It is thought that young boys were dressed in skirts to protect them from fairy abduction. A belief existed that the fairies would choose boys before girls.
The name of the island is Inishmaan, or Inis Méain in the Irish Language. It’s the middle of the three Aran Islands and is about 10km west of Doolin on the west coast of Ireland.
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The name of the island is Inishmaan, or Inis Méain in the Irish Language. It’s the middle of the three Aran Islands and is about 10km west of Doolin on the west coast of Ireland.