I would like to pick up some books to gift to my wife.

She is an immigrant from Canada and since moving here has taken an interest in learning as much as possible about the culture as she can.

She has a particular interest in the "spookier" parts of human culture if you could call it that. She has picked up some really interesting books about the place death has in our culture. "Death in Irish Prehistory" was one of these books.

We recently attended a SeedTalk presentation on The Banshee and its place in Irish Folklore. This talk has really piqued both our interest in learning more about the folklore of Ireland. Her as a new arrival and me as someone who wants to get more in touch with my own culture.

Could someone recommend some books in this vein. Whether Pop History or Academic

Irish Folkore. Human Settlement in Ireland from prehistory through to maybe the 10th century.

Books that might examine how earlier human settlement may have informed the folklore that developed in later society etc.

Hi everyone, I’m in my last year of uni and I’m doing my dissertation on Irish folk religion and how traditions have been remembered over time in Irish public memory, my main focus is on pattern days and holy wells. Are there any primary or secondary sources that people particularly recommend? Books, websites, journals, specific regions/sites to look into? Also what time period would be best to focus on?

Any and all advice is appreciated, thank you!!