39 motifs match “ireland”  ·  back to the chapters

• Culture hero (saint) defends Ireland against foreign invasions. A536.1
• Christian paradise (Terra Repromissionis) corresponding to pagan Celtic otherworld (Ireland). A694.1
• Hail-storm leaves twelve chief rivers in Ireland. A934.6
• Five great roads of Ireland "discovered" on night of king's birth. A994
• Preservation of life of certain persons in Ireland during Flood. (Cf. A1006.5.) A1005.1
• Ireland repopulated by persons who escape flood. A1006.5
• Ireland, waste for centuries after flood, is repopulated by immigrants. A1006.6
• Persons excluded from Noah's ark build another ark and sail to Ireland. A1021.0.1
• First convert to Christianity in Ireland. A1546.3.1
• First judgment in Ireland. A1580.1.1
• Origin of women in Ireland. A1611.5.4.1
• First lapdog in Ireland. A1831.2
• First deer in Ireland – introduced by Tuatha Dé Danann. A1875.0.1
• First cattle in Ireland. A1877.1
• First sheep in Ireland. A1884.0.1
• First bees in Ireland. A2012.2
• Why there are no snakes in Ireland. A2434.2.3
• First birch trees in Ireland. A2681.4.1
• Cow gives twelve measures of milk for the twelve apostles of Ireland. B251.2.10
• Tabu: coming to Ireland in time of peace. C755.3
• Fairyland (Ireland) inhabited (settled) by women only. F112.0.1
• Ancient Ireland as location of otherworld. F130.3
• Wounded otherworld king in Ireland. F184.1
• Tuatha Dé Danann, conquerors of Ireland, are overcome by invaders. (Maic Milid, "Milesians," Gaels) and betake themselves into hills. F211.0.2.1
• Fairies are Welsh women cursed by St. Patrick for rebuking him because he left Wales for Ireland. F251.13
• First woman in Ireland to die of grief for the death of her husband. (Cf. A1335, A1611.5.4.1.) F1041.1.2.2.2
• One foot in Ireland, one in Scotland. Man carries sods of two countries with him that his whereabouts will be so defined. K2319.1
• In return for magic shirt from girl hero is to stay in Ireland for three years. In return he claims her as wife. M226
• Prophecy: no snakes in Ireland. M318
• Prophecy of a plague consisting of "a flame of fire" which shall destroy three-fourths of the population of Ireland. Plague can be prevented by fasting, etc. M356.2
• Hero prophesies that one-half of the churches in Ireland shall be named for Ciaran. M364.9
• Saint made judge of doom for men of Ireland (as reward). Q173
• The Twelve Apostles of Ireland. V292.2
• Saint sees vision of flames covering Ireland quenched except for sparks; then great light appears, dispelling darkness. Flames are those of the faith brought by St. Patrick; they become less until restored by St. Columkill. V515.1.3
• Vision in which king sees whelp reared by him gather dogs of Ireland and Britain against him but suffer death in battle at last. The whelp is one of king's two foster sons. V515.2.1.1
• Three worst things in Ireland. Z71.1.15
• Three bad stories of the saints of Ireland. Z71.1.18
• (Nine) wonders of Ireland. Z71.6.3
• Three-fourths of men of Ireland die in one night. Z76.1