So where does the name Ireland come from? Well, the name evolved over many centuries from the old Irish word for a Goddess; Ériu, as she was called, has been described as the matron Goddess of ...

The name derives from the Irish fear dearg, meaning “red man,” inspired by the fairy’s red hat and coat. Far darrigs, the most malevolent of the bunch, are known to kidnap babies and leave ...

The idea of the leprechaun may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann, a supernatural race in Irish mythology connected with the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland. They dwell in the ...