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- Culture hero invents and teaches the Irish language. A541.1
- A "flame of fire swifter than a blast of wind" as punishment for the sin of the Irish. A1031.1
- Origin of Irish language. A1616.2
- Snakes will not cross a ring made of Irish earth. B765.18.3
- Souls of Irish to be judged by St. Patrick on Judgment Day. (Cf. Q173.) E751.3
- The Irish Solomon (Cormac mac Airt). Famed for his clever decisions. J1170.2
- Contest: pulling on steak with teeth. Two men take an end of a steak in their teeth; each attempts to pull it away from the other. After each has a good hold, the Irishman says (with clenched teeth) "Noo're ready?" The Dutchman says, "Yah!", loses the steak. (Cf. K22, K561.1.) K64
- Requirement that slaves given as tribute should not know Irish. P172
- Long hair prized by Irish heroes. P632.5
- Seven Irish saints who never died. V229.2.12.1
- Irish saint as "Mary of the Gael". V250.1
- Three (two) Irishmen who believed in Christianity before the coming of St. Patrick. (Cf. A1546.3.1.) V331.0.2
- When shower falls, small stone becomes larger, large stone wastes away. Vision of present and future state of Irish church. V515.1.3.1
- Three orders of Irish saints. Z71.1.8