Irish fairies

Presentación en diapositivas de los personajes más conocidos de la mitología irlandesa

1. Irish Mythology : The Most F amous F airies

2. Aos Sí Aos Sí , formely written aes sidhe , also written Daoine sídhe in I rish / Daoine síth in Scottish The term Aos Sí is an irish expression that designates a type of supernatural creature, similar to a fairy. Daoine = people / sídhe = mouds The Aos Sí means the people of the mouds . I n many texts of Gaelic literature , they represent the Tuatha Dé Danann (a supernatural race whom represent the main deities of Gaelic Ireland before the 17th Century). This is a mound !

3. The Unseelie Court Unseelie means “ Unholy ” These are the fairies who screamed through the Earth . Some fairies from this court help human beings , while other are dangerous .

4. The Seelie Court These type of fairies usually brings blessings to those they passed as they travel through the Earth . They are not always benevolent .

5. The Leprechaun

6. This creature is a type of fairy of the Aos Sí race . The word leprechaun comes from the G aelic expression leith brogan, which means shoe maker.

7. The leprechaun is the son of an evil spirit and a degenerete fairy , not wholly good , not entirely evil . Is depicted as a dwarfish man with a distinguishable Green clothing , but leprechauns usually wear different clothes depending on the place where they live.

8. The most known legend about the leprechauns tells that if you catch one , he will grant you 3 wishes , or he must lead you to his crock of gold .

9. Warning ! The Leprechauns could become down right malicious when crossed , so better be polite if you deal with one .

10. The Banshee

11. Banshee Bean sí, bantsi , ben síde , bainsíde . bean sídhe = woman of the mouds Is female spirit in Irish mythology that announces the death of a relative . She usually does it by

12. The banshee usually appears as and olg hag or as a lovely woman In irish folklore, she often has red hair , wears White or Green clothing and combs her hair with a Golden brush .

13. If you ever come across a Banshee , don’t be scared , possibly she just want some company …

14. The Dullahan

15. The Dullahan Also known as the Gann Cean , in I rish , means,without a head. This is an Irish folklore figure, he is a headless horseman . He is a type of U nseelie fairy that predicts the death , he carries news of impending death to anyone who saw him riding .

16. He is commonly portrayed as either riding on the back of a black horse, also headless, or riding a black carriage that is pulled by 6 black horses. Around midnight , the Dullahan can be seen riding his horse in the forest , holding his head between his right arm and his chest . He wears a long, black cloak that flows behind him as he rides through the lands. His severed head is covered in rotting flesh that gives off the strong odour of rotting cheese.

17. Stay out of his path ! Do not look at him , you would be immediately blinded . Once the Dullahan states the name of the person whose soul he will take , there’s no way to avoid the death .

18. The Changeling

19. The Changeling As the fairy babies are not as pretty and adorable as human babies , the fairy parents steal human babies from their cribs , and place a fairy baby instead . This baby fairy replacing human baby , is called the changeling .

20. A Speedy baptism was recommended , because Christian rituaks made childs unattractive to fairies . Once the human child is stolen , there’s Little to do if the parents want to recover them , maybe a trip to the Fairyland .

21. Some parents who allegedly had a changeling child would starve and drown the babies , thinking that real fairy parents would come to save their children . There’s tragic evidence that such beliefs of changeling children , were occasionally used to excuse the abuse, torture and even the murder of unwanted or handicapped children .

22. Be careful of how much time you leave alone your baby …

23. Merrows

24. The Merrows Múruch in irish T hese creatures from the Irish Folklore are mermaids or mermans . Continental an insular figures, half - human and half-fish , they usually live from the west of Ireland across Scotland and England .

25. P hysically horrendous to some people , they usually have Green teeth , red noses and pig eyes . Their hair is Green and scraggly , made by seaweed . Despite of their appearance , they seem to attract a lot of men and sailors . They are not always lovely , but their personality is commonly described as fond and brandy.

26. Every merrow wears a Little called cohuleen druith , which permits them to swim safely below the waves . If a human man wants to marry a merrow , he must steal this cap and hide it very well .

27. If you are sailing by Irish waters and you hear a sweet singing , beware ! If they spotted you before you could watch them , you were invariably captured .

28. The Grogoch

29. Creatures half -human, half-fairy . He is a very small elderly man who wears no clothes but a variety of twigs and dirt from his travels . Their homes could be a cave, hollow or cleft in the landscape .

30. Grogoch are very sociable beings , they have the power of invisibility and would only appear to good people , and would help farmers planting and harvesting or in domestic chores. As many fairies , the Grogoch has a fear for clergy , so, he is not going to approach if there’s a priest or a minister around .

31. Slán leat !