The project comprises an exhibition, an ethnographic documentary, and a book.
The Fairy Lore & Landscapes Project is a comparative ethnographic research project led by Dr Jenny Butler, Study of Religions Department, University College Cork.
30/04/2026
Psychedelic Mysticism: Ritual, Religion, Weirdness and Integration Research Workshop, organised by Professor Oliver Davis, Dr Jenny Butler, Dr Danny Forde and Dr Sophie Casey and affiliated with the Irish Network for the Study of Esotericism and Paganism - INSEP🍄🍄🟫🍄
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/psychedelic-mysticism-ritual-religion-weirdness-and-integration-tickets-1986995048679?aff=oddtdtcreator
03/07/2023
The Summer 2023 edition (Volume 2, Issue 4) of Pagan Ireland Magazine features an interview with Dr Jenny Butler and mentions the Fairy Lore & Landscapes Project.
02/12/2022
Dr Jenny Butler will be giving a lecture on "Fairy Belief Narratives, Indigenous Knowledge and Connection to Place" for the International Society for Folk Narrative Research (ISFNR) The Belief Narrative Network (BNN) on December 02, 2022. at 5 p.m. CET (4pm Irish Time)
http://isfnr.org/online-lectures/
All welcome to attend on Zoom!
Photo by Jane Brideson
18/07/2019
Dr Jenny Butler will be running her UCC Adult Continuing Education - ACE 10 Week Short Course, "Myth and Magic: An Introduction to the Study of Irish Folklore and Mythology", again in the coming semester at University College Cork. If you know of anyone interested, please share this link with them:
https://www.ucc.ie/en/sc0096/
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17/06/2019
Fairy Lore and Landscape A feature length interview with Dr Jenny Butler, recorded at the Boole Library in UCC. As we walked through the exhibition the conversation covered many interesting topics including the Tuatha Dé Danaan, Hawthorn trees, Culture, Meaning, Bluebells, Spirituality, Pookahs, Entheogens and the Irish in...
01/06/2019
Feature length interview about the ‘Fairy Lore and Landscapes Exhibition’, curated by Dr Jenny Butler, currently on in the Boole Library, University College Cork Library on Artefact Arts and Culture Show with Éanna Dowling, broadcast on Community Radio Youghal - Cry Youghal, 23 May 2019
Fairy Lore and Landscapes Exhibition Feature length interview about the ‘Fairy Lore and Landscapes Exhibition’ in the Boole Library, University College Cork, curated by Dr Jenny Butler, on Artef...
11/05/2019
The exhibition got a mention on JOE.ie
Something for the weekend: Five things you need to check out (10 – 12 May) | JOE.ie Something for the weekend: Five things you need to check out (10 – 12 May)
26/04/2019
Thanks Tok for sharing this link! Dr Jenny Butler interviewed some of the people shown in this video about Icelandic elves and huldufólk for the Fairy Lore & Landscapes Project!
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26/04/2019
25/04/2019
The Fairy Lore and Landscapes Project website is now live:
http://www.fairyloreandlandscapes.com