Society & Culture
Down in the hollows, hiding just out of sight, the wee folk are watching our every move. And despite their size, these little beings can bring about an incredible amount of destruction.But were the wee folk always thought of as so sinister? And do they think of humans as being just as magical as we think of them? Read the Podcast Script Sources and Further ReadingLeprechaunsFairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland, by Thomas Crofton CrokerIrish Wonders, by D. R. McAnallyRevue Celtique, by Whitley Stokes“Another Illusion Shattered: "leprechaun" not native Irish” in Language Log King Fergus and the Wee FolkThe High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland, by T. W. RollestonSilva Gadelica, by Standish Hayes O’GradyThe Saga of Fergus Mac Létí, translated by D. A. Binchy MusicThe Butterfly by Sláinte The King of the Fairies – The DublinersThe King of the Fairies – Alan StivellLunassa by AislinnThe Banshee. Gravel Walks. The Old Copperplate – SláinteGander in the Pratie Hole, Morrison's Jig, Drowsy Maggie - Sláinte