Morgan Daimler
@morgandaimler.bsky.social
Independent folklorist, author of nonfiction about irish myth & fairies and fiction (UF & HF), amateur translator of old/middle Irish, general trouble maker
I am conducting a survey of people who identify as changelings. Results will be incorporated into a book on changeling beliefs
If you identify as a changeling & are interested in participating please email me at [email protected] & I will send you the survey & release form
If you identify as a changeling & are interested in participating please email me at [email protected] & I will send you the survey & release form
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I am conducting a survey of people who identify as changelings. Results will be incorporated into a book on changeling beliefs
If you identify as a changeling & are interested in participating please email me at [email protected] & I will send you the survey & release form
If you identify as a changeling & are interested in participating please email me at [email protected] & I will send you the survey & release form
"The Battle of Moytirra, or Cath Maige Tuired, is perhaps the most pivotally significant of the medieval Irish tales in what has come to be known as the 'Mythologial Cycle'."
- John Carey
- John Carey
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"The Battle of Moytirra, or Cath Maige Tuired, is perhaps the most pivotally significant of the medieval Irish tales in what has come to be known as the 'Mythologial Cycle'."
- John Carey
- John Carey
Corbat cara sluaig,
Corbat roga ríg,
Corbat cruithnecht chaem,
Corbat craebh co fín.
May you be a friend of hosts.
May you be the choice of a king.
May you be beautiful as wheat.
May you be a bough with wine.
- A Maccáin na Cí, Book of Leinster (Middle Irish)
Corbat roga ríg,
Corbat cruithnecht chaem,
Corbat craebh co fín.
May you be a friend of hosts.
May you be the choice of a king.
May you be beautiful as wheat.
May you be a bough with wine.
- A Maccáin na Cí, Book of Leinster (Middle Irish)
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Corbat cara sluaig,
Corbat roga ríg,
Corbat cruithnecht chaem,
Corbat craebh co fín.
May you be a friend of hosts.
May you be the choice of a king.
May you be beautiful as wheat.
May you be a bough with wine.
- A Maccáin na Cí, Book of Leinster (Middle Irish)
Corbat roga ríg,
Corbat cruithnecht chaem,
Corbat craebh co fín.
May you be a friend of hosts.
May you be the choice of a king.
May you be beautiful as wheat.
May you be a bough with wine.
- A Maccáin na Cí, Book of Leinster (Middle Irish)
Today's PSA
Seelie & Unseelie are Scots terms, coming from lowland folklore. Seelie, meaning blessed or lucky, is a euphemism for the Good Neighbours that dates to the 15th century. The Unseelie court (unlucky, ungodly group of Fair Folk) is a later addition which appears by the 19th century.
Seelie & Unseelie are Scots terms, coming from lowland folklore. Seelie, meaning blessed or lucky, is a euphemism for the Good Neighbours that dates to the 15th century. The Unseelie court (unlucky, ungodly group of Fair Folk) is a later addition which appears by the 19th century.
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Today's PSA
Seelie & Unseelie are Scots terms, coming from lowland folklore. Seelie, meaning blessed or lucky, is a euphemism for the Good Neighbours that dates to the 15th century. The Unseelie court (unlucky, ungodly group of Fair Folk) is a later addition which appears by the 19th century.
Seelie & Unseelie are Scots terms, coming from lowland folklore. Seelie, meaning blessed or lucky, is a euphemism for the Good Neighbours that dates to the 15th century. The Unseelie court (unlucky, ungodly group of Fair Folk) is a later addition which appears by the 19th century.
Review of Pantheon the Irish
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Pantheon: The Irish
Review of Pantheon: The Irish by Morgan Daimler
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November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Review of Pantheon the Irish
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facingnorth.net/books/refere...
TED talk by dr Jenny Butler about Samhain
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Samhain and the origins of Halloween | Dr. Jenny Butler | TEDxTraleeWomen
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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November 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
TED talk by dr Jenny Butler about Samhain
youtu.be/nl6P3snJacA?...
youtu.be/nl6P3snJacA?...
This makes me want to do a whole paper on, specifically, how we got from folkloric fairies to urban fantasy/ romantasy fae, but it would actually need to be an entire book or college course
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This makes me want to do a whole paper on, specifically, how we got from folkloric fairies to urban fantasy/ romantasy fae, but it would actually need to be an entire book or college course
Reposted by Morgan Daimler
As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
Ive got a new class coming out through the Irish Pagan School, tracing belief in the Aos sidhe from manuscript material into modern belief
irishpaganschool.com/p/aos-si
irishpaganschool.com/p/aos-si
The Aos Sidhe: Real Irish Fairy Folk, From Manuscript to Modern Belief
Online Class about SEO FRIENDLY TERMS, with Jon O'Sullivan, the Dagda Bard (an Scéalaí Beag)
irishpaganschool.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ive got a new class coming out through the Irish Pagan School, tracing belief in the Aos sidhe from manuscript material into modern belief
irishpaganschool.com/p/aos-si
irishpaganschool.com/p/aos-si
I reviewed John Clark's book 'The Green Children of Woolpit' for the current issue of Marvels & Tales Journal of Fairy Tale Studies
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/marvels/
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/marvels/
Marvels & Tales | WSU Press | Wayne State University
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November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I reviewed John Clark's book 'The Green Children of Woolpit' for the current issue of Marvels & Tales Journal of Fairy Tale Studies
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/marvels/
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/marvels/
“For the trouble with the real folk of Faerie is that they do not always look like what they are; and they put on the pride and beauty that we would fain wear ourselves.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien on Fairy-stories
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien on Fairy-stories
October 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“For the trouble with the real folk of Faerie is that they do not always look like what they are; and they put on the pride and beauty that we would fain wear ourselves.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien on Fairy-stories
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien on Fairy-stories
My submission for Green Women A Companion has been sent in.
My topic is fairies & the colour green. It was a fascinating thing to research.
My topic is fairies & the colour green. It was a fascinating thing to research.
October 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My submission for Green Women A Companion has been sent in.
My topic is fairies & the colour green. It was a fascinating thing to research.
My topic is fairies & the colour green. It was a fascinating thing to research.
"The first Scottish appearance of the term 'fairfolks' occurs in Douglas's translation of the Aenid in 1513. The woods were for long occupied by 'nymphis & fawnys apun euery syde, Quhilk fairfolkis, or than elvys, clepyng we (which we called fair folk & elves)'"
- 'Scottish Fairy Belief'
- 'Scottish Fairy Belief'
October 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"The first Scottish appearance of the term 'fairfolks' occurs in Douglas's translation of the Aenid in 1513. The woods were for long occupied by 'nymphis & fawnys apun euery syde, Quhilk fairfolkis, or than elvys, clepyng we (which we called fair folk & elves)'"
- 'Scottish Fairy Belief'
- 'Scottish Fairy Belief'
Review of Pantheon the Irish
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October 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Review of Pantheon the Irish
Reposted by Morgan Daimler
Review: Pantheon: The Irish by Morgan Daimler #gifted scousedruid.com/2025/10/05/r... @moonbooksci.bsky.social @morgandaimler.bsky.social #Bookreview #Pagan
Discover the Irish Pantheon: An Easy Guide for Beginners
A review of Pantheon: The Irish by Morgan Daimler. The latest book brought to you by Moon Books touches on the engmatic Irish pantheon
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October 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Review: Pantheon: The Irish by Morgan Daimler #gifted scousedruid.com/2025/10/05/r... @moonbooksci.bsky.social @morgandaimler.bsky.social #Bookreview #Pagan
"..there may be ghosts or there may not; but if there are none there are fairies, and they are worse."
- Quote from man reminiscing about a fairy encounter, early 19th century, from The Prince Edward Islands magazine 1902
- Quote from man reminiscing about a fairy encounter, early 19th century, from The Prince Edward Islands magazine 1902
October 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"..there may be ghosts or there may not; but if there are none there are fairies, and they are worse."
- Quote from man reminiscing about a fairy encounter, early 19th century, from The Prince Edward Islands magazine 1902
- Quote from man reminiscing about a fairy encounter, early 19th century, from The Prince Edward Islands magazine 1902
Reposted by Morgan Daimler
Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.
Pantheon: The Irish
My Review of Morgan Daimler's New Release
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September 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Interesting look at elf beliefs in Iceland
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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Elves in Iceland
YouTube video by ReligionForBreakfast
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September 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Interesting look at elf beliefs in Iceland
youtu.be/EndcnH8O3ok?...
youtu.be/EndcnH8O3ok?...