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Faeries At Imbolc 
The Celts marked Imbolic as the festival of the goddess Brigid. At Imbolc, the first lambs of the year are born - a powerful symbol of renewal, innocence, and purity. In Faery folktales, Brigid appears in faery form to chase away the Hag of Winter and bring back the spring. In some tales, the Hag and her rival, the maiden, fight in the forms of dragon and lamb. In Scottish lore, the adder, representing the power of the Cailleach, is defeated by the lamb of Brigid. At Imbolic, the faeries, the People of the Hills, leave their mounds and move among human beings. They come out of their winter resting places to test the weather. If it is still cold and frosty, they will retreat a little longer. The Manx faery, Caillage Ny Groagmagh (�?old Woman of Gloominess�? looks out at Imbolic. If the weather is fine, she takes the form of a giant bird to gather firewood to warm her through the summer. If it is wet, she stays in, and because she has no firewood, she has to make the rest of the year sunny in order to dry the wood. |
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Faeries of the Hearth and Home Bean-Tigue- Her time is from Samhain to Beltane and is described as small elderly women in old-fashioned peasant clothing, with kindly, dimpled faces. She is responsible for the Protection of home, children, and pet, and aid in household chores. They love fresh strawberries and cream.
Brownies - They are typically a tiny, shaggy-looking man with wrinkled brownskin. They are approximately 25 inches tall. They are usually either naked or their brown clothing is in extremely bad condition. Brownies like to adopt houses which they look after. They come out at night to finish small chores, look over the cattle. If there is a lazy servant in the home, he might choose to plague him for it. All Brownies expect in return is a bowl of cream or good milk and a honey cake. Never leave clothes and never leave too much food. They find this offensive and will leave. Care should be taken not to criticize their work. When one farmer criticized the mowing job, the Brownie responsible threw the entire crop over a cliff.
The Bwca - They are the Welsh version of the Brownie (see above). They have slightly nastier tempers and are prone to tantrums if their work is criticized. They also despise tattletales and people with long noses.
Geancanach-guardians of home hearths, they are depicted as being very small (a few inches in height), with huge eyes that curve upward on the ends and large pointed ears. They also have small wings but prefer to move from place to place by dematerializing. They sometime help but have a tendency to play pranks. Enjoy drinking fresh milk. |
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Faeries of Agriculture The Fenoderee - He is a type of Brownie from the Isle of Man. He is enthusiastic about helping the farmers, but isn't all that bright. The Fenoderee once was tricked into trying to fetch water with a sieve. The Fenoderee was at one time a handsome member of the Ferrishyn (the faerie tribe of Man), but he was exiled and his good looks taken when he missed the Autumn festival to court a human girl. Fireesin- these farm faeries can be found in fields that are either about to be cultivated or harvested. Their appearance is nude, covered with patches of brown, coarse hair, and in general are not very physically appealing. They help farmers, but they are not known for being very bright. The Glaistig - She is a water faerie, a beautiful seductress with the body of a goat which she hides under a long billowy green dress. She lures men to dance with her, then feeds like a vampire on their blood. She can be benign as well, often tending children and the elderly or herding cattle for farmers.
The Gruagach - a fairy being that had protective duties,
either male or female and associated with cattle.Milk was set for the Gruagach every night, or otherwise in the morning there would be no milk. The Gruagach was very helpful, but sometimes could be a little mischievous. The Gruach had very long hair and was always well dressed.The Pictish/Scottish male equivalent of Scotia he was also looked upon as the guardian of cattle, a bold warrior and brilliant sorcerer. The name means "the long haired one" and is a quite accurate depiction of Gruagach whose long hair is supposed to portray rays of the sun and therefore suggests that he was worshipped as a form of sun-god.
Portunes - They are small agricultural faeries who work on human farms by day, and spit-roast frogs by night. They are generally very old men with wrinkled faces and patched coats. However kind they are, they have a weakness for grabbing the bridles of horses whom men are riding alone at night and leading them into ponds, laughing. |
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