14/08/2026
Hey, I recently came across something priceless, completely ''by chance''...
Have you heard of Dúchas?
If not – keep reading. Out of respect for your roots...
Once again, I discovered that Ireland is a country where the past seems never to have completely left the present. It lives on in the music, in place names, in old stone walls, in stories of fairies, in legends, and in tales passed down by the fireside from one generation to the next.
And it is there – in Irish folklore – that I believe we can discover a very genuine part of the soul of the nation. 🇮🇪
Because folklore is not simply a collection of curious stories from the past.
It is the memory of a people. And perhaps even something more...
🍀 A nation that preserves its stories preserves a part of its soul.
Within folklore live the fears and hopes of the people, their relationship with nature, their understanding of good and evil, their reverence for the unseen, and the way they understood life, death, and the world around them.
🧚♀️And fairy tales… they are something even more special.
At first glance, a fairy tale may tell us about fairies, enchanted places, strange creatures, or unexplained events. But sometimes, behind the magic, something much deeper is hidden.
Many fairy tales hold truths about human nature, the natural world, and life itself – truths that reveal themselves only to those who are ready to see them.
Perhaps that is why the old stories should never be forgotten, and one of the most valuable things a nation can do is return to them, pass them on, and learn from them. To understand who they are, where they come from, and what their ancestors considered important enough to pass down to future generations.
🍀📖✨In this respect, Dúchas – the National Folklore Collection of Ireland plays a vital role in keeping the memory of Irish folklore alive.
It preserves hundreds of thousands of pages of collective memory – stories, beliefs, customs, legends, and recollections gathered from the people themselves.
And I would love to begin opening some of these old doors…
✨To search for the stories.
✨To discover the places.
✨To listen to what those who came before us were trying to tell us.
And above all – not to allow the thread connecting generations to be broken.
Because sometimes, in order to understand where we are going, we must first remember where we came from...
Fairy Mary
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