghost stories from across County Cork, arranging them by district or subject rather than as a single continuous narrative. Darren Mann covers apparitions, poltergeists, changelings and banshees, presenting supernatural claims alongside…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Donegal
Haunted Donegal gathers reported ghost stories, folklore and accounts of unexplained activity from across County Donegal. Madeline McCully includes the goblin child of Castlereagh, the Blue Stacks Banshee and the ghostly swans associated with Burt…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Dublin
Haunted Dublin gathers reported ghost stories, legends and paranormal accounts linked to the city and its surrounding districts. Dave Walsh covers the Hellfire Club and Killakee, the Clonliffe hauntings, Dublin Castle, Mountjoy Square and the…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Ireland: An Atlas of Ghost Stories from Every County
Haunted Ireland gathers 32 ghost stories from across the island, assigning a tale to every county in Ireland. The collection ranges from familiar hauntings, including the Ghost of Loftus Hall and the White Lady of…
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Cover unavailableHeroes of Ireland in Myth and Legend
Heroes of Ireland in Myth and Legend presents Irish heroic tradition through stories, figures and themes drawn from folklore, mythology and legendary history. Dáithí Ó hÓgáin places these accounts within the cultural world that shaped…
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Ireland’s Animals: Myth, Legend and Folklore
Animals run through Irish myths and legends as companions, adversaries and supernatural beings. Niall Mac Coitir gathers traditions surrounding creatures including hounds, hares, seals and fairy horses. The book connects familiar animals with the stories…
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Cover unavailableIrish Animal Folk Tales for Children
Irish Animal Folk Tales for Children gathers traditional stories in which animals take central roles, from clever birds and beloved dogs to cats with darker transformations. The collection asks how the tiny wren became King…
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Cover unavailableIrish Folk and Fairy Tales
Irish Folk and Fairy Tales gathers Irish stories, poems, songs and folkloric accounts selected and edited by W. B. Yeats. Its supernatural material includes traditions concerning the fairies, the solitary leprechaun, the mischievous pooka, merrows…
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Cover unavailableIrish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Irish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea gathers 44 tales from Ireland’s coastline, representing 19 coastal counties and drawing on maritime folklore, myth, legend and selected historical records. The stories range from accounts of ghosts,…
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Cover unavailableIrish Folk Tales of Love
Irish Folk Tales of Love gathers stories from Ireland’s oral storytelling tradition, where love brings longing, devotion, heartbreak and trouble in equal measure. Colin Urwin’s collection includes doomed romances, crimes of passion, awkward courtships and…
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Cover unavailableIrish Ghost Stories
Irish Ghost Stories gathers reported apparitions and uncanny incidents from across the country, linking supernatural tales with named places, buildings and local traditions. Its range includes the Wizard Earl of Kildare, the Scanlan Lights of…
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Cover unavailableIrish Ghost Tales
Irish Ghost Tales: And Things That Go Bump in the Night gathers stories from Ireland’s folklore, moving through castles, graveyards and other settings associated with haunting traditions. Tony Locke’s collection includes banshees, warlocks, spectres, poltergeists…
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Cover unavailableIrish Ghosts
Irish Ghosts presents accounts from more than 100 places associated with reported hauntings across Ireland. Peter Underwood combines local history with details of the people connected to each location, anecdotes, alleged encounters and notes on…
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Cover unavailableIrish Gothic Fairy Stories
Irish Gothic Fairy Stories gathers fairy tales and traditions from all 32 counties of Ireland, presenting the Sidhe through the distinct beliefs and folklore of different communities. Steve Lally and Paula Flynn Lally draw on…
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Cover unavailableIrish Superstitions
Irish Superstitions gathers Irish spells, old wives’ tales and folk beliefs, showing how ideas about luck, danger and protection shaped everyday life. Its subjects include good-luck charms, soothsayings, healing practices, the evil eye, fairies and…
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Cover unavailableIrish Tales from the Otherworld: Ghosts, Fairies & Evil Spirits
Irish Tales from the Otherworld brings together stories of ghosts, fairies and hostile spirits rooted in Irish oral tradition. Bob Curran presents accounts passed through generations in rural communities, where encounters with the otherworld can…
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Cover unavailableKerry Folk Tales
Kerry Folk Tales brings together myths, legends, fables and local reminiscences from across County Kerry. Gary Branigan and Luke Eastwood draw on historical sources and stories passed through generations of local storytellers, preserving accounts of…
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Cover unavailableKildare Folk Tales
Steve Lally gathers tales rooted in County Kildare, combining historical sources with newly recorded local reminiscence. The collection ranges from the Wizard Earl who lived at Maynooth Castle and the Pooka Horse associated with Rathcoffey…
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Cover unavailableKilkenny Folk Tales
Anne Farrell gathers legends, myths and remembered stories from County Kilkenny, linking local places with saints, castles, caves and creatures. The collection includes the tale of Grennan Castle, the comic dispute between St Evin and…
View book details →Kings of Ireland in Myth and Legend
Kings of Ireland in Myth and Legend gathers traditional Irish accounts centred on rulers whose identities stand between remembered history, dynastic storytelling and myth. Dáithí Ó hÓgáin treats kingship as part of Ireland’s wider folklore,…
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Cover unavailableLaois Folk Tales
Laois Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in County Laois, drawing on historical sources and interviews to connect local places with legend, belief and oral tradition. The collection ranges from heroic material about Fionn MacCumhaill, Oisín…
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Cover unavailableLegends and Stories of Ireland
Legends and Stories of Ireland gathers Samuel Lover’s tales of Irish people, places and traditions, blending folklore with humour, local colour and spoken idiom. Its stories include “Barny O’Reirdon, the Navigator”, “The Burial of the…
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