The book The Misadventures of Myndil Plodostirr, a historical fantasy novel by author Michelle Franklin, has the Werewolves of Ossory (Faoladh) as heroes who befriend and fight alongside the protagonist.

2022年2月18日 · The Faoladh were Irish werewolves with distinct behaviors that differ from most werewolves as we know them. One of the attributes with which the Faoladh are most associated is an inability to stay in any one place for long at a time. They are restless and must wander.

2015年5月13日 · Faoladh sees a parallel between the myth of the Battle of Magh Tuiread and these magic-workers: the Fomorian king tries to starve the people of Ireland by levying such hard taxes that they had no food, so that the other gods, led by Lugh, rise against him and defeat him and his clan. After that, Ireland flourished.

2018年5月24日 · The Irish Faoladh. 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 “good”.

The Faoladh is essentially a type of werewolf in Irish mythology. However, unlike the typical vicious, man-eating werewolves we're familiar with today, the Faoladh was usually considered a creature with a great capacity for good.

2022年4月26日 · In some folklore, the faoladh were 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 Cóir Anmann.

2021年4月10日 · Check out the short story “The Faoladh” by Patrick Winters, which is part of the Neon Druid anthology. In his story, Patrick explores the concept of Irish werewolves acting as heroic guardian figures (as opposed to the mindless …

2010年6月20日 · Unlike its continental cousins, this shapeshifter is the guardian and protector of children, wounded men and lost persons. According to some ancient sources, the Irish werewolves were even recruited by kings in time of war.

2022年3月20日 · The faoladh or conriocht is the werewolf of Irish folklore, he is a shapeshifter. The Emerald island was populated by large numbers of wolves, until 1786 when the last wolf was killed. Ireland was called Wolfland until the Middle Ages.

2019年8月23日 · The faoladh told the priest that they were natives of Ossory, and an ancient curse had forced them into their wolf form. The faoladh explained that the curse forced a man and a woman to be exiled from their homes in Ossory and transformed into wolves every seven years.