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Dullahan

The headless phantom coachman who drove a black coach known as coach-a-bower (cóiste-bodhar), sometimes drawn by headless horses. In the coach ther...

Jimmy Joe
June 3rd, 2005
By Jimmy Joe

Changeling

According to folklore, a fairy would secretly exchange a mortal infant with that of the fairy kind. The fairy baby was called a changeling. Sometim...

Jimmy Joe
June 3rd, 2005
By Jimmy Joe

Brownie

In Scottish Gaelic folklore, the brownie was a household elf who would make sure their home was tidy at night, while the family were sleeping. Fail...

Jimmy Joe
June 3rd, 2005
By Jimmy Joe

Bean Nighe

Bean nighe was a Scottish Gaelic name for the Washer at the Ford . The Washer or Washerwoman could be found in almost every Celtic culture. Bean ni...

Jimmy Joe
June 3rd, 2005
By Jimmy Joe

Baobhan Sith

A Scottish version of a female vampire or a succubus. Baobhan Sith are found in Scottish Gaelic oral tradition. Those who would take her in his emb...

Jimmy Joe
June 3rd, 2005
By Jimmy Joe

Banshee

Originally in Irish literature, banshee actually means "woman of fairy mound" or just simply as "fairy woman". Ban or bean meaning "woman". The var...

Jimmy Joe
June 3rd, 2005
By Jimmy Joe

Background

Origin of the Faeries Types of Fairies Origin of the Faeries Fairy comes from the Old French word faerie . The word has been overused to describe a...

Jimmy Joe
June 3rd, 2005
By Jimmy Joe

Faeries

Background Fairy People Fairy People Here is a list and some descriptions of faeries. Since there are many types of faeries, there will only be art...

Jimmy Joe
June 3rd, 2005
By Jimmy Joe

Tuatha Dé Danann

The Tuatha Dé Danann ("People of the Goddess Danu") were one of the mythical races which settled in Ireland before the arrival of the Milesians, th...

Jimmy Joe
November 3rd, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Pryderi

Pryderi was the son of Pwyll , the lord of Dyved, and of Rhiannon . Pryderi was the only character to appear in all four tales of the Mabinogi . In...

Jimmy Joe
May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Nudd (Lludd)

There are likely several (or many) people with the name – Nudd. Lludd was probably another form for the name Nudd. This being the case, I will cove...

Jimmy Joe
May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Modron

Modron was the Welsh goddess of fertility or the mother goddess. Modron was the daughter of the god Avallach. Modron was the mother of Mabon , acco...

Jimmy Joe
May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe
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