[Christine’s Halloween Monster and Faery List]

Death Omens 6

Cu Sìth (Faery Dogs)

(pron. coo-shee) Ireland and Scottish Highlands. Dark green faery dog with light green paws that keeps watch on the hills. Treads silently, but if you hear him bark three times it predicts doom. (13)

Dullahan, Dallachán (Blind One) Dall Dulled (Blind Shape) Dalldav ap Cunyn Côv, Dalldaf ap Cimin Côf (Blind, Stubborn Born) Dálach, Dalaigh, Daly (Surrounded by Many) Dallis, Dalys, Dallas, Dallieass (From the Waterfall) Dealaich, Deligim, Déltos (Separation, Split, Part) Dalán-dé, Dealan-dé (God’s Fire, Butterfly) Gan Ceann (Without A Head) Ganconagh, Geancanogh, Gean-Cannah (The Love Talker)

(pron. dal-AWN, DAW-lach, DOWL) Ireland. A headless man who comes down from the skies driving a cóiste bodhar: black coach with two black headless horses to collect souls of the dead A bean-sí sometimes accompanies him. He throws blood if you open your door. Can avoid death by wearing gold
Love Talker: Black- eyed, pipe smoking faery who seduces women walking alone in the wilderness so they pine away for him and die. (13, 20)

As Dul-Dana he is an Ollamh who informed Eochaidh Airemh: Radiant Ploughman that Étain: Emerald Goddess had been abducted by the god Midir: Wren. Poet of Leinster who lost the title for chief philosopher of Ireland against the swineherd Marbán. He is of the Tuátha dé Danann. Dealan-dé is the phenomenon observed by shirling a stick lighted at the end. Apparently the meaning is God’s Fire (8, 26, 30, 24, 55, 57, 58, 63, 73, 75, 80)


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