Sacred-place folklore

Irish folk tradition

Living symbols indexed under this named context. This page gathers catalog references; it does not define the whole tradition or erase differences among communities and practitioners.

2 symbols

Tree · Broadleaf

Hawthorn

Crataegus

A thorny spring-flowering tree associated with protected thresholds, fairy places, courtship, danger, and the month of May.

Irish folk traditionProtected thresholds and respect for otherworldly presence

3 contextual readings

Bird · Songbird

Wren

Troglodytidae

A tiny songbird made paradoxically royal in European folklore through stories of cleverness and ritual seasonal customs.

Irish folk traditionReversal, clever kingship, death, and seasonal renewal

2 contextual readings