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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.

Failing to reward the brownie for his service would result in either the brownie leaving the household or at worst, mischievously causing havoc in the house such as breaking dishes, spoiling milk, and chasing away cattle or other animals from the property.

The brownie was comparable to the German kobold, which pretty much had the same function as the brownie.

Related Information

Name

Brownie – "little brown man".

Culture

Scottish Gaelic.

Type

solitary.

Sources

Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales was written by Sir George Douglas (1901).

Jimmy Joe. "Brownie." https://timelessmyths.com/celtic/otherworld/faeries/brownie. Accessed May 13, 2025.
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Faeries:

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  • • Brownie
  • • Changeling
  • • Dullahan
  • • Elf
  • • The Fool (Amandán)
  • • Goblin
  • • Korrigan
  • • Leprechaun
  • • Pooka
Pooka

Pooka

A pooka or púca was a shape shifting creature. Depending on the writers, the pooka was either a benevolent or malevolent fairy. They were often identified with the pwca of Welsh tradition. According to Yeats, whom he listed T. C. Croker as one of ...

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Goblin

Goblin

Just like the names fairy and elf, goblin has a different meaning and different usage for different people. Only several creatures were seen as goblins in Celtic folklore. But goblin is probably not the right description. Some goblins can appear b...

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Faeries

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 articles on faeries that have a parallel to, or have antecedents from, the mythical beings of the Celti...

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Leprechaun

Leprechaun

Of all the fairies people have heard of, the one that most people today are familiar with is the leprechaun. However, the leprechaun statuettes that we see in people's gardens are seriously misrepresented. In Irish folklore, the leprechaun was one...

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Elf

Elf

The elf or alf was of Teutonic origin. Descriptions of the elves varied from author to author and from one period to another. The elves were introduced into Celtic folklore in later traditions. According to the Norse myths, there were two groups o...

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Bean Nighe

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 nighe was just one of the different forms of the Irish banshee , a female wraith figure. In the Scotti...

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Korrigan

Korrigan

The most common female fairies in the Breton tradition were the korrigans that resided in the woods, especially at Broceliande and often near a stream, spring or fountain. She was a fairy that sought a mortal lover. The korrigan seemed to be the B...

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Changeling

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. Sometimes the stolen babies were returned to the families, especially when a person could expose the true n...

June 3rd, 2005 • Jimmy Joe
What Do Fairies Eat And Who Gives Them Food

What Do Fairies Eat And Who Gives Them Food

The question regarding what fairies eat is an interesting one to ask because of how different the fairy folk are from us. These creatures have been portrayed differently throughout history based on different cultures and folklores. In this article...

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Banshee

Banshee

Originally in Irish literature, banshee actually means "woman of fairy mound" or just simply as "fairy woman". Ban or bean meaning "woman". The various spellings or pronunciations of the word for fairy mound referred to the Otherworldly realm, whi...

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