The people of Ireland lived alongside the Sídhe, the Good People, and encounters with the mysterious were seen as inevitable, a part of life. Mark shares a couple's 1920s account collected by folklorist Lady Gregory of leprechauns and other fairies in Ticknock.
You can read more about Ticknock on Duchas.ie and on Logainm.ie.
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Where the Story Begins is a new podcast from the National Leprechaun Museum exploring common and forgotten places around Ireland through stories.
Every story starts somewhere. In this podcast we'll take you to the four corners of Ireland from craggy cliffs and bare topped hills to bog drowned fields and sacred wells. Who knows where we'll end up!
Where the Story Begins is brought to you by The National Leprechaun Museum, in Dublin, Ireland.
