In the Anthology of Irish Folk Tales, Aideen McBride relays the tale of The First Ever Brogue Maker.

In The Anthology of Irish Folk Tales, Richard Marsh explores the phenomenon of gates that won't stay closed in Moynalty, a small village in Co Meath.

'Most Irish people have some instinctive belief in the world of the fairies, even if sometimes it has to be excavated carefully from under a veneer of busy modernity'

Many tales warn against the disturbing of fairy forts, as they are believed to be portals to the otherworld.