The Sheoques: These fairies live in thorn bushes that are sacred to them. The fairies play music too lead humans astray. They sometimes switch a child with a fairy child to create a changeling.
The Merrows: Portrayed as small hornless cows. These fairies have fish tails and wear a red cap. The men have green teeth, hair and pig eyes with red noses. The woman merrows are pretty and prefer human mates. (umm, so would I if the men truly look the way they are described ...lol!)
The Leprechaun: A solitary fairy that fixes shoes. He is a thrifty sort. If you catch him you find his pot of gold. But if you take your eyes off of him, the leprechaun will disappear.
The Cluricaun: This fairy is another loner like the leprechaun. He robs wine cellars. Also the cluricaun rides sheep and sheep dogs all through the night.
The Gonconer: This loner is seen smoking a pipe and not doing much accept trying to seduce milkmaids and shepherdesses.
The Fear Darring-Red man: There is not an "exact" photo of this fairy. but I would image him as being a pretty ugly fellow. This fairy is a loner that is describe as being a mean practical joker who likes gruesome pranks and giving bad dreams.
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