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Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 00:33:17 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Fairies (again)
In a message dated 97-02-02 16:48:28 EST, you write:
<< In Celtic mythology it's the Sidhe that can be equated with fairies, not
the
Tuatha de Dannan (sp.?) or the FirBolg. The FirBolg are the people who were
in Ireland prior to the arrival of the Celts; the Tuatha de Dannan are part
of Celtic mythology but are not fairies >>
This is correct. The sidhe (pro. shee) are the basis for almost all
the stories and legends about faeries that we are familiar with today. The
Tuatha De Danann were the Celtic gods. The firbolgs, as I understand it,
were a mythical race of giants that supposedly inhabited the British Isles
before the Celts, and were driven out by them. I'm not aware of any
historical basis for these creatures (ie, an actual group of humans who
predated the Celts)
-Mac Hume
Oops! In an earlier post, I identified the firbolgs as a race of
mythical giants that frequently fought the Celts. I meant the Fomori.
-Mac Hume
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