DeDanaan

Féilire : (Gaeilge-Irish) pron. “FAY*-li-re”
1. Calendar

Feasta : (Gaeilge-Irish) pron. “FAS-tuh”
1. Henceforth; in the future; from now on

Fearthainn : (Gaeilge-Irish) pron. “FAR-in”
1. Rain
2. Rainfall

Fearg : (Gaeilge-Irish) pron. “FAR-ruhg”
1. Anger
2. Irritation
3. Of elemental fury

Fear : (Gaeilge - Irish) pron. “far”
1. Man; a man
2. Husband
3. (of men, boys) One.
4. Grant; provide
5. Pour out; give forth
6. Perform; execute; hold; observe
7. Affect; benefit

Faoileán : (Gaeilge-Irish) pron. “fwee-LAW*N”
1. Seagull

Fan, fanacht : (Gaeilge - Irish) pron. “fahn”
ag fanacht pron. “uh FAHN-uhk*t” = waiting
1. Stay; wait; remain

Fairy, Faery : 1. In folklore, one of a variety of supernatural beings endowed with the powers of magic and enchantment. Belief in fairies has existed from earliest times, and literatures all over the world have tales of fairies and their relations with humans. Some Christians have said that fairies were the ancestors of the ancient pagan gods, who, having been replaced by newer deities, were therefore hostile. Others thought that fairies were nature deities, similar to the Greek nymphs. Still others identified fairies with the souls of the dead, particularly the unbaptized, or with fallen angels. Among their many guises, fairies have been described as tiny, wizen-faced old men, like the Irish leprechaun; as beautiful enchantresses who wooed men to their deaths, like Morgan le Fay and the Lorelei; and as hideous, man-eating giants, like the ogre.

2. Fairies were frequently supposed to reside in a kingdom of their own-which might be underground, e.g., gnomes; in the sea, e.g., mermaids; in an enchanted part of the forest; or in some far land. Sometimes they were ruled by a king or queen, as were the trolls in Ibsen’s Peer Gynt and the fairies in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Although fairies were usually represented as mischievous, capricious, and even demonic, they could also be loving and bountiful, as the fairy godmother in Cinderella. Sometimes fairies entered into love affairs with mortals, but usually such liaisons involved some restriction or compact and frequently ended in calamity, as did those of Melusine and Undine. Various peoples have emphasized particular kinds of fairies in their folklore, such as the Arabic jinni, Scandinavian troll, Germanic elf, and English pixie. Among the great adapters of fairy lore into popular fairy tales were Charles Perrault, the brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen. Other notable contributors were Andrew Lang and James Stephens.

See Katharine M. Briggs, “The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature” (1967); J. D. Zipes, “Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales” (1979), “Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale” (1994), and “When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition” (1999); M. M. Tatar, “Off with Their Heads!: Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood” (1992); M. Warner, “From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers” (1995). - From : The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.

3. Fairy is the standard word for the magical mythical being, both as noun and adjective. Also as noun it is the usually taboo and always disparaging slang term for a male homosexual; context must make clear which sense you intend. Faerie and faery are variant spellings of a poetic noun that means both “fairyland� and “a fairy,� again, the mythical creature; both can also be used as adjectives. Fay is also a literary word, meaning “fairy� or “elf� or, as an adjective, “fairylike� or “elfin.� See also FEY. - From : Kenneth G. Wilson (1923-). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.

Fairy Land : Fairy land? FAIRY land?? Fairy LAND??? You’ve got to be kidding me! We’ve already defined Fey, Fae, Faery, Fairy, and Tuatha Dé Danaan… can’t you extrapolate from there???

Ahhh… one too many Pan-Galactic Gargleblasters, eh? That explains it.

Well, ok… we’ll give just one more try to explain it to you.

Fairy Land :

ummm… was that Tooth Fairy Land or just regular old Fairy Land?

Right.

Tooth Fairy Land : An ancient mythological world from which and to which the Tooth Fairies come and go in their nightly visits to the late great planet Earth, boldly sneaking into young children’s bedrooms and removing the rotten, fallen out teeth from beneath their pillows, where they were left in hopes of receiving some favor or prize. Typically, Tooth Fairies left a coin, or a dollar or two. The Tooth Fairies never leave candy.

Fairy Land : A mythical, aetherical world where the Fey/Fay/Fae have their homes. Descriptions of Fairy Land differ according to variations in cultural mythos.

A quick search on the Internet will reveal a plethora of websites devoted to Fairies and Fairy Land, though these beings are often depicted as tiny, dragon-winged creatures of a happy disposition, this is not necessarily the whole truth. In-depth research into the Fae and Fairy Land will reveal their seedier side, that of the trickster, and even some that are very mean-spirited.