Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Ireland takes Faeries seriously. Don’t believe me? Take a drive down one of its largest highways, and you’ll notice the road diverting around a certain tree favored by the Fair Folk. While we often refer to stories as “just fairy tales,” Irish culture knows that they should not be so easily dismissed, as they demonstrate our relationship to the world beyond the ordinary.
The close to our Ireland series explores Faeries (Fairies, Sidhe, Aos Sí, Good People) in Irish folklore. History, mythology, folktales, and stories of personal experience paint a picture of the liminal world outside our grasp.
Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”
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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Spirit of the Night by John Atkinson Grimshaw
00:35 Hawthorn at Wall, Lichfield, from the Lines Family Sketchbook
01:06 Female Dancer in Fairy Ocnstume by Sergey Chekhonin
01:19 The Fair Folk
01:37 Leprechauns at Blarney Castle, photographed by CEllen, licensed under Creative Commons
01:45 Illustration from Celtic Fairy Tales by John Dickson Batten
01:51 Iris by John Atkinson Grimshaw
02:24 The Banshee Appears by R Prowse
02:35 La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Henry Meynell Rheam
02:40 Riders of the Sidhe by John Duncan
03:39 The Garden of Paradise, Fairy of the Garden by Edmund Dulac
03:58 Spirited Away
04:07 At That Moment She Was Changed by Magic to a Wonderful Little Fairy by John Bauer
04:54 Illustration from Myths and Legends; The Celtic Race by Stephen Reid
05:11 The Stolen Child by George William Russell
05:31The Stolen Child by William Butler Yeats
05:44 The Sleeping Princess by John Duncan
06:53 Crossing The Sea
08:22 Dullahan, the Headless Horseman, by William Henry Brooke
09:08 Conclusion: The Liminal World
09:32 Illustration from Irish Fairy Tales by Arthur Rackham
09:53 Puck and the Fairies by R Dadd
All works of art are public domain unless stated otherwise. Ambiment- The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Ireland takes Faeries seriously. Don’t believe me? Take a drive down one of its largest highways, and you’ll notice the road diverting around a certain tree favored by the Fair Folk. While we often refer to stories as “just fairy tales,” Irish culture knows that they should not be so easily dismissed, as they demonstrate our relationship to the world beyond the ordinary.
The close to our Ireland series explores Faeries (Fairies, Sidhe, Aos Sí, Good People) in Irish folklore. History, mythology, folktales, and stories of personal experience paint a picture of the liminal world outside our grasp.
Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”
Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and commenting to join the conversation!
Patreon: patreon.com/c/mythosandlogos
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Spirit of the Night by John Atkinson Grimshaw
00:35 Hawthorn at Wall, Lichfield, from the Lines Family Sketchbook
01:06 Female Dancer in Fairy Ocnstume by Sergey Chekhonin
01:19 The Fair Folk
01:37 Leprechauns at Blarney Castle, photographed by CEllen, licensed under Creative Commons
01:45 Illustration from Celtic Fairy Tales by John Dickson Batten
01:51 Iris by John Atkinson Grimshaw
02:24 The Banshee Appears by R Prowse
02:35 La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Henry Meynell Rheam
02:40 Riders of the Sidhe by John Duncan
03:39 The Garden of Paradise, Fairy of the Garden by Edmund Dulac
03:58 Spirited Away
04:07 At That Moment She Was Changed by Magic to a Wonderful Little Fairy by John Bauer
04:54 Illustration from Myths and Legends; The Celtic Race by Stephen Reid
05:11 The Stolen Child by George William Russell
05:31The Stolen Child by William Butler Yeats
05:44 The Sleeping Princess by John Duncan
06:53 Crossing The Sea
08:22 Dullahan, the Headless Horseman, by William Henry Brooke
09:08 Conclusion: The Liminal World
09:32 Illustration from Irish Fairy Tales by Arthur Rackham
09:53 Puck and the Fairies by R Dadd
All works of art are public domain unless stated otherwise. Ambiment- The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
