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The current spelling leipreachán is used throughout Ireland, but there are numerous regional variants. [6]John O'Donovan's supplement to O'Reilly's Irish-English Dictionary defines lugharcán, lugracán, lupracán as "a sprite, a pigmy; a fairy of a diminutive size, who always carries a purse containing a shilling".
Classifications of fairies. Fairies, particularly those of Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh folklore, have been classified in a variety of ways. Classifications – which most often come from scholarly analysis, and may not always accurately reflect local traditions – typically focus on behavior or physical characteristics.
The aos sí are said to live underground in fairy forts, across the Western sea, or in an invisible world that co-exists with the world of humans. This world is described in the Lebor Gabála Érenn as a parallel universe in which the aos sí walk among the living. In modern Irish, the people of the mounds are also called daoine sí; in ...
t. e. The clurichaun (/ ˈkluːrɪkɔːn /) or clúrachán (from Irish: clobhair-ceann[1]) is a mischievous fairy in Irish folklore known for his great love of drinking and a tendency to haunt breweries, pubs and wine cellars. [2] He is related to the leprechaun and has sometimes been conflated with him as a shoemaker and a guardian of hidden ...
Bran and Sceólang ("raven" and "survivor" [1]) are the hounds of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. The dogs are described as being mostly white, with purple haunches, a crimson tail, blue feet, and standing as tall as Fionn's shoulder. [2] Bran is normally male, while Sceólang is normally female, although there ...
The cù-sìth (e) (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [kʰuː ˈʃiː]), plural coin-shìth (e) (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [kʰɔɲ ˈhiː]) is a mythical hound found in Irish folklore and Scottish folklore. [1][2] In Irish folklore it is spelled cú sídhe, and it also bears some resemblance to the Welsh Cŵn Annwn. The cù-sìth is thought ...
Tylwyth Teg. Tylwyth Teg (Middle Welsh for " Fair Family "; [1] Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtəlʊi̯θ teːg]) is the most usual term in Wales for the mythological creatures corresponding to the fairy folk of Welsh and Irish folklore Aos Sí. Other names for them include Bendith y Mamau ("Blessing of the Mothers "), Gwyllion and Ellyllon.
The Irish Catholics took great care to avoid angering the fairy folk. Believing in fairies must not have been too far-fetched for St. Patrick. After all, Christian beliefs also include fairylike ...