oak and 364, 365
offending 430
origin of 457
protection against 386,
406, 446, 458
at Samhain 407
second sight and 413
shape-shifting by 417
stealing from 151–152
as superstition 434
fairy (Irish) 168
fairy (other Celtic) 167–168
fairy animals 168
fairy arrow. See fairy dart
fairy babies. See changeling
fairy battle 167, 169
fairy blast 167, 169
fairy boat 170
fairy bride 170, 173
fairy circle 170
fairy colors 170, 228
fairy cow 105, 169, 170–171,
233, 392
fairy crafts 171
fairy dart 171–172
fairy faith xv
Fairy Flag 172
fairy food 172–173
fairy fort. See fairy mound
fairy hill. See fairy mound
fairy housekeeper 173, 295,
432, 450
fairy hunger. See hungry grass
fairy islands 173
fairy kidnapping xv, 173. See
also away; changeling; fairy
lover
of Áed 3
of brides 170
darts and 171
death and 167
depression as 242
eating and 173
fairy blast and 169
fairy sleep from 178
of midwives 175
names and 347
need-fire and 351
pins in 380
at Samhain 408
of Thomas the Rhymer
446
wakes and 467
fairyland 168, 174, 189, 235,
347, 365, 445, 449. See also
Otherworld
fairy lights 174
fairy lover 174–175. See also
Macha
Áine as 211
fairy kidnapping by 173
ganconer 206
of Launfal 284, 455
of Maurice 90
of Merlin 465
Morgan as 338
of Ruadh 401
of Thomas the Rhymer
446
fairy midwife 175, 177, 331
fairy mist 175
fairy mound 15, 175–176,
407, 458. See also sídhe
fairy music 176, 345, 382
fairy ointment 92, 173, 175,
177, 214, 416
fairy path 169, 177
fairy queen 6, 90, 177,
179–180, 358, 449, 462
fairy rath 177–178
fairy ring 178
fairy sleep 178
fairy-stricken cattle. See
calamity meat
fairy stroke 151, 178, 446
fairy theft 178
fairy time 167, 178–179,
292–293
fairy tree 179, 445
Falias 179, 338
Fand 155, 179–180, 197,
277, 286, 289, 311
Far Darrig 180
Far Gorta 180
Far Liath. See gray man
fasting 180
Faughart 180
fawn. See deer
Fea 180
feast 180
Fedelm 181, 438
Fedelm of Munster 181
Fedelm the Nine-Times
Beautiful 181
Fedelm, princess of Connacht
181, 349, 366
Fedelm, seer of Cruachan
181
féis. See feast
féith na filíochta 181
Fenian Cycle 181
fenodyree. See glastig
feolagan 181–182
Ferchertne 182
Ferdiad 182, 204
Fergus 182–184
Fergus Fínbél 182
Fergus Foga 182
Fergus Lethderg 182, 353
Fergus mac Léti 38, 183, 265
Fergus mac Róich 72, 183,
197, 296, 319–320, 350,
356, 412, 423, 437
Fergus Mór 183, 288
Fer Í 184, 223, 456
ferrish. See fairy (other Celtic)
fertility 46, 184, 220, 344,
424, 464
festival. See calendar; feast
fetch 184–185, 413
féth fiada. See druid’s fog
Féthnat 185
Fflur 185
Fiacclach mac Conchinn 185
Fiachna 185
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