A world of festive magic at Tír na Nollaig

Miniature doorways lead off down mystical pathways through a Christmas ‘faery’ village opened yesterday at Bishop Lucey Park in Cork.

‘Tír na Nollaig’ welcomed its first human visitors as part of Cork’s festive celebrations, featuring a giant Ferris wheel on the Grand Parade, outdoor market stalls with mulled wine and an indoor crafts market at Triskel Christchurch.

Magical fairy inhabitants greeted visitors on entrance to the enchanted village, created by Cork’s pageantry specialists Dowtcha Puppets. The team spent the past six weeks weaving a magical fairy woodland with lights, gardens and forest creatures from native willow, hazel and cedar.