Book excerpt: This collection brings together the luck and the charm of the Irish in a single volume filled with blessings, toasts, old-fashioned customs, sayings, superstitions, jokes, limericks, legends and common remedies for simple ailments such as headache, heartache or freckles - and love spells using herbs and poetry. From the wailing and clapping of the Banshee to the dancing and pranks of the Little People, this book contains gems of Irish folklore and tradition.