Home Sweet Home

I think the reason I loved Allingham's poem about the fairies was because it felt so familiar. Coming from Irish heritage (my grandparents were both from Dublin) I must have grown up hearing some of these folktales and sorts of darker celtic fairytales. It also touched a chord because of the natural imagery in the poem. Every setting in which you could find fairies can be found on the Wirral, the lovely peninsula I call home. It has every sort of landscape mentioned in the poem, from beaches to woodland hills and views of the welsh mountains. So I've returned for a wee bit of inspiration.

By the craggy hillside...

Down the rocky shore...