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The Fairy Races of the British Isles Presented by Rev. Skip Ellison - - PDF document
The Fairy Races of the British Isles Presented by Rev. Skip Ellison - - PDF document
3/27/2017 The Fairy Races of the British Isles Presented by Rev. Skip Ellison www.skipellison.us Archdruid Emeritus, r nDraocht Fin (ADF) - www.adf.org Provost of Colleges The Grey School of Wizardry www.greyschool.com 1 3/27/2017
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Everyone has heard about the Brownies, but here is your chance to find out about the other Fairy races of the British Isles. We will explore each of the areas in the Isles, and talk about the races of fairies found in their folklore.
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Origin of the Word
- Fey & Faerie – from the Old French Fée
- Féer - to enchant
- Fey, Fairy & Elf– English
- The Good Folk, The People of Peace -
Ireland
- The Still Folk, The Silent Moving Folk -
Scotland
- The Corrigan, The Fées - Brittany
- The Fair Folk, The Fair Family - Wales
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Ways to find out about the Fairies
- The Fairy-Faith in Celtic
Countries by W.Y. Evans Wentz
- The Secret
Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies by Robert Kirk – www.sacred-texts.com
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England
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England - Asrai
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England – Black Annis
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England – Boggart
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England – The Brownie
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England – Churn Milk Peg
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England - Hobgoblins
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England – Jenny Greenteeth
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England – Peg Powler
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England - Pixie
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England - Portunes
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England - Thrummy Cap
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England – Will-o-the-Wisp
Some Regional Names
- Hertfordshire and East Anglia:
The Hobby Lantern
- Lancashire: Peg-a- Lantern
- Cornwall: and Somerset: Joan
the Wad
- East Anglia: The Lantern Man
- Somerset and Devon: Hinky
Punk
- Shropshire: Will the Smith
- Worcestershire: Pinket
- The West Country: Jacky
Lantern, Jack a Lantern
- Norfolk: Will o the Wikes
- Warwickshire Gloucestershire:
Hobbedy's Lantern
- North Yorkshire,
Northumberland: Jenny with the Lantern
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England - Spriggans
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Ireland
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Ireland – Banshee (bean sídhe)
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Ireland - Bean-tighe
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Ireland - The Dullahan
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Ireland - Fear Dearg
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Ireland - Féar Gurtha
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Ireland - Geancanach
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Ireland - Leprechaun
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Ireland - Lunantishee
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Ireland - Peists
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Ireland - Púca
AKA: Pooka, Puka, Phouka, Púka, and Pwwka – MI; Phooka - OI
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Ireland - The Roanes
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Ireland - Sea-maiden Maighdean-mhara
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Ireland - Water Sheerie
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Isle of Man
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Isle of Man - Adhene
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Isle of Man - Buggane
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Isle of Man - Cughtach
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Isle of Man - Dinny Mara
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Isle of Man - Dooiney Oie
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Isle of Man - Fireesin
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Isle of Man - Foawr
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Isle of Man - Glaisein
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Isle of Man - Glashtin
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Isle of Man - Lhiannan Shee
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Isle of Man - Moddeh Dhoo of Peel Castle
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Isle of Man - Phynodderree
- r Fenodyree
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Scotland
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Scotland - Cailleach Bheur
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Scotland - Ghillie Dhu
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Scotland - Green Woman
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Scotland - Gyre Carlin
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Scotland - Kelpie
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Scotland - The Headless Trunk
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Scotland - Lorreag
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Scotland - Nucklelavee
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Scotland - Sluag
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Scotland - Selkies
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Scotland - Trows
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Scotland - Urisk
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Scotland - Wilkie
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Wales
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Wales - Afang
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Wales - Bendith Y Mamau
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Wales - Bwca
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Wales - Bwciod
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Wales - Bwgan/Bwganod
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Wales - Coblynau
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Wales – Cyhyraeth / gwrach y rhibyn
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Wales - Ellylldan
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Wales - Ellyll/Ellyllon
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Wales - Gwragedd Annwn
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Wales - Gwyllion
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Wales - Jili Ferwtan
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Wales - Tolaeth
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- “Brownie, be welcome to this house!
- In this house let there be good cheer,
- a welcome for friend and stranger,
- mirth and music, cleanliness and good
- rder.
- In this house let there be food and drink in
plenty,
- In this house let there be prosperity,
- harmony and health, love and luck for all.
- Honored One, for thy help we thank thee.”