The fairies are said to guard the numerous fairy forts, and disturbing or interfering with them could bring bad luck or ...

to ask for blessings and good luck Bad luck caused by disturbed fairy forts is causing dips in a major road between County Kerry and County Cork, an Irish member of parliament has said.

Similar stories of bad luck have also been linked to fairy trees, bushes found across the country that generally stood on their own in fields. Like fairy forts, the trees are said to be sacred ...