Meeting the Other Crowd is a book of Modern (Within the last 150 years) Irish Fairy Lore (Sidhe).
It’s a wonderful compilation of several ‘categories’ of fairy encounter- ‘Who they are and what they want’, ‘Fairy Places and Signs of their presence’ and ‘Gifts, punishment, and other outcomes of fairy encounters’
Eddie Lenihan has collected oral lore from mostly south west Ireland- ranging from long stories to very simple ones. He’s done an excellent job in capturing the voice and vernacular of the people he meets, and it breathes like into the folklore and experiences he retells.
These stories truly span many aspects of fairy lore- from the ‘Banshee’, to the Gentry, to Kings and Queens of the fair folk.
This book also doesn’t shy away from blended cosmological understanding- a necessary component if we’re to look at indigenous beliefs in situ. It’s happy to address the understanding of Fairies within the church- as otherworldly creatures, angels, demons or somewhere in between.
This is one of the top ten books on fairy lore that we suggest here at Bramble & Bone.
Why we love it
There’s no other book that captures modern beliefs and encounters on Irish Fairy lore like this one. We love it because it’s authentic, well written and full of good information. We love it because so many of the beliefs that our ancestors worked with are still clearly here, thriving today. We love to support preserving culture, and we love to support good books. This collection is excellent, and belongs on any folklorists or witches bookshelf if they have even the most passing interest in the fair folk.
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