2. The Merrows: Seen as little horn less cows but really they have fishes tails and wear a red cap (cohuleen driuth). The men have green teeth. green hair,pigs eyes and red noses-women are beautiful and prefer human mates.

Solitary Fairies

The Solitary Fairies

The Cluricaun: Robbing wine cellars and riding sheep and shepherds dogs the live long night-found panting and mud covered in the morning.

Gonconer: The Gonconer(Ganconagh)-Love talker,Idler,appears making love to shepherdesses and milkmaids -smokes a pipe. Fear Darrig: The Fear Darrig-Red man,Joker gives evil dreams

Pooka: The Pooka-A horse ass etc... takes rider on a wild ride and shakes him off in the grey of morning especially drunkards-a drunkards sleep is his kingdom.When it rains with sun shining that means he will be out that night. When berries are killed by frost it is the Pooka's spit which is upon them and they should not be eaten.

Dullahan: The Dullahan-Headless or carrying his head.Black coach a bower with headless horses it goes to your door and if you open it a basin of blood is thrown at you-death omen.

Leanhaun Shee-Fairy: The Leanhaun Shee-Fairy mistresses seeks love of men-if they refuse she is their slave -If they consent they are hers-her lovers waste away -you must find one to go in your place.

Fear Gorta: The Fear Gorta-Man of hunger-brings good luck to those who give him food.

The Leprechaun

The one shoemaker seen mending shoes.Catch him and get crocks of gold.A thrifty professional.Take your eyes off of him and he vanishes. Red Coat seven buttons in each row and he spins sometimes on the point of a cocked hat.

Banshee: The Banshee-Fairy woman -morning-wails over dead and calls for them.
Fear Sidhe: The Fear Sidhe: Male Fairy (there are also fairies for parts and aspects of the home,for water(sherie) light Soullh and a host of lake fairies,dragons and ghosts)