Daoine Sidhe, anyone?

[AphroditeMSC]

Does anyone know the true tales of the Daoine Sidhe?
I do cos I'm Irish lol

 

[The Ace]

Not particularly, isn't it bad luck to say their name though ?

 

[AphroditeMSC]

rofl no. If it is, I'm in for a hell of a run of bad luck lol. I had to do a presentation on the Daoine Sidhe in college last year. It was great.

 

[BookStop]

Does anyone know the true tales of the Daoine Sidhe?
I do cos I'm Irish lol

Is it info you could feed us a bit at a time, or maybe a link you can direct us to? Danny She? (pronunciation) I'd be interested to know more.

 

[AphroditeMSC]

Pronounced Geena Shee.

I'll put up some info for you.

 

[AphroditeMSC]

THE DAOINE SIDHE

IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SIDHE THEN FIRST OF ALL I SHALL NEED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE TUATHA DE DANAN. THE PEOPLE OF DANU, OR THE CHILDREN OF DANU.

IN IRISH FOLKLORE THEY WERE A PEOPLE WHO SETTLED IN IRELAND MILLENIA AGO. SOME BELIEVED THEY ARRIVED IN FLYING SHIPS BUT COULD NOT LAND ANYWHERE AS THE FOMORIANS HAD SET UP A GREAT ENERGY FIELD WHICH THEY COULD NOT PENETRATE. THEY CIRCLED IRELAND NINE TIMES BEFORE THEY EVENTUALLY FOUND A BREACH IN THE FORCEFIELD WHERE THEY LANDED ON THE IRON MOUNTAINS IN CO. LEITRIM. THE SLIABH AN IARAINN.

THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM A STONE OF DESTINY CALLED THE LIA FAIL, WHICH THEY PLACED ON THE TOP OF THE MOUND OF TARA AND FROM THEN ON THE RIGHTFUL KINGS OF IRELAND WERE CHOSEN WHEN IT CALLED OUT. ALSO WITH THEM WAS THE SPEAR OF LUGH. IT ENSURED VICTORY TO WHOMEVER CARRIED IT IN BATTLE. AMONG OTHER THINGS TO BE BROUGHT TO IRELAND FROM THE PEOPLE OF DANU WERE THE SWORD OF NUADA FROM WHICH NONE COULD ESCAPE AND THE CAULDRON OF THE DAGDA FROM WHICH NONE WOULD GO UNSATISFIED.

THEY FOUGHT A GREAT MANY BATTLES FOR THEIR PLACE IN IRELAND, THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS WITH THE FIR BOLG. THEY WERE THE MEN OF THE BAGS OR THE POT-BELLIED ONES. THEY DEFEATED THE FIR BOLG AT THE FIRST BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREDH OR MOYTURA AND MOVED TOWARDS THE WEST OF IRELAND WHERE THEY AGAIN FACED A BATTLE FOR A PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY. THIS TIME IT WAS WITH THE FOMORIANS. THEY FOUGHT THIS BATTLE IN CO. ROSCOMMON, WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS THE SECOND BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREDH. THEY DEFEATED THE FOMORIAN’S GREAT WARRIOR BALOR AND SO LAID CLAIM TO THE LAND.

I'm going to integrate some of this fantastic, Irish folklore into my book, Atalanta - Dark Huntress....should prove interesting to say the least lol. I have more information, if you want it.

 

[Winter Lord]

Not particularly, isn't it bad luck to say their name though ?

That's only if you use a certain word that starts with "F", and rhymes with "Mary".

 

[AphroditeMSC]

Faerie? lol

 

[Winter Lord]

Faerie? lol

Better get out the cold wrought iron.

 

[AphroditeMSC]

lol Not to worry. I don't make a habit of walking through any wooded areas at night!