Legendes en Europe (93 legendes)
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- Eglise Sainte-Catherine de Richwiller
[Richwiller (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/05/26.
Themes: Apparition Chapelle Cimetière Disparition Mariage Mort Temps qui passe On the Schuttplatz, which marked the site of the former lepers’ house of Mulhouse, there still stood at the beginning of that century the Chapel of Saint Catherine. It was there that a bridal couple was once to be married; but just as they were about to cross the threshold … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/05/26.
Themes: Apparition Chapelle Cimetière Disparition Mariage Mort Temps qui passe On the Schuttplatz, which marked the site of the former lepers’ house of Mulhouse, there still stood at the beginning of that century the Chapel of Saint Catherine. It was there that a bridal couple was once to be married; but just as they were about to cross the threshold … Read more
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- Eglise Sainte-Catherine de Richwiller
[Richwiller (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/05/26.
Themes: Apparition Chapelle Cimetière Disparition Mariage Mort Temps qui passe On the Schuttplatz, which marked the site of the former lepers’ house of Mulhouse, there still stood at the beginning of that century the Chapel of Saint Catherine. It was there that a bridal couple was once to be married; but just as they were about to cross the threshold … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/05/26.
Themes: Apparition Chapelle Cimetière Disparition Mariage Mort Temps qui passe On the Schuttplatz, which marked the site of the former lepers’ house of Mulhouse, there still stood at the beginning of that century the Chapel of Saint Catherine. It was there that a bridal couple was once to be married; but just as they were about to cross the threshold … Read more
[Riedisheim (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/05/26.
Themes: Champs Chapelle Date précise Destruction Fantôme Gardien du trésor Impiété Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Miracle Oeuf Oiseau Or Poule Punition Saint | Sainte Saint Marc Sœur | Moniale Trésor On a hill within the bounds of Riedisheim stands, amid the vineyards, a chapel that does not appear especially old and is dedicated to Saint Mark. Inside it, there is no longer any trace of its original purpose. The people say that this chapel, together with the well standing opposite … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/05/26.
Themes: Champs Chapelle Date précise Destruction Fantôme Gardien du trésor Impiété Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Miracle Oeuf Oiseau Or Poule Punition Saint | Sainte Saint Marc Sœur | Moniale Trésor On a hill within the bounds of Riedisheim stands, amid the vineyards, a chapel that does not appear especially old and is dedicated to Saint Mark. Inside it, there is no longer any trace of its original purpose. The people say that this chapel, together with the well standing opposite … Read more
Ville de Riedisheim
- Fontaine Saint-Marc de Riedisheim
Ville de Riedisheim
- Fontaine Saint-Marc de Riedisheim
[Riedisheim (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/05/26.
Themes: Champs Chapelle Date précise Destruction Fantôme Gardien du trésor Impiété Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Miracle Oeuf Oiseau Or Poule Punition Saint | Sainte Saint Marc Sœur | Moniale Trésor On a hill within the bounds of Riedisheim stands, amid the vineyards, a chapel that does not appear especially old and is dedicated to Saint Mark. Inside it, there is no longer any trace of its original purpose. The people say that this chapel, together with the well standing opposite … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/05/26.
Themes: Champs Chapelle Date précise Destruction Fantôme Gardien du trésor Impiété Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Miracle Oeuf Oiseau Or Poule Punition Saint | Sainte Saint Marc Sœur | Moniale Trésor On a hill within the bounds of Riedisheim stands, amid the vineyards, a chapel that does not appear especially old and is dedicated to Saint Mark. Inside it, there is no longer any trace of its original purpose. The people say that this chapel, together with the well standing opposite … Read more
[Friesen (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 30/04/26.
Themes: Dame blanche Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Or On the road from Largitzen to Friesen lies a mound known among the people as the Goldigberg. Here a White Lady is often seen, combing her long hair. The hill is said to hide great treasures. A man from Largitzen, passing by there at night, felt as though he were … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 30/04/26.
Themes: Dame blanche Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Or On the road from Largitzen to Friesen lies a mound known among the people as the Goldigberg. Here a White Lady is often seen, combing her long hair. The hill is said to hide great treasures. A man from Largitzen, passing by there at night, felt as though he were … Read more
[Friesen (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 30/04/26.
Themes: Dame blanche Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Or On the road from Largitzen to Friesen lies a mound known among the people as the Goldigberg. Here a White Lady is often seen, combing her long hair. The hill is said to hide great treasures. A man from Largitzen, passing by there at night, felt as though he were … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 30/04/26.
Themes: Dame blanche Lieu cachant un trésor Lieu hanté Or On the road from Largitzen to Friesen lies a mound known among the people as the Goldigberg. Here a White Lady is often seen, combing her long hair. The hill is said to hide great treasures. A man from Largitzen, passing by there at night, felt as though he were … Read more
[Lucelle (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/04/26.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Argent Grotte Lieu cachant un trésor Moine Nuit Trésor At the Ziegelkopf near Lucelle there is a cave that runs deep into the mountain. When the monastery was destroyed during the Swedish war, the following event is said to have taken place there, according to the common tradition of the local people. A lay brother named Arsen, who was … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/04/26.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Argent Grotte Lieu cachant un trésor Moine Nuit Trésor At the Ziegelkopf near Lucelle there is a cave that runs deep into the mountain. When the monastery was destroyed during the Swedish war, the following event is said to have taken place there, according to the common tradition of the local people. A lay brother named Arsen, who was … Read more
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- Reconstruction of the Abbey in 1792
Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Reconstruction of the Abbey in 1792
[Lucelle (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/04/26.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Argent Grotte Lieu cachant un trésor Moine Nuit Trésor At the Ziegelkopf near Lucelle there is a cave that runs deep into the mountain. When the monastery was destroyed during the Swedish war, the following event is said to have taken place there, according to the common tradition of the local people. A lay brother named Arsen, who was … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/04/26.
Themes: Abbaye | Monastère Argent Grotte Lieu cachant un trésor Moine Nuit Trésor At the Ziegelkopf near Lucelle there is a cave that runs deep into the mountain. When the monastery was destroyed during the Swedish war, the following event is said to have taken place there, according to the common tradition of the local people. A lay brother named Arsen, who was … Read more
[Oberlarg (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 25/04/26.
Themes: Argent Aveugle Champs Diable Enfant Formule protectrice Protection One day, some mischievous boys from Oberlarg ran along the furrows and across the fields toward Mörsperg Castle. At the edge of the bank, where the castle brook flowed past, they saw something shining like silver coins. They rushed upon it and soon gathered it all up. But scarcely had … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 25/04/26.
Themes: Argent Aveugle Champs Diable Enfant Formule protectrice Protection One day, some mischievous boys from Oberlarg ran along the furrows and across the fields toward Mörsperg Castle. At the edge of the bank, where the castle brook flowed past, they saw something shining like silver coins. They rushed upon it and soon gathered it all up. But scarcely had … Read more
[Oberlarg (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 25/04/26.
Themes: Argent Aveugle Champs Diable Enfant Formule protectrice Protection One day, some mischievous boys from Oberlarg ran along the furrows and across the fields toward Mörsperg Castle. At the edge of the bank, where the castle brook flowed past, they saw something shining like silver coins. They rushed upon it and soon gathered it all up. But scarcely had … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 25/04/26.
Themes: Argent Aveugle Champs Diable Enfant Formule protectrice Protection One day, some mischievous boys from Oberlarg ran along the furrows and across the fields toward Mörsperg Castle. At the edge of the bank, where the castle brook flowed past, they saw something shining like silver coins. They rushed upon it and soon gathered it all up. But scarcely had … Read more
[Moernach (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/04/26.
Themes: Fantôme Jouer des tours Lieu hanté Maladie Mort Nuit Rire Route | Chemin In the Haag, between Old Ferrette and Bisel, there haunts a spirit that is often heard laughing loudly and that has led many a belated traveler astray throughout the night. A man from Old Ferrette, known as the Shepherd, had once gone to Bisel on business and set out for … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/04/26.
Themes: Fantôme Jouer des tours Lieu hanté Maladie Mort Nuit Rire Route | Chemin In the Haag, between Old Ferrette and Bisel, there haunts a spirit that is often heard laughing loudly and that has led many a belated traveler astray throughout the night. A man from Old Ferrette, known as the Shepherd, had once gone to Bisel on business and set out for … Read more
[Moernach (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/04/26.
Themes: Fantôme Jouer des tours Lieu hanté Maladie Mort Nuit Rire Route | Chemin In the Haag, between Old Ferrette and Bisel, there haunts a spirit that is often heard laughing loudly and that has led many a belated traveler astray throughout the night. A man from Old Ferrette, known as the Shepherd, had once gone to Bisel on business and set out for … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 23/04/26.
Themes: Fantôme Jouer des tours Lieu hanté Maladie Mort Nuit Rire Route | Chemin In the Haag, between Old Ferrette and Bisel, there haunts a spirit that is often heard laughing loudly and that has led many a belated traveler astray throughout the night. A man from Old Ferrette, known as the Shepherd, had once gone to Bisel on business and set out for … Read more
[Kœstlach (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/04/26.
Themes: Amour Animal Domestique | Serviteur Guérison Lait Magie Maladie Promesse Promesse rompue Sabbat Sorcière Vache In Kœstlach, a small village lying northwest of Old Ferrette, there lived an old witch who had in her service a very beautiful young maiden. She treated her harshly, so harshly that the girl had more than once given notice and tried to leave; yet the wicked woman always managed … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/04/26.
Themes: Amour Animal Domestique | Serviteur Guérison Lait Magie Maladie Promesse Promesse rompue Sabbat Sorcière Vache In Kœstlach, a small village lying northwest of Old Ferrette, there lived an old witch who had in her service a very beautiful young maiden. She treated her harshly, so harshly that the girl had more than once given notice and tried to leave; yet the wicked woman always managed … Read more
[Kœstlach (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/04/26.
Themes: Amour Animal Domestique | Serviteur Guérison Lait Magie Maladie Promesse Promesse rompue Sabbat Sorcière Vache In Kœstlach, a small village lying northwest of Old Ferrette, there lived an old witch who had in her service a very beautiful young maiden. She treated her harshly, so harshly that the girl had more than once given notice and tried to leave; yet the wicked woman always managed … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/04/26.
Themes: Amour Animal Domestique | Serviteur Guérison Lait Magie Maladie Promesse Promesse rompue Sabbat Sorcière Vache In Kœstlach, a small village lying northwest of Old Ferrette, there lived an old witch who had in her service a very beautiful young maiden. She treated her harshly, so harshly that the girl had more than once given notice and tried to leave; yet the wicked woman always managed … Read more
[Altkirch (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 18/04/26.
Themes: Empreinte dans la roche Légende chrétienne Miracle Origine Origine d'une trace dans la roche Pierre | Roche Pluie Protection Saint | Sainte Saint Morand d'Altkirch Saint Morand, apostle and patron of the Sundgau and of the town of Altkirch, who lived in the middle of the eleventh century and performed many signs and miracles, had one day left his monastery bareheaded, as was his custom, and gone to the neighboring village of Walheim to celebrate … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 18/04/26.
Themes: Empreinte dans la roche Légende chrétienne Miracle Origine Origine d'une trace dans la roche Pierre | Roche Pluie Protection Saint | Sainte Saint Morand d'Altkirch Saint Morand, apostle and patron of the Sundgau and of the town of Altkirch, who lived in the middle of the eleventh century and performed many signs and miracles, had one day left his monastery bareheaded, as was his custom, and gone to the neighboring village of Walheim to celebrate … Read more
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- Chapelle du repos de Saint-Morand
Espirat, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle du repos de Saint-Morand
[Altkirch (Haut-Rhin, France)]
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 18/04/26.
Themes: Empreinte dans la roche Légende chrétienne Miracle Origine Origine d'une trace dans la roche Pierre | Roche Pluie Protection Saint | Sainte Saint Morand d'Altkirch Saint Morand, apostle and patron of the Sundgau and of the town of Altkirch, who lived in the middle of the eleventh century and performed many signs and miracles, had one day left his monastery bareheaded, as was his custom, and gone to the neighboring village of Walheim to celebrate … Read more
By Mündel, Curt in 1892 added by Fabien
Published on 18/04/26.
Themes: Empreinte dans la roche Légende chrétienne Miracle Origine Origine d'une trace dans la roche Pierre | Roche Pluie Protection Saint | Sainte Saint Morand d'Altkirch Saint Morand, apostle and patron of the Sundgau and of the town of Altkirch, who lived in the middle of the eleventh century and performed many signs and miracles, had one day left his monastery bareheaded, as was his custom, and gone to the neighboring village of Walheim to celebrate … Read more
[Iona (Argyll and Bute Council, Royaume-Uni)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 15/04/26.
Themes: HE of whom I write was the first Christian who taught the Catholic Faith to the Pagan tribes of North Britain. On a hillside at a place called Gartan, in Erin or Ireland, he was born, in a wild district of lakes and mountains, the haunt of wolves and other … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 15/04/26.
Themes: HE of whom I write was the first Christian who taught the Catholic Faith to the Pagan tribes of North Britain. On a hillside at a place called Gartan, in Erin or Ireland, he was born, in a wild district of lakes and mountains, the haunt of wolves and other … Read more
[Iona (Argyll and Bute Council, Royaume-Uni)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 15/04/26.
Themes: HE of whom I write was the first Christian who taught the Catholic Faith to the Pagan tribes of North Britain. On a hillside at a place called Gartan, in Erin or Ireland, he was born, in a wild district of lakes and mountains, the haunt of wolves and other … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 15/04/26.
Themes: HE of whom I write was the first Christian who taught the Catholic Faith to the Pagan tribes of North Britain. On a hillside at a place called Gartan, in Erin or Ireland, he was born, in a wild district of lakes and mountains, the haunt of wolves and other … Read more
[Van (İpekyolu, Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/04/26.
Themes: Dating back to the Assyrian invasion which took place during the seventh and eighth centuries before Christ, one of the oldest of Armenian legends, that of Semiramis, queen of Assyria, and Ara, king of Armenia, is told.* Ara was very beautiful, and Semiramis, having heard speech of his beauty for … Read more
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/04/26.
Themes: Dating back to the Assyrian invasion which took place during the seventh and eighth centuries before Christ, one of the oldest of Armenian legends, that of Semiramis, queen of Assyria, and Ara, king of Armenia, is told.* Ara was very beautiful, and Semiramis, having heard speech of his beauty for … Read more
[Van (İpekyolu, Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/04/26.
Themes: Dating back to the Assyrian invasion which took place during the seventh and eighth centuries before Christ, one of the oldest of Armenian legends, that of Semiramis, queen of Assyria, and Ara, king of Armenia, is told.* Ara was very beautiful, and Semiramis, having heard speech of his beauty for … Read more
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/04/26.
Themes: Dating back to the Assyrian invasion which took place during the seventh and eighth centuries before Christ, one of the oldest of Armenian legends, that of Semiramis, queen of Assyria, and Ara, king of Armenia, is told.* Ara was very beautiful, and Semiramis, having heard speech of his beauty for … Read more
[Holywell (Flintshire, Royaume-Uni)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/04/26.
Themes: [...] One day, when Winifred's father and mother were absent, a youth of royal blood who was out hunting grew thirsty, and coming to Teuyth's home asked for water wherewith to quench his thirst. Winifred was alone, and the youth, perceiving her great beauty, began to speak to her in … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/04/26.
Themes: [...] One day, when Winifred's father and mother were absent, a youth of royal blood who was out hunting grew thirsty, and coming to Teuyth's home asked for water wherewith to quench his thirst. Winifred was alone, and the youth, perceiving her great beauty, began to speak to her in … Read more
[Holywell (Flintshire, Royaume-Uni)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/04/26.
Themes: [...] One day, when Winifred's father and mother were absent, a youth of royal blood who was out hunting grew thirsty, and coming to Teuyth's home asked for water wherewith to quench his thirst. Winifred was alone, and the youth, perceiving her great beauty, began to speak to her in … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 08/04/26.
Themes: [...] One day, when Winifred's father and mother were absent, a youth of royal blood who was out hunting grew thirsty, and coming to Teuyth's home asked for water wherewith to quench his thirst. Winifred was alone, and the youth, perceiving her great beauty, began to speak to her in … Read more
[Saint-Calais (Sarthe, France)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 04/04/26.
Themes: In France, in the sixth century, lived one Saint Carileff. He dwelt in a monastery; but the fame of this monastery having spread through the country, many pilgrims resorted thither. Therefore Carileff and a companion departed thence to seek a quieter spot. They wandered on until they came upon the … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 04/04/26.
Themes: In France, in the sixth century, lived one Saint Carileff. He dwelt in a monastery; but the fame of this monastery having spread through the country, many pilgrims resorted thither. Therefore Carileff and a companion departed thence to seek a quieter spot. They wandered on until they came upon the … Read more
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- Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Calais
Clément Auvitu © 2011, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Calais
[Saint-Calais (Sarthe, France)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 04/04/26.
Themes: In France, in the sixth century, lived one Saint Carileff. He dwelt in a monastery; but the fame of this monastery having spread through the country, many pilgrims resorted thither. Therefore Carileff and a companion departed thence to seek a quieter spot. They wandered on until they came upon the … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 04/04/26.
Themes: In France, in the sixth century, lived one Saint Carileff. He dwelt in a monastery; but the fame of this monastery having spread through the country, many pilgrims resorted thither. Therefore Carileff and a companion departed thence to seek a quieter spot. They wandered on until they came upon the … Read more
Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Colegiata de San Isidro
[Madrid (Madrid, Espagne_)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/04/26.
Themes: In the twelfth century there lived in Spain a peasant called Isidore. He spent his days ploughing his master's fields, watching his master's crops, having no thought but that of doing his duty faithfully. But the Church, following the example of our Blessed Lord, her Founder, who chose to be … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/04/26.
Themes: In the twelfth century there lived in Spain a peasant called Isidore. He spent his days ploughing his master's fields, watching his master's crops, having no thought but that of doing his duty faithfully. But the Church, following the example of our Blessed Lord, her Founder, who chose to be … Read more
Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Colegiata de San Isidro
[Madrid (Madrid, Espagne_)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/04/26.
Themes: In the twelfth century there lived in Spain a peasant called Isidore. He spent his days ploughing his master's fields, watching his master's crops, having no thought but that of doing his duty faithfully. But the Church, following the example of our Blessed Lord, her Founder, who chose to be … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/04/26.
Themes: In the twelfth century there lived in Spain a peasant called Isidore. He spent his days ploughing his master's fields, watching his master's crops, having no thought but that of doing his duty faithfully. But the Church, following the example of our Blessed Lord, her Founder, who chose to be … Read more
[Verrières (Aube, France)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/04/26.
Themes: [...] Aventine [...] loved all creatures so dearly that it is told of him even that one day, when he trod upon a snake and crushed it, he bent over it, cherishing it until life returned and it glided away. He lived in the sixth century, being Abbot of a … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/04/26.
Themes: [...] Aventine [...] loved all creatures so dearly that it is told of him even that one day, when he trod upon a snake and crushed it, he bent over it, cherishing it until life returned and it glided away. He lived in the sixth century, being Abbot of a … Read more
Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle Saint-Aventin
Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle Saint-Aventin
[Verrières (Aube, France)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/04/26.
Themes: [...] Aventine [...] loved all creatures so dearly that it is told of him even that one day, when he trod upon a snake and crushed it, he bent over it, cherishing it until life returned and it glided away. He lived in the sixth century, being Abbot of a … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/04/26.
Themes: [...] Aventine [...] loved all creatures so dearly that it is told of him even that one day, when he trod upon a snake and crushed it, he bent over it, cherishing it until life returned and it glided away. He lived in the sixth century, being Abbot of a … Read more
[Castlefarm (Tipperary, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes: Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes: Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more
[Castlefarm (Tipperary, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes: Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes: Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more
[Corough (Galway, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/03/26.
Themes: The opening between Aranmore and Inishmaan, or the Middle Island, is called Gregory’s Sound. According to the islanders of Aran, its name was derived from a certain venerable man named Naomh Greoihir, or St. Gregory. This holy penitent came originally from the mainland, lying in a south-eastern direction. There he … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/03/26.
Themes: The opening between Aranmore and Inishmaan, or the Middle Island, is called Gregory’s Sound. According to the islanders of Aran, its name was derived from a certain venerable man named Naomh Greoihir, or St. Gregory. This holy penitent came originally from the mainland, lying in a south-eastern direction. There he … Read more
[Corough (Galway, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/03/26.
Themes: The opening between Aranmore and Inishmaan, or the Middle Island, is called Gregory’s Sound. According to the islanders of Aran, its name was derived from a certain venerable man named Naomh Greoihir, or St. Gregory. This holy penitent came originally from the mainland, lying in a south-eastern direction. There he … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/03/26.
Themes: The opening between Aranmore and Inishmaan, or the Middle Island, is called Gregory’s Sound. According to the islanders of Aran, its name was derived from a certain venerable man named Naomh Greoihir, or St. Gregory. This holy penitent came originally from the mainland, lying in a south-eastern direction. There he … Read more
Maura Mc Phillips, Postcards From Ireland, Facebook
- Drumsnat lake
[Three Mile House (Monaghan, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 28/03/26.
Themes: Hardly any deep lake in Ireland is without the occupancy of an uncouth monster, seldom seen on the surface, but often observed in motion, far down in the depths of the water. Imagination is frequently exercised by the peasantry, to divine its exact form, which is supposed to differ in … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 28/03/26.
Themes: Hardly any deep lake in Ireland is without the occupancy of an uncouth monster, seldom seen on the surface, but often observed in motion, far down in the depths of the water. Imagination is frequently exercised by the peasantry, to divine its exact form, which is supposed to differ in … Read more
Maura Mc Phillips, Postcards From Ireland, Facebook
- Drumsnat lake
[Three Mile House (Monaghan, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 28/03/26.
Themes: Hardly any deep lake in Ireland is without the occupancy of an uncouth monster, seldom seen on the surface, but often observed in motion, far down in the depths of the water. Imagination is frequently exercised by the peasantry, to divine its exact form, which is supposed to differ in … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 28/03/26.
Themes: Hardly any deep lake in Ireland is without the occupancy of an uncouth monster, seldom seen on the surface, but often observed in motion, far down in the depths of the water. Imagination is frequently exercised by the peasantry, to divine its exact form, which is supposed to differ in … Read more
[Dublin (Dublin City, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/03/26.
Themes: One of the best, most honest-minded and most industrious of men is John Kearns of Irishtown; and while engaged with his well-cared horse in drawing sand for some building improvements at the Star of the Sea Church, he put the following query to the superintendent: “Did you iver hear the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/03/26.
Themes: One of the best, most honest-minded and most industrious of men is John Kearns of Irishtown; and while engaged with his well-cared horse in drawing sand for some building improvements at the Star of the Sea Church, he put the following query to the superintendent: “Did you iver hear the … Read more
[Dublin (Dublin City, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/03/26.
Themes: One of the best, most honest-minded and most industrious of men is John Kearns of Irishtown; and while engaged with his well-cared horse in drawing sand for some building improvements at the Star of the Sea Church, he put the following query to the superintendent: “Did you iver hear the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/03/26.
Themes: One of the best, most honest-minded and most industrious of men is John Kearns of Irishtown; and while engaged with his well-cared horse in drawing sand for some building improvements at the Star of the Sea Church, he put the following query to the superintendent: “Did you iver hear the … Read more
[Stradbally (Laois, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes: There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes: There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more
[Stradbally (Laois, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes: There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes: There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more
[Saint Mullin's (Carlow, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 25/03/26.
Themes: *“Men called him Cobban Saer, and many a tale* *Yet lingers in the bye-ways of the land,* *Of how he cleft the rock, and down the vale* *Led the bright river, child-like, in his hand:* *Or how on giant ships he spread great sail,* *And many marvels else by him … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 25/03/26.
Themes: *“Men called him Cobban Saer, and many a tale* *Yet lingers in the bye-ways of the land,* *Of how he cleft the rock, and down the vale* *Led the bright river, child-like, in his hand:* *Or how on giant ships he spread great sail,* *And many marvels else by him … Read more
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- St Mullin's Monastic Site
VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- St Mullin's Monastic Site
[Saint Mullin's (Carlow, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 25/03/26.
Themes: *“Men called him Cobban Saer, and many a tale* *Yet lingers in the bye-ways of the land,* *Of how he cleft the rock, and down the vale* *Led the bright river, child-like, in his hand:* *Or how on giant ships he spread great sail,* *And many marvels else by him … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 25/03/26.
Themes: *“Men called him Cobban Saer, and many a tale* *Yet lingers in the bye-ways of the land,* *Of how he cleft the rock, and down the vale* *Led the bright river, child-like, in his hand:* *Or how on giant ships he spread great sail,* *And many marvels else by him … Read more
August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Stone of Destiny - Hill of Tara
[Hill of Tara (Meath, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (8 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 23/03/26.
Themes: It is indeed a shameful story to relate, how the pagan king of Leinster, Eochaidh Aincheann, visited the monarch Tuathal the Legitimate at Tara, A.D. 106, and married his daughter Dairine, whom he brought to Leinster, and lived with her for some time. Afterwards, he became enamoured of her sister, … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (8 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 23/03/26.
Themes: It is indeed a shameful story to relate, how the pagan king of Leinster, Eochaidh Aincheann, visited the monarch Tuathal the Legitimate at Tara, A.D. 106, and married his daughter Dairine, whom he brought to Leinster, and lived with her for some time. Afterwards, he became enamoured of her sister, … Read more
August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Stone of Destiny - Hill of Tara
[Hill of Tara (Meath, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (8 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 23/03/26.
Themes: It is indeed a shameful story to relate, how the pagan king of Leinster, Eochaidh Aincheann, visited the monarch Tuathal the Legitimate at Tara, A.D. 106, and married his daughter Dairine, whom he brought to Leinster, and lived with her for some time. Afterwards, he became enamoured of her sister, … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (8 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 23/03/26.
Themes: It is indeed a shameful story to relate, how the pagan king of Leinster, Eochaidh Aincheann, visited the monarch Tuathal the Legitimate at Tara, A.D. 106, and married his daughter Dairine, whom he brought to Leinster, and lived with her for some time. Afterwards, he became enamoured of her sister, … Read more
[Station Island (Donegal, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/03/26.
Themes: [...] In the old pagan times a Peistha, or water serpent, of immense girth and of still greater trail, was believed to haunt the celebrated Lough Derg, in the northern parts of Ireland. Sometimes his horrid head and open jaws were seen above the surface, as if drawing in the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/03/26.
Themes: [...] In the old pagan times a Peistha, or water serpent, of immense girth and of still greater trail, was believed to haunt the celebrated Lough Derg, in the northern parts of Ireland. Sometimes his horrid head and open jaws were seen above the surface, as if drawing in the … Read more
[Station Island (Donegal, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/03/26.
Themes: [...] In the old pagan times a Peistha, or water serpent, of immense girth and of still greater trail, was believed to haunt the celebrated Lough Derg, in the northern parts of Ireland. Sometimes his horrid head and open jaws were seen above the surface, as if drawing in the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/03/26.
Themes: [...] In the old pagan times a Peistha, or water serpent, of immense girth and of still greater trail, was believed to haunt the celebrated Lough Derg, in the northern parts of Ireland. Sometimes his horrid head and open jaws were seen above the surface, as if drawing in the … Read more
Dylan Moore / Pasture on the slopes of Knockainy Hill, Co. Limerick
- Knockainy Hill
[Knockainey Hill (Limerick, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 20/03/26.
Themes: At the close of the second and in the beginning of the third century of the Christian era, flourished the renowned King of Munster, Oilioll Oluim, from whom many distinguished families of the south claim descent. He had married Sadhbh (or Sabia), daughter to Conn of the Hundred Battles, monarch … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 20/03/26.
Themes: At the close of the second and in the beginning of the third century of the Christian era, flourished the renowned King of Munster, Oilioll Oluim, from whom many distinguished families of the south claim descent. He had married Sadhbh (or Sabia), daughter to Conn of the Hundred Battles, monarch … Read more
Dylan Moore / Pasture on the slopes of Knockainy Hill, Co. Limerick
- Knockainy Hill
[Knockainey Hill (Limerick, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 20/03/26.
Themes: At the close of the second and in the beginning of the third century of the Christian era, flourished the renowned King of Munster, Oilioll Oluim, from whom many distinguished families of the south claim descent. He had married Sadhbh (or Sabia), daughter to Conn of the Hundred Battles, monarch … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 20/03/26.
Themes: At the close of the second and in the beginning of the third century of the Christian era, flourished the renowned King of Munster, Oilioll Oluim, from whom many distinguished families of the south claim descent. He had married Sadhbh (or Sabia), daughter to Conn of the Hundred Battles, monarch … Read more
[Stamullin (Meath, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/03/26.
Themes: A Great repertory of Irish folk-lore is the Dinnsheanchus, which professes to account for the origin of names applied to various celebrated places in Ireland. Doubtless it furnishes a record of the most ancient traditions still preserved. It usually asserts, that the compiler never found it difficult to solve the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/03/26.
Themes: A Great repertory of Irish folk-lore is the Dinnsheanchus, which professes to account for the origin of names applied to various celebrated places in Ireland. Doubtless it furnishes a record of the most ancient traditions still preserved. It usually asserts, that the compiler never found it difficult to solve the … Read more
[Stamullin (Meath, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/03/26.
Themes: A Great repertory of Irish folk-lore is the Dinnsheanchus, which professes to account for the origin of names applied to various celebrated places in Ireland. Doubtless it furnishes a record of the most ancient traditions still preserved. It usually asserts, that the compiler never found it difficult to solve the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/03/26.
Themes: A Great repertory of Irish folk-lore is the Dinnsheanchus, which professes to account for the origin of names applied to various celebrated places in Ireland. Doubtless it furnishes a record of the most ancient traditions still preserved. It usually asserts, that the compiler never found it difficult to solve the … Read more
[Rostrevor (Newry, Mourne and Down, Royaume-Uni)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/03/26.
Themes: Not far away from, but high over, the romantic town of Rostrevor rises the great hill of Clough-mor, one of the Mourne range of mountains. Upon a projecting cliff, nearly midway up the ascent, is to be seen a huge mass of granite, weighing over thirty tons, as has been … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/03/26.
Themes: Not far away from, but high over, the romantic town of Rostrevor rises the great hill of Clough-mor, one of the Mourne range of mountains. Upon a projecting cliff, nearly midway up the ascent, is to be seen a huge mass of granite, weighing over thirty tons, as has been … Read more
[Rostrevor (Newry, Mourne and Down, Royaume-Uni)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/03/26.
Themes: Not far away from, but high over, the romantic town of Rostrevor rises the great hill of Clough-mor, one of the Mourne range of mountains. Upon a projecting cliff, nearly midway up the ascent, is to be seen a huge mass of granite, weighing over thirty tons, as has been … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/03/26.
Themes: Not far away from, but high over, the romantic town of Rostrevor rises the great hill of Clough-mor, one of the Mourne range of mountains. Upon a projecting cliff, nearly midway up the ascent, is to be seen a huge mass of granite, weighing over thirty tons, as has been … Read more













