In Irish folklore, the Fomorians are demonic beings who come from the sea to battle the divine Tuatha Dé Danann for control of Ireland. Many Fomorians have a monstrous appearance, such as the head of a goat or only one eye, arm, and leg. However, some are beautiful. 🎨John Duncan #FolkloreThursday

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"Poems By Robert Buchanan : "Halloween."" The Illustrated London News 21.12.1867. #FolkloreThursday #Halloween #Art #History #1860s

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More about these games from the dúchas records:

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The questioner would be blindfolded and choose a dish. The clay means you'll die before the year is out. The water means you'll cross the sea. The ring means marriage. A Kerry account adds a fourth plate with rosary beads, and that one means you'll go into the church instead of marrying.

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In 1937 Irish schoolchildren wrote down their families' Samhain fortune telling games for the Dúchas Schools' Collection. The most common one: three saucers on a table, with clay in one, water in the second and a ring in the third. #WitchSky #FolkloreThursday #IrishFolklore

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