Other Origins: Similar faeries known as Bogles are part of Cornish and Welsh faery lore. In northern England and on the Isle of Man they are known as Boggans.
Other Names: Bogles, Peat Faeries, Mudbogs, Bog-a-boos, Boggies.
Element: Earth.
Appearance and Temperament: Ballybogs are mud-covered creatures of very small size.
Their bodies are almost completely round, with their heads rising from their bulbous bodies without benefit of necks.
They have long spindly arms and legs which look too thin and weak to support the weight.
These solitary faeries can be helpful or baneful, but are usually said to be so stupid that it is hard to determine their temperament.
They speak no known language and grunt and slobber instead of speaking.
The English Boggans wear hooded cloaks and are more articulate, slender, sly, and troublesome than their Irish cousins.
Time Most Active: All year.
Lore: The Irish have reported seeing Ballybogs at and near their peat bogs for centuries.
Ireland has almost no natural coal or oil, and much of the country must rely on peat for its fuel needs, a commodity which must be collected periodically.
The Ballybogs seem relatively harmless, just unpleasant. Their function and purpose has never been ascertained, though was once believed that Ballybogs were the guardian spirits of the bogs.
Up until Medieval times in northern England, legends of Ballybogs, or Boggans as they were called there, and their mischief were widespread.
Until the seventeenth century the rural English ritually reenacted games with the Ballybogs and their king, an event which took place around Yule.
The game involved the tossing up of numerous hoods, grabbing them, and racing with them back home (or in this case, a hometown pub) before the bog faeries (young men of the village) could touch the runners (as in a game of tag) with their staffs made of 13 bound willow branches.
The object was to get the king's hood, which would then render protection to the community for the coming year.
Numerous human bodies have been found preserved in the peat bogs of northern Europe, many displaying evidence of ritual sacrifice.
It is possible that several thousand years ago human sacrifice were made to placate the faeries of the bogs.
Where to Find Them: At peat bogs or mud holes.
How to Contact: Ask them to manifest in the physical.
Magickal and Ritual Help: You can call to them to ask them to assist you finding the best peat, but don't expect an intelligible answer.
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