Seven Miles of Steel Thistles

Many thanks this morning to Jill London (at whose blog you will find a gorgeous film clip about the life of Tove Jansson) who has handed ...

Around about a year ago I spent a few days in Paris with my daughter: we stayed in Montmartre, which I didn't know very well in spite ...

Kate Forsyth first appeared on this blog a couple of years ago when I reviewed her enchanting children's fantasy 'Th...

From Scandinavian Folklore, William Craigie, 1896 The River Horse The river-horse (bäck-hästen) is very malicious, for not...

This is an unashamed blast of the trumpet for a writer who isn't half as well known as he deserves to be. If you love childre...

So - in this second post about the mysterious and powerful Irish injunctions called geasa - what on earth were they all about?   Th...

‘ Geasa ’ – the magical prohibitions or tabus laid upon Irish heroes such as Cú Chulainn – must have been very difficult and frustra...