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Corinne and the Fox
But on the morning of her eighteenth birthday, Corinne noticed something odd. The sun hung bright overhead as she collected herbs from her garden, yet no shadow pooled at her feet. She spun around, searching the ground in confusion—but where her shadow should have stretched across the dewy grass, there was nothing but light.
The Changeling’s Price
But Eilis saw the flash of fear in her mother’s eyes when the baby turned its golden gaze toward her. That evening, when this unusual creature refused to nurse and remained silent even as her mother sobbed over it, Eilis watched her father place protective herbs above the doorframes.
🐦⬛ Declan Turner & the Banshee
As Declan rounded a bend in the path, he stopped short. A thrill of fear shot through him. Ahead, a woman stood with her back to him, facing the stone wall that overlooked the coast.
Irish Fairy Folklore: The Banshee
Even in contemporary times, belief in the banshee lingers in parts of Ireland. There are stories of people claiming to hear unexplained wails in the night before the passing of a loved one.