"Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland" by Lady Wilde is a captivating exploration of the rich tapestry of Irish folklore and mythology. The book delves into the enchanting stories and age-old beliefs that have shaped the cultural landscape of Ireland. Wilde's narrative is infused with a deep appreciation for the mystical elements of Irish heritage, presenting tales of fairies, banshees, and ancient deities. Through her vivid storytelling, readers are transported to a w...

Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland. There, in 1887, Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother and a well-known author in her own right, compiled this collection of charming, authentic folk tales. Collected from among the peasantry and retaining their original simplicity, the myths and legends reveal delightfully the Irish people's relationship with a spiritual and invisible world populated by fairi...

The bondage of woman.--Genius and marriage.--Social graces.--Venus victrix.--Spiritual affinity.--Suitability of dress.--American women.--The world's new phases.--The destiny of humanity.--Australia (a plea for emigration)--The vision of the Vatican.--Irish leaders and martyrs.--The poet as teacher.--The two artists.--'Tertia mors est.'THE BONDAGE OF WOMAN.For six thousand years the history of womanhas been a mournful record of helpless resig-nation to social ...

MY COUNTRY, wounded to the heart, Could I but flash along thy soul Electric power to rive apart The thunder-clouds that round thee roll, And, by my burning words, uplift Thy life from out Death's icy drift, Till the full splendours of our age Shone round thee for thy heritage— As Miriam's, by the Red Sea strand Clashing proud cymbals, so my hand Would strike thy harp, Loved Ireland! She flung her triumphs to the stars In glorious chants for freedom won, While over Pharaoh's gilded cars The...

Lady Wilde was a poet of the Young Ireland movement, a translator, a salon hostess, and the mother of Oscar. She wrote as Speranza. By the time this book appeared in 1887 she had outlived her husband by ten years, and one of her reasons for making it was to put his work to use.Sir William Wilde was an eye and ear surgeon, and among the most active antiquarians of his generation. His practice took him through the west of Ireland at a time when the older beliefs were still ordinary, ...

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland is a luminous collection of Ireland’s enchanted past, lovingly gathered and retold by Lady Jane Wilde, poet, folklorist, and mother of Oscar Wilde.Drawing from oral lore and ancient custom, Lady Wilde preserves tales of banshees and blessings, charms and curses, sacred wells, and the rites of the hearth and field. With deep reverence for Ireland’s ancestral voice, she offers not only stories, but ...

“Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland” by Lady Wilde is a collection of folklore and mythological tales compiled in the late 19th century. This volume explores a range of captivating stories drawn from Irish oral traditions, delving into the rich tapestry of superstitions, legends, and the enchanting history of the Irish people. It serves as an exploration of the mystical aspects of Irish culture, featuring a diverse array of characters, including fairies, witches, and...

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, And Superstitions Of Irelandby Lady Francesca Speranza WildeFor practitioners of Wicca, the fairy lore, supernatural knowledge and magickal worldview of the ancient Celts hold enduring fascination as a primary root from which the living vine of modern Wicca springs. No work better captures both the clear facts and the numinous spirit of Irish pagan belief than this 1887 classic of Celtic folklore and magic.About the author:

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.While Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde is probably best known for being Oscar Wilde’s mother, she was a formidable writer in her own right. The people of Ireland owe Lady Wild a great debt for collecting and persevering folk-lore that might otherwise have been lost to them. The present work deals with the mythology, or the fantastic creed of the Irish respecting the invisible world and their strange and mystical superstitions, brought th...

This beautiful keepsake edition of Ancient Legends of Ireland is lavishly illustrated with 22 period illustrations. While Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde is probably best known for being Oscar Wilde’s mother, she was a formidable writer in her own right. The people of Ireland owe Lady Wild a great debt for collecting and persevering folk-lore that might otherwise have been lost to them. The present work deals with the mythology, or the fantastic creed of the Irish respecting the invisible ...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...

Irish Fairy Tales is a collection of 14 Irish stories edited by W. B. Yeats. Originally published in 1892, this collection is beautifully narrated by John Dunleavy and includes Yeats' notes and his "Classification of Irish Fairies"