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    The Pooka was a shapeshifting fairy creature from Irish folklore that took the form of a black horse with red eyes. It enjoyed playing tricks on people and disturbing farmers by destroying their crops. King Brian Boru trained himself to be strong enough to confront the Pooka. He had a special bridle made using three hairs from the Pooka's tail. After a difficult battle, Brian was able to control the Pooka and force it to agree to stop tormenting Christians and never attack Irish people unless they were drunk. However, the Pooka did not keep its promises and remained a frightening figure in Irish culture.

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    The Pooka was a shapeshifting fairy creature from Irish folklore that took the form of a black horse with red eyes. It enjoyed playing tricks on people and disturbing farmers by destroying their crops. King Brian Boru trained himself to be strong enough to confront the Pooka. He had a special bridle made using three hairs from the Pooka's tail. After a difficult battle, Brian was able to control the Pooka and force it to agree to stop tormenting Christians and never attack Irish people unless they were drunk. However, the Pooka did not keep its promises and remained a frightening figure in Irish culture.

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    The Pooka was a shapeshifting fairy creature from Irish folklore that took the form of a black horse with red eyes. It enjoyed playing tricks on people and disturbing farmers by destroying their crops. King Brian Boru trained himself to be strong enough to confront the Pooka. He had a special bridle made using three hairs from the Pooka's tail. After a difficult battle, Brian was able to control the Pooka and force it to agree to stop tormenting Christians and never attack Irish people unless they were drunk. However, the Pooka did not keep its promises and remained a frightening figure in Irish culture.

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    The Irish legend of the Pooka

    Edwar Niño
    Daniel Martinez

    The Pooka, or in Irish Puca was a phantom fairy creature that was part
    of Celtic folklore and fairytales of Ireland. The pooka was an animal
    spirit, in its real form was as black as coal with red eyes as frightening
    as a fire. Also, the Pooka wasn’t as nice as some other fairies. In some
    stories the Pooka had the ability to change form. While the Pooka was
    wandering through the forest, it used to transform from its original form
    to several animals like a horse, a cat or even a person.

    The Pooka behaved as a trickster, it liked to fool strangers. Sometimes


    this creature knocked down fences and gates, and destroyed the crops
    of farmers, while galloping across the countryside. While the farmers
    were sitting around the fire and talking about their day, the pooka
    listened and planned how to disturb them.

    The pooka: So, they are planning to celebrate their festival, I will scare
    them by appearing as a mad horse. I will be the darkest and the most
    fearsome Horse.
    The Pooka lived in the mountains and hills, where its powers were more
    useful. In the month of November, the parents told stories about the
    Pooka, many children stayed indoors, scared of what they heard and
    what the Pooka supposedly did to others.

    Pooka liked to take a rider, usually a drunk person and on a wild trip all
    night and shook him off before the sunrise. While the drunk person was
    riding the pooka pushed him against rocks and tree’s branches.

    But there was a special man who was able to ride and control the Pooka.
    He was High King of Ireland and founded the O’Brien dynasty, Brian
    Boruma Mac Cennetig (941-1014).

    He was known as Brian Boru. he met with his council, ant they planned
    how to beat the most cunning creature, the pooka.

    Brian: I will be the first man to control the Pooka.


    Council’s magician: but my king, the Pooka is faster and more intelligent
    than any of your men. it might leash off its fury against our people.

    Brian: You are right the Pooka is the meanest and most evil creature,
    but we will win with our magic and preparation. First, I’m going to train
    with wild horses, I’m going to ride them every day, so I will be stronger
    than the Pooka.

    Council’s magician: I have an idea, if we collect some of the pooka’s


    hairs we might prepare a spell and we may reduce its power.

    General: my men and I will search for the hairs. we might find them.

    Council’s magician: Remember Pooka’s hair are darker than night and
    sharper than a knife.

    Brian: That’s great, the court’s blacksmith is going to forge all the
    equipment to ride the Pooka. He is going to take two months doing this
    difficult work.

    After two months the bridle was ready to use, but there wasn’t any
    news of the general. One night while the king was resting, he heard a
    terrible scream.

    General: My king I have the Pooka’s hairs. But it attacked me while I


    was searching for the hairs. I’m dying.

    Brian: Thank you general; with your sacrifice I’m going to defeat the
    Pooka. My men are ready to go in this hunt. we are going to leave
    tomorrow.

    Council’s magician: Now that you have trained and that you have all
    the elements you need, you might win against this creature.

    Brian: It will be a difficult battle but I’m going to use all my strength,
    even if it might kill me. I will be remembered as the bravest man and
    more impulsive than the average king.

    Brian succeeded in controlling the magic of the creature, to do that he


    used the special bridle that included the three hairs of Pooka’s tail. After
    all his training Brian was as strong as a bull, he was the strongest man
    alive, so he was capable to stay on the Pooka’s back until it
    surrendered.
    The king required the Pooka to agree to two promises. First, The Pooka
    wasn’t allowed to torment Christian people and it never ruined their
    property again, and the second promise was that it would never again
    attack an Irish person, except those who were drunk. Even though the
    Pooka agreed, it forgot its promises. It was really a prince of lies.

    But rarely it did permanent harm, most tales showed the Pooka as a
    menace, but never as a killer. However, its menacing past, the Pooka
    has been a permanent piece of the Irish culture. Recently a town was
    divided about a new sculpture that represented the Pooka. The artist
    tried to represent the folklore of the area, but even the priest opposed
    to the artistic representation even called it pagan idol.

    This shows the power of the Pooka. It has scared the Irish people for
    many years.

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