A trickster with a pot of gold. Quick as a fox and twice as cute. Leprechauns have the gift of the gab and could make you doubt you put your pants on the right way round. Female leprechauns are even harder to spot. If you catch one, male or female, never look away or they’ll just disappear in the blink of an eye !
People have tried catching Leprechauns for years but they mostly end up looking foolish. A grown up especially if they’re greedy, can act stupidly. A little leprechuan might be no match for a full size person up but using wit and a greedy adult’s own desires they easily outwit the average human.
Sometimes we like to imagine things. The Púca saves you all that bother. You just need to go out on a moonless night, alone is best. The Púcas eyes glow like coals, the darker it is the better they can see you.
In the dark your mind can play tricks. When you are alone in bed and you hear a sound , what do you imagine it might be ?
Who made the high cliffs of Ireland ? Who threw the giant rocks upon the hillsides ? Only the Hag knows the answer. Older than the oldest trees of Ireland she has seen it all. Her door faces the sunrise in the east and watches the sun set in the west. The Hag has seen heroes rise up and fade away. She will test them if they can pass the first challenge and find her.
Some call her a witch. This might be beacuse of her knowledge of the old ways or her seeming magic in knowing the right answer. Others call her the Cailleach, the wise old woman.
Ieland’s ancient rock chick (older than Madonna !). Graphic, sexy and hard as stone. Only a few remain in their original sites. Many were hidden away because people felt they were shameful. A Sheela on your building brings you major Mojo.
Sheelas are roughly carved and display thyemselves without any embarassment. Its enough to make a priest blush and yet they are mostly found on churches.
If you think fairies are your friends read this: They’re not your friend. They don’t think or feel like we do. They may fall in love with humans but if you lived for 900 years what would you do with some old lad ? Ewww. Some are sweet as honey others as sharp as thorns, they are all magical and the sweetest magic often comes with a bitter beauty.
Time moves slowly in the fairy world. A day can be as long as a year in our world. They have watched our grandparents playing as children and will see our own grandchildren grow old and fade away.
Ireland is snake free since St. Patrick chased them away. Why did he do it and wherev did they go? The Péist is a mythical serpent living in the rivers and lakes of the land. It knows all the hidden secrets washing around in the deep. If you are clever enough it might answer your questions.
The secrets that the Péist knew was the reason it was attacked. Nobody could know the truth except the one St Patrick told. If there are two truths then one of them must be a lie.
Things are often not what they seem. This can apply to people too. Sometimes people are changed or even exchanged and it can be very frightening. Rarely do things work out well, but it is no excuse not to try. An experienced fairy doctor should be sought as soon as possible.
“Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear” Things were not what they seemed