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The Irish Faoladh๐Ÿ‘†
Similar to the Scottish wulver, the Irish werewolf or faoladh, differed from the typical depictions of the man-eating werewolf stories we think of, as the Irish faoladh was often considered a creature of โ€œgoodโ€.
While there are no wolves in Ireland today, with the last one reportedly killed in 1786, wolves were at one time an important part of the Irish countryside. Ireland was even referred to as Wolfland up until the Middle Ages, due to the amount of wolves that once roamed there. It is no surprise then that they were featured prominently in Irish folklore. Stories of people transforming into wolves was a favorite subject in tales that were passed down from generation to generation.
Although the faoladh shares the similarity to other werewolf traditions of it being a man or woman that shapeshifts into a wolf, it is often portrayed in stories as a protector or guardian of others rather than an unthinking, bloodthirsty creature.
One such story was written by Giraldus Cambrensis in his 12th century work, the Topographia Hibernica, which provided an account of a priest who was asked by a faoladh to administer last rites to its dying mate. The priest was told by the wolf that it was a native of Ossory and its current wolf form was the result of an ancient curse by a St. Natalis. Every seven years, a man and a woman were exiled from their homes in Ossory and transformed into wolves.The priest performed last rites over the gravely ill mate, and the grateful faoladh not only thanked him, but also shared its campfire and food for the night and promised to reward the priest when he regained his human form once again.
In another folktale, collected by Lady Speranza Wilde in her book, Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland, a farmer discovers a family of werewolves living in a nearby forest. The faoladh family is kind to him because the farmer saved a young wolf once, not knowing that it was their son.
However, the most fascinating piece of lore I came across for the Irish faoladh was that of the Laignach Faelad. These were not doomed, kind-hearted or guardian werewolves, but vicious werewolf warriors mentioned in a medieval Irish text called the Cรณir Anmann. According to the text, this tribe of man-wolf shapeshifters were from what is now known as Tipperary Island, and were thought to be followers of the bloodthirsty Irish god, Crom Cruach (the Bowed God of the Mounds.) These ancient warriors were mercenary soldiers who would fight for any king willing to pay their price. Their brutality in battle made them desirable to any ruthless and desperate king willing to hire them. The price for their services? Not gold, but the flesh of newborns that they would feed on. Strangely, I find the thought of werewolves fighting alongside a kingโ€™s army on a battlefield is both terrifying and inspiring at the same time.
The folklore of the werewolf, while being shaped by the regions of the world the stories are from, still resonates today because of the very nature of folklore itself. Folklore binds our collective past and present with tales that are meant to be shared with each generationโ€ฆbe it about a kindly wulver or a shapeshifting warrior, the werewolf mythos is one that still calls to us today.
References
Bourgault du Cordray, Chantal (2006) Curse of the Werewolf: Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within. I.B. Tauris.
Gerald of Wales (1983) The History and Topography of Ireland, translated by John J. Oโ€™Meara, Penguin Classics.
Lady Speranza Wilde (2006) Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Leach, M. and Fried, J. (1949) Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend. Harper and Row.
Saxby, Jessie M.E. (1932) Shetland Traditional Lore. Grant & Murray.
Stewart, C. (1909) The Origin of the Werewolf Superstition. The University of Missouri Studies.
Summers, Montague (2003) The Werewolf in Lore and Legend. Dover Publications.
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We got talking to lots of friendly locals who were very supportive of us and we had a great day.
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