Ancient legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. With sketches of the Irish pastBy Lady Wilde
Length17h 38m
About this audiobook
Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland gathers fairy lore, healing rites, omens, curses, prayers, and peasant cosmologies into a richly textured compendium of Irish oral tradition. Written in a vivid, antiquarian prose that mingles ethnographic attention with Romantic intensity, the work belongs to the nineteenth-century revival of Celtic heritage, preserving beliefs often dismissed by modern rationalism yet central to Ireland's imaginative life. Lady Wilde—Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde, celebrated as "Speranza"—was a poet, translator, nationalist intellectual, and the mother of Oscar Wilde. Her commitment to Irish cultural identity and her sympathy for popular tradition shaped this collection. Drawing on rural testimony, inherited tales, and her own literary sensibility, she presents folklore not as quaint residue but as a living archive of historical memory, spiritual anxiety, and communal wisdom. This book is warmly recommended to readers of folklore, Irish studies, comparative mythology, and Victorian literature. It offers both enchantment and documentation: a treasury of supernatural narrative and ritual practice, and a revealing record of how a colonized culture preserved meaning through story, charm, and superstition.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length17 hrs 38 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Diary of a Drug Fiend
75CONCERNING CATS.
2Introduction
76SEANCHAN THE BARD AND THE KING OF THE CATS.
3Historical Context
77THE BARDS.
4Synopsis (Selection)
78KING ARTHUR AND THE CAT.
5PREFACE.
79CONCERNING COWS.
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6ANCIENT LEGENDS.
80THE DEAD HAND.
7INTRODUCTION.
81THE WICKED WIDOW.
8THE HORNED WOMEN.
82THE BUTTER MYSTERY.
9THE LEGEND OF BALLYTOWTAS CASTLE.
83CONCERNING BIRDS
10A WOLF STORY.
84CONCERNING LIVING CREATURES.
11THE EVIL EYE.
85THE PROPERTIES OF HERBS AND THEIR USE IN MEDICINE.
12THE STOLEN BRIDE.
86MEDICAL SUPERSTITIONS AND ANCIENT CHARMS.
13FAIRY MUSIC.
87VARIOUS SUPERSTITIONS AND CURES.
14THE FAIRY DANCE.
88OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS.
15FAIRY JUSTICE.
89SUPERSTITIONS OF THE ISLANDS.
16THE PRIEST’S SOUL.
90LEGENDS OF THE SAINTS.
17THE FAIRY RACE.
91ST. PATRICK.
18THE TRIAL BY FIRE.
92ST. CIARON.
19THE LADY WITCH.
93ST. MARTIN.
20ETHNA THE BRIDE.
94ST. BRIDGET.
21THE FAIRIES’ REVENGE.
95ST. KIERAN.
22FAIRY HELP. THE PHOUKA.
96ST. KEVIN.
23THE FARMER PUNISHED.
97CHRISTIAN LEGENDS.
24THE FARMER’S WIFE.
98SWEARING STONES AND RELICS.
25THE MIDNIGHT RIDE. A PEASANT’S TALE.
99MYSTERIES OF FAIRY POWER.
26THE LEPREHAUN.
100THE EVIL STROKE.
27LEGENDS OF THE WESTERN ISLANDS.
101THE CHANGELING.
28THE BRIDE’S DEATH-SONG.
102THE FAIRY DOCTOR.
29THE CHILD’S DREAM.
103THE POET’S SPELL.
30THE FAIRY CHILD.
104CHARM FOR THE FAIRY STROKE.
31THE DOOM.
105THE FARMER’S FATE.
32THE CLEARING FROM GUILT.
106THE FAIRY RATH.
33THE HOLY WELL AND THE MURDERER.
107THE HOLY WELLS
34LEGENDS OF INNIS-SARK. A WOMAN’S CURSE .
108ST. AUGUSTINE’S WELL.
35LEGENDS OF THE DEAD IN THE WESTERN ISLANDS.
109THE GRILLED TROUT.
36SUPERSTITIONS CONCERNING THE DEAD.
110LEGEND OF NEAL-MOR.
37THE FATAL LOVE-CHARM.
111ST. JOHN’S WELL.
38THE FENIAN KNIGHTS. A LEGEND OF THE WEST.
112THE WELL OF FIONN MA-COUL.
39RATHLIN ISLAND.
113ST. SEENAN’S WELL.
40THE STRANGE GUESTS.
114KIL-NA-GREINA.
41THE DEAD SOLDIER.
115THE WELL OF WORSHIP.
42THE THREE GIFTS.
116THE BRIDE’S WELL.
43THE FAIRIES AS FALLEN ANGELS.
117THE IRISH FAKIR.
44THE FAIRY CHANGELING.
118SACRED TREES.
45FAIRY WILES.
119TOBER-NA-DARA.
46SHAUN-MOR. A LEGEND OF INNIS-SARK .
120LOUGH NEAGH.
47THE CAVE FAIRIES.
121THE DOCTOR AND THE FAIRY PRINCESS.
48EVIL SPELLS.
122A HOLY WELL.
49AN IRISH ADEPT OF THE ISLANDS.
123A SACRED ISLAND.
50THE MAY FESTIVAL.
124THE LAKE OF REVENGE.
51MAY-DAY SUPERSTITIONS.
125SCENES AT A HOLY WELL.
52FESTIVALS.
126LOUGH FOYLE.
53NOVEMBER SPELLS.
127THE HEN’S CASTLE.
54NOVEMBER EVE.
128SLIABH-MISH, COUNTY KERRY.
55A TERRIBLE REVENGE.
129THE SKELLIGS OF KERRY.
56MIDSUMMER.
130POPULAR NOTIONS CONCERNING THE SIDHE RACE.
57MARRIAGE RITES.
131THE HURLING MATCH.
58THE DEAD.
132THE RIDE WITH THE FAIRIES.
59THE WAKE ORGIES.
133THE FAIRY SPY.
60THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES.
134THE DARK HORSEMAN.
61THE POWER OF THE WORD.
135SHEELA-NA-SKEAN.
62THE POET AND THE KING.
136CAPTAIN WEBB, THE ROBBER CHIEF.
63THE SIDHE RACE.
137THE MAYO ROBBER AND FEENISH THE MARE.
64MUSIC.
138SKETCHES OF THE IRISH PAST.
65POET INSPIRATION. EODAIN THE POETESS .
139THE BARDIC RACE.
66THE BANSHEE.
140THE ANCIENT RACE.
67QUEEN MAEVE.
141THE ANTIQUITIES OF IRELAND.
68DEATH SIGNS.
142EARLY IRISH ART.
69SUPERSTITIONS.
143OUR ANCIENT CAPITAL.
70THE FAIRY RATH.
144ON THE ANCIENT RACES OF IRELAND.
71FAIRY NATURE.
145Analysis
72IRISH NATURE.
146Reflection
73LEGENDS OF ANIMALS.
147Memorable Quotes
74CONCERNING DOGS.
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