Irish for Luck — is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Athene Seyler, Margaret Lockwood and Patric Knowles.[1] An impoverished Irish Duchess tries to survive on her small income. It was also known as Meet the Duchess. It was… … Wikipedia
charms, material — The etymology of the word charm (from Latin carmen, a chant ) shows that in medieval times it meant verbal formulas (see next entry), but in modern languages it is far more widely applied. All the varied objects which are worn, carried, or… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Lucky Charms — For other uses, see Lucky Charms (disambiguation). Lucky Charms is a brand of cereal produced by the General Mills food company of Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States. It first appeared in stores in 1964.[1] The cereal consists of two main… … Wikipedia
Music Hath Charms — is a 1935 British musical film directed by Thomas Bentley. Walter Summers, Arthur B. Woods and Alexander Esway, and starring Henry Hall, Carol Goodner and Arthur Margetson.[1] Cast Henry Hall Himself W.H. Berry Basil Turner Carol Goodner Mrs.… … Wikipedia
More Irish than the Irish themselves — (Irish: Níos Gaelaí ná na Gaeil iad féin, Latin: Hiberniores Hibernis ipsis) is a phrase used in Irish historiography to describe a phenomenon of cultural assimilation in late medieval Norman Ireland. The descendants Hiberno Norman lords who had… … Wikipedia
List of Harry Potter characters — This is a list of characters in the Harry Potter series. They are all fictional characters who have appeared in a Harry Potter related book, author J. K. Rowling s website as the Wizard of the Month , the Daily Prophet (the newsletter of the… … Wikipedia
Thomas Moore — For the English Roman Catholic martyr, see Thomas More. For other people named Thomas Moore, see Thomas Moore (disambiguation). Thomas Moore Born 28 May 1779(1779 05 28) Dublin … Wikipedia
Cunning folk in Britain — A model of a nineteenth century cunning woman in her house, at the Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle in England. The cunning folk in Britain were professional or semi professional practitioners of magic active from the Medieval period through to… … Wikipedia
folk literature — Introduction also called folklore or oral tradition the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does written literature, of both prose and… … Universalium
Charon's obol — Charon and Psyche (1883), a pre Raphaelite interpretation of the myth by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope Charon s obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth[1] of a dead person before burial. According to … Wikipedia
