sidhe

/ ˈʃiːdɪ; ʃiː /

plural noun

Origin of sidhe¹

C18: from Irish Gaelic aos sídhe people of the fairy mound; compare banshee

Irish sidhe-gaoithe, same sound and meaning, where gaoithe is wind: 'wind-fairies': called 'fairy-blast' in Kildare.

Three voices sung the song, and it was as though one of the sidhe played a harp to cast a spell upon men.

What are the conclusions arrived at with regard to these Fir Sidhe?

To return, however, to the Sidhe people of the British Islands.

The Sidhe have been, like the Angels, from before the making of the earth.

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