Irish Folklore

Le Fanu is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the Victorian Gothic. Le Fanu's short stories which involve Irish myth can be measured via the characters propinquity with the setting of Ireland.

Irish folk customs and beliefs go back many centuries, many of which have to do with the Irish association and relation to nature, and also a belief in both the supernatural and the miraculous.

The mystical encounters occurring in both the Tain and the Tales of the Elders of Ireland that allow the passing of these stories to future generations demonstrate the importance of legacy in Irish culture.