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Published in Ireland - Social interactions and entertainment - 7 - 16 Aug 18 04:14

Hello dear friends

In this article, I will show to you Irelands biggest treasure - Lepeichaun pot of gold!!!

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I am kidding, even though Leprechaun is our main sponsor and investor in our ORG, his gold is not our biggest treasure (sry L).
For me, and I think that the rest of my friends will agree, biggest Irelands treasure is Irish culture.Â rich and turbulent history of Ireland created one of the most specific and both beautiful and scary culture . I will present to you some of Irish tradition, myths, songs and similar.

Banshee

A Banshee is a female spirit in Irish mythology who heralds the death of a family member, usually by wailing, shrieking, or keening.
There are many varying deions of the banshee. Sometimes she has long streaming hair and wears a grey cloak over a green dress, and her eyes are red from continual weeping. She may be dressed in white with red hair and a ghastly complexion, according to a firsthand account by Ann, Lady Fanshawe in her Memoirs. Lady Wilde in Ancient Legends of Ireland provides another: Sometimes the banshee assumes the form of some sweet singing virgin of the family who died young, and has been given the mission by the invisible powers to become the harbinger of coming doom to her mortal kindred. Or she may be seen at night as a shrouded woman, crouched beneath the trees, lamenting with veiled face, or flying past in the moonlight, crying bitterly. And the cry of this spirit is mournful beyond all other sounds on earth, and betokens certain death to some member of the family whenever it is heard in the silence of the night. It is said that James I of Scotland, despite not being Irish saw a banshee, and soon afterwards he was murdered

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Leprechaun

A leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Leprechaun-like creatures rarely appear in Irish mythology and only became prominent in later folklore.Today, there is literally thousends of movies, cartoons and similar inspired by this Irish myth.

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Dullahan

The Dullahan is aÂ type of Unseelie (bad) fair, shown as aÂ headless rider, usually on a black horse who carries his or her own head under one arm. Usually, the Dullahan is male, but there are some female versions. The mouth is usually in a hideous grin that touches both sides of the head. Its eyes are constantly moving about and can see across the countryside even during the darkest nights. The flesh of the head is said to have the color and consistency of moldy cheese. The Dullahan uses the spine of a human corpse for a whip, and its wagon is adorned with funeral objects (e.g., candles in skulls to light the way, the spokes of the wheels are made from thigh bones, the wagons covering made from a worm-chewed pall or dried human skin). When the Dullahan stops riding, that is where a person is due to die. The Dullahan calls out the persons name, at which point the person immediately perishes. There is no way to bar the road against a Dullahanâ€”all locks and gates open to them when they approach. They do not appreciate being watched while on their errands, throwing a basin of blood on those who dare to do so (often a mark that they are among the next to die), or even lashing out the watchers eyes with their whips.

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The Rose Of Tralee

Enough of scary myths and legends, lets bright up this article. The Rose of Tralee Festival is an international event which is celebrated among Irish communities all over the world. The Festival, held annually in the town of Tralee in County Kerry, takes its inspiration from a 19th-century ballad of the same name about a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called The Rose of Tralee. The words of the song are credited to C. Mordaunt Spencer and the music to Charles William Glover, but a story circulated in connection with the festival claims that the song was written by William Pembroke Mulchinock, a wealthy Protestant, out of love for Mary OConnor, a poor Catholic maid in service to his parents.

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Puck Fair

Puck Fair claims to be one of Irelandâ€™s oldest festivals and is definitely one of its most fascinating. Also taking place in County Kerry, the fair can be traced back as far as 1603, and scholars suggest it may have originated as a celebration of the Celtic festival of Lughnasa. It involves the capture of a wild goat from the mountains, which is then brought to the town square and crowned â€˜King Puckâ€™ by a local schoolgirl. After three days of being worshipped, the goat is returned to his home unharmed.

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And here we will stop for this, already too long article. I hope that you will enjoy reading this as much as I did while I was writing it.
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