Will eat the grass that grows in the fairy rings all other creatures avoid it,īut the sheep eat it greedily, hence the superiority of Welsh mutton over any The Welsh sheep, it is affirmed, are the only beasts which So far as present-clay belief in Wales is concerned. This class of superstitions is a very large one, and isĮncountered the world over and the fairy rings seem to fall into this class, Question, that he had never walked under a ladder, because it was unlucky to That he had never in his life entered one. The counsel thus given him made so deep an impression on his mind, Remembered in his childhood being warned by his mother to keep away from theįairy rings. An old man at Peterstone-super-Ely told me he well In a time not long gone, made these circles with the tread of their trippingįeet, and that some misfortune will probably befall any person intruding upon On the head of one who enters the circle but they do believe that the fairies, The peasantry no longer believe that theįairies can be seen dancing there, nor that the cap of invisibility will fall THE circles in the grass of green fields, which are commonlyĬalled fairy rings, are numerous in Wales, and it is deemed just as well to British Goblins: Welshįolk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes Many miles around the tree the country was practically a wilderness. Ventured to approach the wood, so greatly was he dreaded. This tree was guarded by a giant called Sharvan, and no one Partaken of wine, and even a centenarian, if he ate three of them, returned to Tasted of honey, and those who ate them became very cheerful as if they had
Virtues of those Rowan or Quicken trees which grow in Fairyland. From this berry a great tree sprang up which had all the Through the Wood of Dooros one of them fell to the ground unnoticed or unheededīy the Fairy Host. Had brought some of the scarlet Rowan berries from Fairyland, and in passing Land was one of the chief dwelling places of the Dedannans of Fairy Host. The Rowan tree was believed to grow in Fairyland or the Land of Promise. A legend connected to the Forest of Dooros in Sligo tells how Throughout the world have become the theatre of superstition and of miraculousĮvents while round many of the trees of the forest legend has spread its Shadowy glades, filmy forms glide along them, and consequently forests The forest is full of romance, mysterious voices echo in the Magic portals in folklore The Forest in Folklore and Mythology May stumble upon them when the stars align. Only anĮlite few even know of their location, which they jealously guard, while some
Visited and sought after hidden places are called “magic portals”. Most of the time, portals that lead to the eerie, seldom
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