Irish folklore leprechaun, banshees, changelings and many others. The origin of these Irish fairies could be dated back to the ancient Celtic beliefs of pagan Gods and supernatural beings. However, there is no linear path that traces the development of fairy lore in Ireland from its origin. Irish fairy lore has influenced many English authors, such as Jonathan Swift, who wrote Gulliver's Travels while living in Ireland. Ó Súilleabháin was part of the Irish Folklore Commission, "Béaloideas". Not long after the foundation of the commission he created two books for the collectors. The first, in 1937, a shorter volume in the Irish
The Gold at the Starbow's End Starbow's End" became the title story of a collection of Pohl's works. It also appeared in two best-of-the-year anthologies: "Best Science Fiction of 1972" (for which Pohl was the editor) and "The 1973 Annual World's Best SF". Since then, it has been anthologized at least six times, including one in Italian translation (under the title "Alpha Aleph"). The story also appears in two collections devoted to Pohl's work: the already-mentioned "The Gold at the Starbow's End" (1972) and "Platinum Pohl" (2005). "The Gold at the Starbow's End" is a collection of Pohl's stories published in the United States and Canada