#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: 'Lughnasa, on August 1, was celebrated when summer died into fall.
The blackthorn was one of the trees most beloved of the #Irish #fairy folk. The #Lunantishee was especially active on #Lughnasa.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` #FolkloreSunday
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Lunantishee are fairies who guard #blackthorn bushes
#treelore for #FolkloreThusday
#Ireland
art: Alan Lee
#celtic #FolkloreSunday #irish #fairy #Lunantishee #Lughnasa #mythology #folklore #blackthorn #treelore #FolkloreThusday #ireland