In Irish folklore what is a merrow?
Merrow Merrow Merrow (from Irish ', Middle Irish ' or "") is a mermaid or merman in Irish folklore. The term is of Irish-English origin. Merrows are famous for the red cap that controls their mermaid stature, and separates them from other Merfolk sub-species. The word appears in two tales set in Ireland published in the 19th century: "Lady of Gollerus", where a green-haired merrow weds a local Kerry man who deprives her of the "magical red cap" (""); and "The Soul Cages" where a green-bodied grotesque male merrow entertains a fisherman at his home under the sea. These tales with
Irish folklore Irish folklore as its “second life”. Even though there is still a natural existence of folklore within its natural community, folklore material is now being used in other environments, such as marketing (with strategies suggesting tradition and authenticity for goods), movies and TV-shows ("The Secret of Kells", mention of the Banshee are found in tv-shows such as "Supernatural", "Teen Wolf" or "Charmed"), books (the book series "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel," the novel "American Gods"...), contributing to the creation of a new body of Irish folklore. Irish folklore Due to its complexity folklore does not have a single