The tiny fairy creatures appeared for the first time in a medieval tale quite popular in Ireland. This tale was the EchtraFergus Mac Leti; it means the Adventure of Fergus, Son of Leti. We’ll get into more details later regarding the meaning of this word in Irish mythology and the story...
There is an old Scottish mythology tales which speaks of two kinds of fairies known as the Seelie and the Unseelie. The Seelie were peaceful lightfairieswho would often come to the aid of human and would reward them for kind acts. The Unseelie were dark fairies that were bent on tormenting...
The Banshee: This Irish fairy is more often heard than seen. Her mournful wail, called keening, is heard outside the home of a dying person. The Bogeyman: Also called bogies or bugbears, these fairies are nasty to children and frighten them in the dark. Only children can see their furry...
Leprechauns are Irish mythical creatures that seem to be found only in Irish folklore. They are described as male faerie that appear as tiny, wizened-faced old men that inhabit the isle of Ireland. There are many leprechaun legends and leprechaun stories that come from the early 19th century....
so its hard to see how the Irish language and Irish mythology had enough time (or opportunity) to make such an impression on English that, by 1599, Mab was the faery queen for Shakespeare and- very obviously- his audiences, who had to understand what he was saying. Irish myths didn’t...
of fairy belief in Scotland and Ireland - the Pixies of southern England is that of the popular oral traditions of the early Arabs.The best books on Celtic Fairy lore are still "The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies" by the Rev. Mr. Kirk and Keightley's "Fairy Mythology...
-- In the Land of Cockaigne. -- Irish Myths and Legends. -- Irish Wonders: The Ghosts, Giants, Pookas, Demons, Leprechawns, Banshees, Fairies, Witches, Widows, and Other Marvels of the Emerald Isle. -- Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes. -- Land of Cockaigne. -- Nature Spirits ...
Scholars of Irish, Scots and Manx Gaelic mythology will recognise this as a state of being usually ascribed to the ‘Sidhe’ people (Sith, Sí, Shee, Sighe), otherwise often called ‘fairies’, or (in the medieval Irish literary tradition) the Tuatha Dé Danann. The Sanskrit siddha were ...