The 'untouchables' of the Irish countryside

Greetings from Ireland! Using W.B. Yeats for reference, this video is an overview of the concept of the belief of fairies in Irish culture from days gone by and the respect there still is for them in modern Irish culture. Yeats included almost every sort of Irish folk tale in his marvelous compendium of Irish fairy tales which he collected and edited in 1892. Yeats was fascinated by Irish myths and folklore and joined forces with writers of the Irish literary revival. He studied Irish folk tales in the British museum and chose to reintroduce the glory and significance of Ireland's past through his unique literature. I have drawn heavily on his book to give you and overview of the rich culture that existed in Ireland in times gone past and some evidence that, if the fairies are still not believed in modern Ireland, they are certainly still respected.

Yeats's opening line is about the loss of the English fairies, he says, "in the time of James, they had all gone for they were of an old profession. In Ireland they are still extant, giving gifts to the kindly and plaguing the surly."
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Welcome to my channel, launched this month December 2021; that is dedicated to the history and culture of Ireland.This is not set out to be a history lesson, but a ramble through some stories you might find interesting about Ireland from an Irishman! So if you fancy some tales about horsemen and highwaymen, banshee's and fairies, soldiers and rebels, legends and folklore, saints and scholars, please like and subscribe, I post once per month. Thank you for watching. Ronan.

[Greye]

This is great, I really enjoyed the video. I would love to see more videos on this topic. Thanks for sharing.

[Johnconno]

I used to meet them all the time in Soho.

[nobodyhere]

Those "Fairy Forts" are unbelievably good for the environment especially for local pollinators. "Modern Agribusiness" aka "1950's thinking" would say the Fairy Forts are a waste of land but once again, people in the 1950's knew just enough to be a danger to all of us. When looking at the problems in the 1950's design of agriculture, you quickly see that the problems are often the result of modern industrialization. Taking a holistic approach, like our Celtic ancestors did often provides much better results. My ancient ancestors KNEW the world much better than my parents and grand parents ever did. Reading the world just at face values is like reading text but not really understanding the meaning of the words themselves.
Bless the fairy folk and anyone wise enough to know there are many worlds and places in-between.

[derekstynes]

That was Grand and I Look Forward to More !

[matthewclark]

Also, keep it up, you'll gain momentum as these topics are becoming more popular by the day. May you receive God's blessing by honoring your ancestors and our shared cultural heritage.

[matthewclark]

Dion Fortune, the adept British occultist, claimed Celts we're by their nature, extremely sensitive to psychic phenomenona. Having mostly Celtic ancestors, I can attest to that, though thank God I haven't seen nearly as many strange things as my girlfriend, who is mainly of African origin. Great video, if you haven't already, can you please look into the Ogham? None of the trees mentioned in it are native to where I live, I'd like to have some reference point for my own workings.

[diegooland]

And 200 hundred years from now no one will dare disturb the old stone with a cross on it; for there dwells the christian god. Mad, vengeful, ever protective of his domain here on earth. He stands one span high.

[joemahony]

W B Yeats could only understand Be’arla

[ravenravella]

Visionaries are defined as the superstitious???? A little confusion here.