What do we know about fairies? A treasure trove of newly digitised information accessed here shows that the Disney image of Tinkerbell is but a weak shorthand for the plethora of different kinds and types inhabiting the British and Irish Isles.
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In, for example, Cornwall they are `piskeys\'; in parts of Southern and Midland England they are \'pharises\'; in Ireland they are sidhe (\'si\').
Fairy sightings are deeply tied to local areas; even the names can be different.
What do we know about fairies? A treasure trove of newly digitised information accessed here shows that the Disney image of Tinkerbell is but a weak shorthand for the plethora of different kinds and types inhabiting the British and Irish Isles
