Topic Research

I'm really interested in the Irish Ghost Stories topic and decided that was the topic I was most interested in from last week's assignment. After spending a little time in Ireland, I was fascinated with the history of the country. All the buildings are extremely old and hold some sort of story. There are a lot fables that haunt each place. A lot of the stories I'm going to read about are true to an extent. They come from real history or places and have been passed down. The book, "True Irish Ghost Stories" by John D. Seymour have a lot of stories about occurrences of ghosts and the supernatural in Ireland. The first, "Haunted Houses in or Near Dublin" is really interesting. Dublin is the only city I've been to in Ireland and believe me I can see why people would have these haunted occurrences. These people recount the many times they have come in contact with a ghost. Whether it's waking them up from their sleep or seeing the ghost in their kitchen many times, these people believe that what they saw was real. On the other hand, there are other people who say that the reason they are seeing these things is because the estates are very old, not because it's a ghost. Another part of the book is, "Haunted Places." This part of the book focuses on specific places in Ireland that people see similar things. People will tend to see a little girl in the middle of the street as they drive by or seeing a strange figure in the distance. Because these people have been told some see these things, maybe they convince themselves that they are seeing them as well when they visit. Another interesting part of the book is, "Legendary and Ancestral Ghosts." These are all the stories that are passed down from generation to generation. Growing up, it's always interesting to hear these different stories. These stories tend to lean more toward monster stores and ghost stories. I think it will be really interesting to dive more into this topic and discover more of these stories.

True Irish Ghost Stories by John D. Seymour

Reported Haunted House in Ireland. Source: Wikipedia

Topic Brainstorm

Storybook Topics:

The Nursery Rhymes topic has me interested because over the years, I’ve learned how corrupt nursery rhymes can be. Yet, we still pass them down from generation to generation. It would be cool to go in depth to see how they came to be, if they have been changed, and why they have the meanings they do. There are also many different types of nursery rhymes. They can be songs, idioms, poems etc. So it could be interesting to come up with many different variations of them as well. Link


Hawaiian mythology interests me because Hawaii is a place I have often visited my whole life. I’ve been going there ever since I was a kid and it would be fascinating to hear of all the stories that come out of Hawaii. It’s such an exotic place with such a rich history that I could know more about. There are many different stories to choose so I know I could find a lot of information. Link


The Irish ghost stories also intrigue me a lot. A good bit of my heritage is Irish and ghost stories are so fascinating to me. I’ve even been to Dublin and found it one of the most interesting places because of its unique history. Because the country is so old, there are so many stories that come from different places and people throughout the land. I can’t wait to read more about these spooky stories. Link


The Brothers Grimm are responsible for most of the fairy tales and stories that we are familiar with today. Although the versions we see in animated form are very different than the stories they tell. Most of the endings in these stories are twisted and it can be shocking. This would be something I find very fascinating because I grew up with these stories. However, since there are so many variations online, it might be hard to narrow down which stories I want to go off of. Link







The Brothers Grimm

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