Do you have fae ancestry? I mean really fae ancestry, the kind that can be written on your family tree?
If you have Irish ancestry, the answer is probably yes! Most people with Irish roots also have faerie ancestors.
Here’s a short version of the history.
The Irish fae world includes the Tuatha De Danann, who were the “gods and not-gods” (in Irish: de agus ande) of early Ireland.
The Tuatha De Danann were–and are–real people, or perhaps “beings” is a better word.
And, they married the (very human) Milesians and had children, when the Milesians conquered Ireland.
(This history is documented in many ancient sources, including The Annals of the Four Masters, one of Ireland’s earliest written histories, transcribed by monks.
The Milesians were the people who populated modern Ireland. Their surnames are the ones that start with O’ and Mac.
However, in recent times, those O’ and Mac prefixes were often dropped. For example, O’Baoighill became O’Boyle and then simply Boyle.
(Murphy was O’Murchadha and Sullivan was O’Suileabhain, and the list goes on…)
So, if you have Irish ancestry (and over 50% of people in the United States do), then you probably have Milesian blood in your veins.
That means you probably have faerie ancestors, too.
If you could trace your heritage back far enough, you’d get to the Irish ancestor who married one of the Tuatha De Danann, and you’d actually have the name of your faerie ancestor.
(If you’re a FitzGerald from the Limerick area, the process may be a lot easier, since Lord Desmond, the third Earl of Desmond, married the Tuatha De Danann goddess, Aine. Their son, Gerald, fourth Earl of Desmond, is still seen riding from Lough Gur every seven years when the lake is dry.)
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My emphasis is on Irish faeries, because that’s my own ancestry.
However, many cultures have similar traditions, from Scandinavian to Indian to Arab to African.
Research your family tree and learn your faerie connections.
You may find some wonderful surprises!
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I need some guidance. Im positive i havea past life as a faerie and still am. Id really like two find out everything i could about my past life. Can anybody help me discover these truths?
This is so interesting. I have FitzGerald blood and it just so happens I am a whyte faerie witch. Coincidence? I doubt it..
This is a really useful website and it’s full of useful infomation. Like some I think I have seen faeries.
I saw them in Ireland near an old oak tree. It was early eveing and there were little person like creatures. They seemed to be dancing but flying at the same time, circling round in the air, they also gave off a faint glow. I did’nt go to close for I did’nt want to disturb them. I belive that faeries make their homes inside of trees, and if one hears really quiet laughter it is a sign that a faeries are inhabiting a certain tree.
I get really upset when I tell my friends about faeries because they always think im making it up. But I know better. They just have to belive and observe the world they live in a little more.
To Holly: You’ve described the faeries beautifully! The glow is especially nice to see, since it’s unique to faeries.
More and more people are realizing that we live in a world that faeries visit regularly. I hope your friends realize this, soon, so they can enjoy the beauty and grandeur of faeries!
To Jessi:
Dreams are one of the best ways to contact your past and present… and perhaps your future.
Several quantum scientists have suggested that dreams aren’t fantasies; they’re very real visits to parallel worlds and times.
Learn to remember your dreams, and see if you find clues there. That’s my best recommendation for beginning this journey.
omg!!! i luv faeries. wat do u know about elementals? they’re really fascinating. i think i might be a fire elemental which is soo cool
i live in south africa so when ever the seasons change, everything is obviously different to what’s happening in the northern hemisphere. it seems to be throwing me out abit when it comes to the traditional celebrations of samhain, imbolc and so on…what can i do?is it proper to celebrate beltane when all the trees are bare and its pouring with rain?
and i dont know much about the fae here in africa.could you please tell me more?
To Jesse, I recommend contacting Colby Wilk at http://www.healthroughspirit.com. He could more than likely help you find the answer.
John, thanks for your recommendation.
I have Irish ancestry, and I also have a weird kind of affinity for water. When I am around any body of water (creek, lake, ocean, etc.) I feel instantly calm and refreshed. I get depressed when I can’t regularly visit some kind of natural body of water. I have also felt a tree’s pain when it was being cut down… it was very strange. I was crying uncontrolably, and with every branch that was severed, I felt an odd, numbing pain spread through my body. Can you possibly explain this to me?
Shelby,
I know exactly what you’re describing. For me, it’s not just water… it’s salt water. When I don’t live near the ocean (or at least near a salt lake), I’m miserable. I used to joke that being inland was like large-scale claustrophobia for me. I have no idea why I feel that way. One of my three children doesn’t feel the ocean connection; the other two seem to, but that doesn’t clearly prove a genetic element.
However, your fae connection to water could relate to the faeries that are supposed to live beneath the water. Some examples include the faerie cities that are supposed to exist below the waves off the northeast coast of Ireland, and the castle that is supposed to be below the water in Lough Gur (Co. Limerick, Ireland). In both cases, there were a few people (perhaps through special equipment or magick) who could travel between the underwater places and our world. If one of them is your ancestor, the affinity for water may be genetic.
Most people I’ve talked with, who have Celtic ancestry, seem to have a strong connection with trees. It’s almost protective, in some cases. I’m not sure why, but I’ve had very intense reactions to seeing a tree cut down, and since I was little, I felt terribly sad around trees with Dutch Elm disease, etc.
There are some stories of shape-shifting into the form of trees, but I’m not sure that would explain this widespread phenomena.
It’s an interesting but baffling reaction; all I can do is assure you that many, many people feel the same way.
I recommend contacting Gypsy at http://www.salemwitchschool.com she has helped me so much in discovering my past and my future.
Hi, it is nice to finally meet some of the TDD, I found out by my spirit guides, and I am very honored but now, some major problems are arising for me, and I really need some help!!
Lacie,
Gypsy is indeed respected by many people around Salem and in the Pagan community.
Fiona
Hester,
I hope you find the answers you need, here or through your spirit guides.
Fiona
I have no clue if i have faerie blood in me. but in one my past lives i am a fearie does this mean anything???
Cecilia,
You’re the only one who can answer that question, based on how much of a faerie you still are. You’ll need to consider your memories, and your experiences so far in this lifetime.
Sincerely,
Fiona Broome
can witches be faeries too??? do most faeries have wings?? can anyone give me advice on seeing my past life/s?please i know i have alot of Qs, btw i love this website!!!!
i have irish heritage, could i possibly have faerie ancestery??? is there any easy ways to find out?? help me!!
No doubt about it with my family. Every woman in my family has a very strong connection with nature and such. Casting spells comes naturally for them (me, not so much), and it’s even lead to the “unintentional” demise of a few family enemies. Also, possibility of past lycanthropy in the family, believe me, if you looked at some of my family members you’d think they got stuck mid shift.
Is there anything about fae blood causing trouble for technology, because I seem to kill my cell phone every couple of months and even once caused a perfectly good car battery to die (I have no clue how my computer has survived this long)
Mrazeck,
I definitely like your humor.
The technology issue is an interesting one. I remember, years ago, when Roseanne Barr had a talk show. She mentioned a study that showed people with multiple personality disorder have a higher-than-average likelihood of being near a streetlight when the light burns out.
At the time I thought, “What?” (I’ve never found documentation of this. I wish I’d taken notes when she was talking about it.)
But anyway, my thought is: If that’s true (and I’m not sure that it is), some of us might have very odd energy fields. So, there’s a kind of logic if you’re affecting electrical things.
After all, we’ve seen batteries fail at haunted sites. That’s so common, we hardly even talk about it now. Other electronics can behave strangely at haunted places, as well. (Of course, it raises the question if we’re dealing with ghosts, or something fae, both… or neither.)
But, I’m going to keep this in mind when I’m studying faeries. I think there might be more to learn.
Thanks for your comment!
Cheerfully, Fiona
bekee,
You’ll need to study your family tree to be sure that you connect with a Milesian family. (The surname usually starts with O’ or Mac, or you find someone of Milesian ancestry one generation before the Fitz- prefix entered your family tree.)
However, I think the vast majority of families who’ve been in Ireland for at least three generations have some Milesian ancestry. That’s what usually indicates a genetic connection with the Tuatha De Danann.
Cheerfully, Fiona
bekee,
Witches can be faeries, and vice versa. “Witches” are often people to adhere to the old ways, or who connect deeply with the earth and the seasons (aka, the wheel of the year).
I discuss the wing issue elsewhere at this website, and in some of my podcasts.
Regarding past lives, that’s outside the scope of this website. I’m focusing on faeries in history and in folklore.
Cheerfully, Fiona
thankyou for your help Fiona, i would like to know when you study the faeries, do you encounter any? in which form? and in any special place? thanks again for your help and im looking forward to finding out more!!!
is there a special faery language that faeries speak?
I love this site… I had no idea there were others that felt such deep connections. That I know of, I have no direct ancestry with faeries, but like Shelby said, except with something different, I love the forest and feel at home and at peace there. Like I could get lost in that world of leaves and trees and be forever happy. I was thinking perhaps this is because of a past life? Or maybe I somehow am a descendant of a faerie or I live another life in my dreams.
Hello there!
I was wondering if the faeries marrying the Irish could also be applied for the Scots. I think I might have fae blood, or something of the sort. I was also wondering if there are types of faeries, and if so, how to tell what type you are. Is there a certain type of magick fae can do? Also, I do not like to wear shoes; even in school, I am almost always barefoot as long as the teachers don’t catch me.
I also don’t like to wear form-fitting clothes and I wear looser clothing (and preferably no… upper-undergarments). I don’t like to be restrained, I suppose, and was wondering if those “symptoms” could be related to the fae, or if I’m just weird. 
Thank you for your time!
-Maggie
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I don’t know much about my family tree except the fact that my grandmother’s maiden name is Mack and when she married it became Taylor. Also on my Dad’s side his last name is Francis and supposedly I have family in England, but I’m not sure. Are any of those names related? If any of those name have meaning that would mean that I have picked up on something ancient in my blood and would explain my attraction to paganism, Faeries and all other sorts of stuff my family finds odd. If not that’s okay too.
would a valid point be that humans and faeries back then had children together? would this then contribute to whether someone has faery anstestry or not?
what would be a good way to find out if you do or are there any tell-tale signs?
thanks beck.
does anyone know anything about the o’reilys? apparently one of them changed their name to rahaley and yer. do you think they may have faery blood? i hope so
I love trees and forests – it was one of the reasons I moved away from the Midwest plains shortly after moving into them. I feel a loss of energy whenever I move into a place barren of trees. I feel a pull to the ocean, but a stronger pull to the skies. Whenever I feel upset, my fist instinct is to go up; usually up a tree, which I am good at climbing, naturally, or something else if there are no trees around. I got in a good amount of trouble in preschool several times for climbing the playscape and ending up on the roof.
For technology, it took practice in schooling my energies (learning to pull them in, not have them frazzed out around me all the time) for me to not cause static when I passed a television or radio (this was before we had a computer). Now, I find all my electronics work better than they did when I bought them and their battery lives just keep getting longer as time goes on. They do have a few issues when I first get them, though.
I’m quite sure I have fey blood of some kind, I’m just not sure how much, of what kind, or from where.
It would make sense that any peoples living close to the land would please the fey and have relations with them, so any indigenous people would likely have some fey ancestry.
Have you heard any tales of Japanese fey, the yousei? I’ve been trying to learn more of them, and haven’t been able to find much.
~Laura
Lady,
You’ll need to go back through your family tree and see what the Mack name was originally. Chances are, it was shortened from Mac-something, possibly indicating Milesian and faerie ancestry.
The surname Francis usually traces back to England, and then sometimes to France. If the family was in Ireland at any time, they probably married women in Irish families.
Fiona
Stumbling upon your website has gotten me a little excited!
My last name is Crowley and I can most certainly trace both sides of my family back to Ireland and Scotland. Thanks to my mom, we have whole books containing our legacy, and I’m so proud! *wipes tear* Haha!
My main question is to you – and anyone – regarding Faeries in our families, I suppose. I’m writing a fiction work on a Changeling, of sorts, that involves both Fae courts. Her story involves being tied to Faeries from years past and although this was simply a fun way for me to learn even more about Faeries, I’ve been thinking that it might be someone’s true story, somewhere.
How neat would that be?!
So, I ask, has anyone actually had contact with a Fae from their family? Seen a Faerie? I was considering posting this to the Seeing Faeries post.. thanks for anyone’s help!
-Bethany
While a lot of people don’t think there’s a difference, I always feel there is. I’m not of Irish heritage but I am from a scottish heritage (I am either the third or fourth generation on my father’s side. The reason isn’t not exact, is no one keeps records of each other. They only keep the first names of who married who. My mother’s side, however I could trace back to the 1500s). Does being scottish up the chances of being a decendant, just like the Irish.
but I don’t know. After I found the notebook, I felt complete and I kept finding myself saying outloud randomly “I am a faerie” (it might be werid) and because of that my friends buy me faerie statues and just anything that has to do with that. (I honestly have like 20 costume fairy wings from them. Some small, some HUGE)
I always believed in fairies, and never faltered my belief no matter what one said to me. My grandfather was an amazing man who was definately scottish from his accent (wether he was actually born there or not I am not sure) and it’s from him I had a scottish accent when I was younger (I lost it a year after he died, when was when I was 8. It kept shrinking after he died, until it faded all together) and it was through him I got so dedicated to faeries.
Not one of my five siblings felt a instant connection to William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night Dream (yeah..I did read that when I was little) or any of the Scottish folk lore he told us about. I was so enchanted by it, when my grandfather knew he was going to die soon, he bought a notebook and wrote anything and everything he knew about Scottish folklore and faeries. Then he gave it me. I cherished it until he died -then I threw it into a box and I had my parents put it in the attic, because I missed him too much. two years later I found it in hte attic when I looking for books to read- It’s rather beaten from over use.
Now I am just gonna stop my ramblings. lol.I get carried away with myself.
…i kinda forgot.. lol thanks a lot ramblings!!… after I found hte notebook, I started seeing things at night. When I’d be laying in bed reading a book with hte one little lamp on, something around the size of a cat -and while I have cats, none are in my room when this occurs, I know this because I make sure they aren’t because htey wake me up at 3am to let them out of my room since I sleep with the door closed- run across the foot of the bed, really quickly, while it is the size of a cat it’s shape is that of a human. I thought I imagined it, then the second time I got scared, and the third time I got used it. It happens at the least, once a week if I stay up working on something. (I have a lot of research papers this year, and I work best with pressure. So I wait till 7 to do the papers, and it’s not till 12 I am done)
Hi, I am interested and scared about fairies…I feel very very attracted to them but when I get near the matter of fact thing (no invocation, at least intentional, just very zealous) I get nervous and my mind feels fraile like under a spell or drug, and am scared…is this fairy posession or something like that, or ghost or demon? I practice a branch of hinduism as well..
Thank you
ps sorry if this is not the questions board
G
I think I might be a faerie. I am Irish from somewhere on my mom’s side, and am the only one I know of in my whole family who actually believes in faeries. I’ve asked my Grandma if i can borrow her book of our family’s history, so I’ll flip through that next time I see her. I also think I may have some sort of connection with nature. Maybe not, it could just be a really weird coincedence, but I remember a time when I was in grade 2 and I was in the school hallway working on a project. I was working with one of my friends, and I was bored so I looked to my left out the partially-opened window that was at the end of the hallway. I saw a sparrow flying around outside, and just randomly said to my friend, “Wouldn’t it be weird if a bird flew through the window and into the school?” And the really freaky thing was, at that moment, the bird I saw flying around outside suddenly ducked through the open window and flew down the hallway, banging into the wall as it went. My teacher notified the office who sent a janitor to catch it in a net and let it go outside. The principal gave an announcment over the loudspeaker that that was the first bird to ever fly into the school, and that it probably had a headache from banging into the wall so many times but other than that was fine. I’ve remembered that story all this time, for so many years, because I know that I did it. I DID THAT. I somehow called the bird into the school. I don’t know how, and it’s weird, but I must have some sort of connection with something. It freaks me out, but I swear, that’s a TRUE STORY. Do you think I might have faerie blood in me or… something? Because I really don’t have an explanation for that, unless it’s a freaky coincidence. What do you think?
Er… i mean PART faerie. With faerie blood in me. Not A faerie. Sorry. My mistake.
Goura,
It’s reasonable and prudent to be nervous about faeries. Many of them are not nice.
However, I wouldn’t worry about fairy possession… not like demon possession or anything. Though some faeries seem to be energy vampires (I talk about them briefly in today’s podcast, http://media.libsyn.com/media/faeries/FlyingFaeries-FaerieMagick.mp3 ), they don’t actually “possess” people.
Faeries are a mix of good & bad, just as people are. If you’re uncomfortable around the energy of some of them, get away from that location. Generally, faeries won’t follow you… not very far, anyway.
Sincerely,
Fiona
Grace,
I don’t think you’re describing a coincidence. Not since it’s stayed with you all this time. Generally, if something is merely a coincidence, we only vaguely remember it, years later.
I can’t tell you if you have faerie ancestry. Your family tree is the best resource for that.
Cheerfully,
Fiona
No problem, Grace. I knew what you meant!
Cheerfully, Fiona
Do you know anything about the ancestry of the O’Finns? That’s me. I think our ancestors lived in either Munster or Leinster. I think it’s quite possible that I have faery blood in me, I see strange things and I have weird abilities that I thought were normal until I realized that other kids can’t do this. I don’t know much about genealogy, and I wouldn’t know where to start to check my family tree for this.
Your website is a lifesaver, thanks so much for creating it.
~Rabbit of the Hollow Hills
Hello im 26 years old, and im a little confused i dont really know if anyone here can shead some light on whats going on with me but i will explain it a little. about two three yers ago well from what i have noticed anyways my dreams have been becoming more vivid and detialed. the weird part is in the past year im living parts of my dreams, As if i was seeing the future. But its only small glimps and i remeber dreming that excact thing palce time moment everything the same. im Also having recurring dreams of me flying around just flying freely anywhere i want i control where im going in my dreams. Unfortanly the flying dream has not become a reality lol. I do have Irish background i just dont know who or how my great grandfather came from irealand so im told we have the last name bindon. can any one explain any of this.
Thanks Christopher
I am mostly Irish on my mother’s side of the family. My mom’s maiden name was McBeth, which I discovered was actually MacBeth generations ago. My mom taught me how to build faery houses, which we made out of cardboard boxes. We used to put flowers and vegetables (cut up and raw) in the house. I don’t remember how we decorated it, but I’m guessing that’s what the flowers were for. My mom’s favorite thing to leave for the faeries were fresh english peas, Which she loved. We had a side garden, that I used to play in because I preferred it to the backyard. That is where we always left the little houses. My whole life, I’ve always yearned to be with the faeries.
Ever since I can remember, I always felt different than everyone else. Kind of like I was marching to a diffefrent tune and I wasn’t in the same beat. I was always shy and I tended to love the outdoors and animals. My mom said that we were part faery and one time she showed me a photograph of her sister, who had slightly pointed ears. I never knew if she was just kidding or not. (maybe she said that because I am short ) I do know that mom and I were very preceptive. To this day, I am very sensitive, which sometimes can be depressing when others are angry or negetive. My desire to meet and befriend the faeries is still as strong as it was when I was little. I do communicate with them sometimes, but I’ve never spoken to them in person. Although, on several occasions, I have see a man who looked exactly like a gnome or elf. It’s when my husband and I are driving on this country road which is off the beaten path, There are some houses on acreage there, but no one is usually walking on the roadway because there are parts of the road that do not have a safe shoulder to walk on. The man is on the short side, but normal height. He has the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen: turquoise blue and piercing, his hair was the color silver. We saw him a day or so after my husband took me to see a family of beavers in a nearby city. I went with the intention to clean up trash, which I did. We’ve seen him several times since and the last time he waved at me, but we’ve not seen him again for a long time.
So where do I go from here ? I’m not sure how to proceed in befriending the faeries. I’ve always considered them to be my friends, but I’m not sure they feel the same way.
Fiona,
My mother’s maiden name is McCarter, which, according to most in an Irish name, and to others is one of the few Scottish “Mc’s”. I’m not sure as to whether this means I have any faerie blood running through me but I do know that I am connected to the fae.
One particular fae has let me photograph her to send an accompanying message about the destruction of the environment. On another occasion, I performed a meditation in which I went to my place of power in my mind and subsequently met my male self who happened to be fae. At the time, I had no idea who I was meeting.
Either way, I have never seen (other than in my photograph) any fae but I feel deeply connected to nature and its entities. How can I make my connection stronger?
I have very little irish blood in me but I keep having these weird dreams of me having a soft glow around me and pointed ears, I’m tall and thin and i can control fire and talk to trees and animals. It might sound like nothing, but I’m concerned. Would I be a faerie folk in my past life?
Hi Christopher,
I’m not sure if fae ancestry can explain the range of things you’re describing.
You may want to look at what Fred Wolf (from the “What the Bleep…?” DVD) is saying about dreams, and what they might be. Basically, he considers dreams to (maybe) be visits to parallel worlds.
That sounds like the most likely explanation for what you’re experiencing.
Generally, research quantum physics, parallel universes, and related topics.
Cheerfully,
Fiona
Hi,
My best advice is to keep visiting or connecting with the fae world. The more comfortable and confident you are, the stronger the connection is likely to be.
Irish “Mc” and “Mac” names are often from northern Ireland, where many people have a mix of Irish, Scots, and British ancestry.
Cheerfully,
Fiona
Hello Nykkei,
I don’t think anyone can (or should) tell you who or what you were in your past lives. That’s a deeply personal connection, and it’s something for you to explore on your own.
Your dream adventures sound wonderful. Consider keeping a journal about them, and illustrating it as best you can.
Cheerfully,
Fiona
Hi Fiona, my Spirit Guides told me and showed me all I needed to know, and I am now on my true path
Thank you so much!!
Fiona you said you feel great around salt water and miserable inland? Have you ever considered you might have Mer ancestry? I hope i do, although i don’t know. I’ve always been close to water and air – and rain and mist, which is really an intermediate element between the two. I think i might have mer ancestry. I do have Irish ancestors, not that it matters, since Mer and fae are near all parts of the ocean.
if i have mer ancestry maybe one day, with magickal help perhaps, maybe i’ll be able to meet a Mer – perhaps even finally be able to breathe underwater!
If you have fae or mer or whatever ancestry, you have access to the magick of those races, whether you know it or not. You just have to bring your inner powers out.
Grace it sounds like you were in contact with your inner powers at that point. Everyone (even those without magickal ancestry) has inner powers like those. Most don’t know this, and of those who do, most never bring them out. Try to make things like that happen more often, you may have a gift!
I found this on a website – ring quite true when you examine the western lore and legends:
* Green was your favourite colour as a child.
* You often have dreamed of floating or flying.
* You have lots of energy at night and are described as a ‘night person’.
* You might tend toward some type of vegetarianism, have a sensitive digestive system. A ‘Picky Eater.’
* Love dairy, butter, cheese, bread, especially barley bread.
* You love the smell of mint.
* Seem to have a natural ‘way’ with plants and animals.
* Love shiny rocks and minerals… especially crystals!
* You prefer to be in nature and seem to draw energy from it.
* You are drawn to the wonderful creation and power of the night sky.
* You prefer wood to metal or other types of furnishings and personal items.
* You have a curious spiritual mind.
* You are fascinated by gardens of Bluebell Flowers and Foxglove.
* You have a great degree of natural intuition and may even be a healer – even an empath.
* You like fog and feel a strange connection to the elements.
* No matter what your age, you continually are fascinated by bubbles, dandelion seeds and snowflakes floating in the air.
* Generally happy and optimistic about life.
* People with Faery Blood have an unusual and eternally youthful voice.
* You have an always had an interest in these types of Legends and stories.
http://www.angelfire.com/faeryskiss/blood.html
I don’t have Irish blood in me,but i do think I have faerie blood in me.I do not like cities but prefer oceans,woods and mountain I also have abilities most people do not have such as dowsing,empathy and energy healing.I also think I have webbed feet and fingers like half selkie children.
O my goodnes i am irish on my dads side do you think that colde explan wiy wild animals are atracted to me and wiy i can seans weas pepols pans are befor thay even say or do eanything.?
well i am irish on my dads side and natave american on my moms i am 14 and ive bean having some werd things hapen to me like wild animals like dears,and even a feral cat, and last sumer i was going to the store with my mom and a bird was siting on the side walk and so thinking it was hert it let me pic it up and get in the car with it and we rode home and it was falling asleap in my hands and wen we got home it flue frum me to ouer close line turnd and loked at me. and i can sens wen and wear pepol are herting befor thay say or do eanyting. do you think i cold have faerie folk in my family tree.?
Jessi, I don’t know if you will get this or not but you should get a past life regression done. If you find the right person that is highly legit then I say go for it! I want to get mine done because I feel like I have lived many lives and I’m having a hard time sometimes trying to seperate past memories and what is happening now in my life.
Everyone in my family has brown hair except me. I have red hair. Could that somehow be linked with faeries?
How would I be able to figure out my family history. I’m half Mexican, half Polish…
WAIT! My dad just said his Dad was Irish, he’s mom was POLISH! Okay, that’s also interesting, cuz’ of the fae. But my dad has this strange connection with nature, and so do I. So I think there might be a connection there. What’s also weird is that my dad told me stories of when he was little how he would sit around the woods and observe his surroundings. O.o That’s creepy, but very interesting at the same time.
Hello! I commented before, because i KNOW my great-great grandfather on my grandpa’s side of the family was fae…
but, I was wondering about my grandmas… they were royal family.
The O’Hanlons.
Do you believe they were fae, or had fae roots?
The rulers over Armagh, and the burnt down O’Hanlon castle, which is now named the Tandragee Castle.
i have seen the fae, but they are “strange” compared to us, and visible only while in a half-dream state. i have also found out my fairy name. i won’t give my first name, but my last name is “wintergreen.” does this ring a bell with anyone?
thanks,
elidh
Hi Fiona,
I was raised Roman Catholic. I no longer go to church, but still believe in Christ as my Lord and Savior. I’m not about to preach Hell and Brimstone so don’t get nervous
When I was younger, I was always looking for an entrance into some kind of fairy world-I wouldn’t have called it that then, having gathered the concept from W of Oz and A in Wonderland, etc. And I didn’t have the ideal childhood, so escape was something I thought about often. However, despite some very psychologically valid explanations for my dreams of flight, there was something in my core that truly believed it was possible, that I’d even been to other worlds, magical worlds before.
As a very young child, I remember having dreams of a beautiful woman embracing me and diving with me to the bottom of a lake. I’d always wake up on the floor after these dreams. This was before I knew what mermaids were, so it’s always struck me as odd. I’d actually feel the sensation of free falling in the pit of my stomach (which could be argued as a waking sensation of falling out of bed), surprisingly I felt safe in this mysterious woman’s arms and could breathe even at the lake bottom. Later, as I dabbled in magic as a teenager, this dream came back to me and made me question connections to faerie realms under the water, like Avalon etc.
I also remember a dream I shared with this girl I had a crush on at five years old (lol I’m Italian, what can I say???). She had this beautiful oak tree outside her house, and in the dream, the tree opened up at the base. We went inside and were married. I don’t remember any faeries or details besides that, but a distinct golden light emanated from within. Again, I had no knowledge of trees as gateways to other worlds. When I asked the girl if she had the dream too, she assured me she did!
Anyway, getting into the teens, I started dabbling in witchcraft and trying to find the lifelong connection I felt or longed for. I ended up getting involved in some alchemy, deep stuff, felt constantly under attack by dark energies, possibly demons and/or fallen angels, and got scared back to my Christian roots. That’s what happens when you dabble, I guess…I have felt safe and saved since I started praying to and putting the Trinity back as number 1, and have had many prayers for healing and such answered. However there’s the old ways tugging on my heartstrings all the time. Perhaps if it wasn’t for some dark encounters, I might have learned to assert myself, not as a witch or an alchemist, but as a spiritual key if that makes sense?
I’ve always been sensitive, could feel other peoples pain and sickness radiating from my root chakra and up my spine, like an earthquake (as a child I blindly referred to this as “a weird pain in my butt”, which I now describe as the most intense, almost painful chill you could imagine—in that region). I also had a knack for tarot, readings (not the future, just possibilities according to my empathetic impressions in combo with the cards), and am still very clairaudient. However, I shut it all out due to an inability to grasp the often overwhelming rush from it.
I also managed to scry into past lives. possibly as Merlyn and Robin Wood (not Hood as he is referred to today, but yes the same guy). I chalked it up to delusions of grandure and fantasy—all harkening back to the childhood urge to escape uncomfortable situations. I clearly remember meditating on an icon of the Green Man and having him refer to me in trance as his son…Which makes me wonder about my family history, even though it is now Italian-American (100%), possibly having some Celtic roots.
There were also smaller instances, but vivid-birds landing nearby me and chirping to me for a solid few minutes before flying away, particularly robins; moths flying to my open palm (as I implore them to telepathically for their safety) when trapped indoors, only so I can release them outdoors; an easy connection with animals and children and the desire to bath and/or be on a beach all the time (LOVE water).
Since I’ve psyched myself out and put up walls to protect myself from dangerous encounters, I’ve felt something missing-safe, yes-but empty, powerless to affect my life in a positive way. Your site is helping me address my confusion with Christian commandments and guilt complexes regarding some of the spiritual occurrences in my life, as well as mistakes and misconceptions through dabbling that have made me afraid of some of my spiritual tendencies or gifts. I might just return to energy and spiritual working again, minus the magic, old gods and sketchy rituals (involving demons, dark angels, malicious faeries, etc).
I won’t dive into it or dabble, but I’m opening myself up to the possibilities again. I’m thinking I can be an energy worker, work with fearies, elementals, angels and such without worshipping or disrespecting them, AND without disobeying Gods wish that no gods be put before him. In fact, I think He might even be urging me towards it as a means of healthy self-empowerment! I mean, humans should work collaboratively with one another, right? Why can’t we work towards greater good with other beings? Looking for them might a shot in the dark (literally) and only bring trouble, but if they present themselves, one should know how to address them accordingly, no?
Maybe I can stop hiding from my gifts, and walk strong and tall again with a more open heart and mind. Thanks for your posts. They are most inspiring. I will get to looking into my ancestry soon. I just have to learn how to protect myself as a sensitive. Any tips on that would be appreciated.
Best,
Joseph
Hi – I found this very interesting – thanks Fiona.
Although knowing that I have Irish roots I have always been drawn to Wales – even to the point of seeing a place-name on a sign & following it through to the town. I later heard that there is a waterfall there with great fairy history.
Anyway my uncle used to live in Ireland & told us he had found a castle there with the family name – Kerrin – today on a whim I did a search on Kerrin Castle – it returned a genealogical site linking the name Fitzgerald with Kerrin Castle (also known as Curra castle) but placed the castle in Wales!
I am now drawn to dig a little deeper as I have always (even as a small child) had an affinity with fairies.
Blessings!
Lemon,
Any Irish family that has such an ancient history almost certainly has stories connecting them with the Tuatha De Danann or the faeries of Ireland.
Generally, the old Irish (and Celtic) families’ names begin with O or Mac or Fitz. That often indicates Milesian ancestry that leads to the Tuatha De Danann.
Sincerely,
Fiona
I am not Irish in any way that I know of. But is it possible that I could still have some relation to faeries? I am actually chinese and at the age of 1 I was adopted and brought to America.
I have always been interested in this and even traveled to irelend twice. I absoutley love it there and I can admit I do feel conected to nature. However, that doesn’t mean I spend a lot of time outdoors. In fact, I don;t really spend much time outdoors at all. However, I’ve always been concious of seeing things out of the corner of my eyes. Once I could have sworn I say a large white blur run by our window. I’m not sure if I’m just seeing things but I don’t think so. I also believe there have been weird patterns in the wind. I’m not sure, but sometimes when I’m outside on a windy day it seems the wind responds to me. Perhaps its nothing. But I really believe in faeries and other related beings. Do you have any ideas?
Lian,
Thanks for asking.
Almost every culture and civilization in the world has stories that connect the people who live there with fae ancestry. They may not use the word “faeries,” but the concept is usually the same. (The Irish Tuatha De Danann are usually called “gods and not-gods,” not necessarily faeries… but the descriptions fit the fae world anyway.)
Though I’ve researched Irish connections to the fae world, if I had time, I’m sure I could find similar connections in Asian folklore, African, Native American, and so on.
So, if you feel a connection to the fae world… well, that’s probably all the proof you need. (Frankly, a lot of fae-related world history and folklore are so ancient, most people won’t be able to trace their family tree all the way back to the faerie world.)
Sincerely,
Fiona
Hi Fiona!!
As i have found out, i am Irish, I’m 1/4 Irish (oh by the way is there a difference between Celtic, Gaelic and Irish??)
But anyway, I do feel connected with Nature, and animals always feel safe with me. My uncle once had a cut and i healed it. Because by the next day it was completely gone! My dad also says i have a way with animals and i LOVE the beach and never want to leave the ocean…. i once thought of moving there.. oh and here are some of my fairy traits..
You have lots of energy at night and are described as a ‘night person’.
* You might tend toward some type of vegetarianism, have a sensitive digestive system. A ‘Picky Eater.’
* Love dairy, butter, cheese, bread, especially barley bread.
* You love the smell of mint.
* Seem to have a natural ‘way’ with plants and animals.
* Love shiny rocks and minerals… especially crystals!
* You prefer to be in nature and seem to draw energy from it.
* You are drawn to the wonderful creation and power of the night sky.
*Green is my second favorite color
Love shiny rocks and minerals… especially crystals!
* You prefer to be in nature and seem to draw energy from it.
* You are drawn to the wonderful creation and power of the night sky.
* You have a curious spiritual mind.
* You are fascinated by gardens of Bluebell Flowers and Foxglove.
* may even be a healer – even an empath.
* You like fog and feel a strange connection to the elements.
* No matter what your age, you continually are fascinated by bubbles, dandelion seeds and snowflakes floating in the air.
* Generally happy and optimistic about life.
* You have an always had an interest in these types of Legends and stories
so based off of this, would you consider me to have fey blood? i also made 3 fey houses!!
i also left them treats and they are always welcome to wonder freely throughout the woods in my back yard and in my property…and can you give me any suggestions as to how to trace back my family tree? Thanks a lot!!!
Hi everyone! I have a question? I am
Not Irish but what about Scottish background? Is it possible to be Scottish and have a faerie ancester? Because I’m Scottish.
I think this website is very interesting. I have had a love and interest in the Fae and magick for as long as I can remember.. some members of my family make a joke about it and my sister have a inside joke about how we both are Fae and well yeah… but about how dreams could be windows into past lives or in another dimension..let me just say than some of my past lives/dimensions are waaay wierd… vampires…wizards…gnomes…goblins….yeah very weird.. but i love this website
hi, im a little at sea here and was wondering is anyone could help. i don’t have irish history, but i recently found out that my dads side of the family originated out of Switzerland and possibly emigrated their even earlier from Scandinavia, and my mother has strong native american. recently (in the past few years) i’ve felt a strange draw to both magick practices and nature. a few people listed things above that may be caused by fae ancestry, and i was shocked at how many of them fit me. i’ve tried to research on the internet but im not really getting anywhere… are there any suggestions on how i could follow this lead about my ancestors?
My mum was an O’Connor before she married my dad. I have FitzPatrick relatives and O’Murphys so I’m convinced I have faerie anscestry
murray is surname,mcelroy is married.maternal grandmother could read tea leaves,mother was born under a veil(caul) have always been facinated in magic and such have had a few experances (slight) and england ,scottland and ireland have always felt in awe of these places.can’t explain why? never been to any of them.but fell i should know them,it’s hard to explain.the older i get the more i fell there must be more than i’m seeing something spirtual i’m missing.i read ghost stories all the time.my brother makes fun of me cause i believe,wish he’d see something.i’ve always believed.theres also cheeroke on both sides of mothers and fathers families.also have collection of farie pics.
What do you know of fairies in New Mexico?
I have been researching this off and on for a while because of strange phenomenon I’m experiencing. When my skin touches things, they turn purple. An acquaintance of mine witnessed this oddity, and after asking me a few questions, was convinced that I was part fae.
Has anyone else dealt with this bizarre coloration?
Hi everyone..
I’m posting this comment in the hope that perhaps I may be able to find some answers..
All my life I have felt out of step, not connected.. I don’t like to be around crowds all that much. I have not experienced anything spectacular or mystical but.. My eyes change colour with my moods, and when I’m unwell being outside soothe me and centers me.. I’m not comfortable around other people because I can feel their nature, some are a sweet taste that frightens me ( I feel like I can taste it for always) and then there are others that are bitter ( I have been physically sick a few times) these people I can not stand to be near.. My great grandfather was an o’byrne and when he was with us he would watch out for me, I feel a great loss since his passing.. I suppose what I would like to know is.. Dose anyone else experience this… Thank you
Hi Fiona,
I believe that i have fay in my blood, on my dad’s side ( the Welsh side) of the family they have always seen things.
I would like to know the signs of being apart of the fay.
Sophie.
I’m convinced I have faerie ancestory too
Haha I’m all of those up there in the list, if I don’t have faerie ancestory, I’ll be very surprised
my mom’s side of the family tree crest, is that of an oak tree. her born name was O’Boyle.& I Do know that her side of the family did originate from Ireland. All i am doing is trying to find long lost family.. & trace my family tree..
According to legend, my grandmother on mother’s side, was Irish, Mcgrath and apparently my father (whom I’ve never met), as well. On a totally un-fey note, I suppose I’m stuck with a bloodcurse in the form of aneurysm, which has traced the female line over time. fey-wise, I’m an empath and can effect magic at a cost(-to myself) and communicate with plants and animals, I’m good at paltmistry and tarrotcasting, although I understand transcendental meditation and often practice reaching higher levels
Thanks for your comment! Have you read any of Zenna Henderson’s stories about “the People”? I think they might resonate with you.
Sincerely,
Fiona
hello i am 22 years of age and am aspiring to be a astronomer, and exo-anthropologist… but i have been recently studying my own historical roots and i am a HOURIHAN in america and i have ab negative blood.. i have strawberry hair and light blue eyes and an extra vertabrae… i have been under confusion hence the fact ive been told im of aryan descent… but i would like some guidence as to what the meaning of hourihan is and if they really are direct descendants of the de danann… i do know before hourihan it was corca laoidhe
Jeremiah,
“Aryan” is a term used in a variety of ways. Many people use it to reflect some 20th century standards that included: Blond, blue-eyed, and very pale people. That’s not an accurate stereotype as, technically, the term includes a wide range of nationalities such as Indo-Iranians, Greeks, Latins, Germans, Celts and so on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race#Origin_of_the_term
So, let’s take that term out of the equation. It’s too confusing.
Hourihan is an Irish, Celtic (and perhaps pre-Celtic) name related to Hanrihan, Handrahan and Handrigan. In the Irish, you’ll find O Handrihan and O hAndrachain (accent over the last A). The Hourihan spelling is more likely to come from around Co. Clare, but in the 20th century, a lot of Hourihans were living in Co. Cork. The Handrihan (etc.) versions tend to find their ancestral roots in Co. Tipperary.
Any family that dates back to the Milesians (Sons of Mil) and have the O prefix have a strong likelihood of roots (at least mythic) in the Tuatha De Danann. The question is whether or not the legends are true. The Annals of the Four Masters are among the important resources to consult in deciding this for yourself.
When you’re researching the Corca Laoidhe, you’re again looking around Co. Cork. (The “Bandon” reference suggests that: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/ireclan2.htm#luighe Bandon is in Co. Cork, and it’s famous for being a Protestant city in the 18th century and perhaps earlier. (See footnote at http://books.google.com/books?id=wlA9AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA461&ots=hfyW-R6Oxl&dq=walled%20city%20of%20bandon&pg=PA461#v=onepage&q=walled%20city%20of%20bandon&f=false)
Of course, according to legend and perhaps history, the Corca Laoidhe (Luighe, etc.) families are from pre-Milesian times, and that makes the Tuatha De Danann connection even stronger.
All in all, your family name indicates a connection to the Tuatha De Danann. What it means beyond that… well, that’s for you to decide.
Cheerfully,
Fiona Fitzgerald Broome
http://FaerieMagick.com/
I noticed a painting (print) of a male faerie (Keene or Keen)and a female faerie (Ula) on several faerie related sites and the title is Keene & Ula: The Lovers, but I can’t find any info on them and I was wondering if you could shed some light on this for me? Keene is on my dads side (English mostly but some Irish and Scottish) and McAuley of Monaghan (up until 1700′s) is my mothers side.
Hello, Dakota!
I’d have to do some research into those surnames, but the Keene (or Keen) name — pronounced phonetically — has some fae significance: Banshees (bean sidhe) are often connected with the faerie world. And, the sound they make in alarm, to warn humans about an upcoming danger, is the origin of the word “keen” (to cry or wail). In the Irish language, it’s spelled caoine, pronounced “keen.”
So, I recommend studying the roots of the Keen/Keene family name, just in case there’s a fae connection there. It might be a simple coincidence, but that name (and its phonetic connection to the faerie realm) caught my attention right away.
The McAuley surname has many spellings. See McAuley Surname History: http://www.houseofnames.com/McAuley-history?A=54323-292. There, they mention one related spelling as Mac Amhlaoibh, which can be pronounced like McAuley or MacAuliffe, or several other regional variations. That’s certain to be a connection to the earliest Irish families, and to the Tuatha De Danann.
Cheerfully,
Fiona
thank you Fiona for responding so quickly to my questions!…There’s a bit more to our story and I will try to keep a long story brief… but I hope you might find it interesting (or perhaps I am just grasping at straws here). A few weeks ago my 5 year old son was asking me why all of the people on the Keene side (my side, I kept my surname) of the family are born with notches in their ears…for fun and because it just popped into my head, I told him without thinking about it “oh, that’s because of our elf blood from long ago” (I had never before that moment thought of such a thing being possible). Since that conversation (not that I’m implying it was a RESULT of that conversation), my son has become ill with fevers and there have been some odd behavioral effects from the illness (or unearthed by the illness) such as repeating words/apologies over and over and some mild tics (sniffing the air repeatedly over his head and to the side of himself) and really just being out of sorts and not himself, almost in a fog, not able to look us in the eye very often. Then suddenly he’ll be ‘back’ and present and the only thing that lingers is the ‘sniffing’. I want to assure you that we have sought the care of ‘western’ medicine to rule out serious illness and we have sought therapy…but something interesting happened yesterday that prompted me to seek your podcast and subsequently this website…We have a wonderful connection to a healer/spiritual guide and she told me yesterday that my son is communicating and clearing something with all of this…she said she is getting the message from her guides and my son’s guides that this has something to do with him being related to leprechauns or fae folk…I was astonished with this since I had not mentioned the ear/elf conversation to her. My husband and I listened to one of your podcasts to understand something about this world and our eyes grew big as saucers when you mentioned the Algonquin tribe having a connection to the fae world as well…my husband is 1/16th Algonquin from Quebec. We also, as a family have a deep connection to the forest…we have a cabin in the woods where we retreat when we need to recharge and we have had supernatural experiences there from seeing a First Peoples spirit to seeing little balls of blue light dancing around my infant daughter’s feet. We are intrigued by the possibility of all of this…magic helps healing we know, so if any of this inspires thoughts from you about our experience, we would be very grateful for your insights…or if you have recommended sources for how we can further explore this.
Many thanks, Dakota
p.s. as an aside, my son is very small for his age (where his parents are tall) and his favorite lullaby is Tu Rah Lu Rah Lu Rah, loves it, needs to hear it every night…just saying
Hello again, Dakota,
I’m glad my information has been helpful.
At this point, I’m not sure which resources can help you understand more about the fae world and how it may be influencing your son. However, I’m intrigued by that healer’s message about your son’s connection to the faeries.
The fact that you hadn’t mentioned the elf topic… that seems significant, since the healer also came up with the fae connection.
From what I read in emails, I’m getting the idea that more and more children are emerging with a strong, often hereditary connection to the faeries. I believe that’s needed in this world, right now and for the immediate future.
However, the integrational phase may not be easy for these fae-connected children, especially as they start noticing the outside world and become aware of what’s going on, on our planet.
Helping your son through this will be important. It’s always smart to consult western doctors, if only to be sure the issue isn’t something obvious and easily treated with relatively natural methods.
Among the faerie resources I like are: Anything by Katharine Briggs, about faeries. “Glamoury,” a book by Steve Blamires. I think he has a shop around Port Townsend in Washington State. If you can locate him, I recommend calling his shop to talk with him. And, it wouldn’t hurt to consult any shamanic practitioner from the First Nations.
Mostly, I’m really pleased to see people taking faerie information seriously. I think it’s far more prevalent in our world than most people realize. I also think it’s going to become more and more important, as we do our best to sort out what has happened to our own world and planet.
Sincerely,
Fiona
Thank you Fiona…I will check into those resources-I really appreciate you taking the time to read my story and offer suggestions. Fae-connection or not, I think you are right that he is in an integrational phase of some sort…and is being struck by the non-truths of our culture (that we are separate from each other, that somehow what he expresses isn’t ok, etc). I do have one last question and it is regarding the quote you mentioned in a podcast…the one by Albert Einstein where he suggests reading children fairy tales and even more fairy tales…is Grimm ok, or would you have other suggestions?
Hi, Dakota!
I think Grimm is — no pun intended — fairly grim for children, particularly vulnerable children who are processing some deep issues.
I’d recommend some happier tales related to the fae and magickal worlds. Honestly, the first couple of Harry Potter books are good. Anything by Froud can be good, but screen the stories, first. His “Good Fairies, Bad Fairies” book (however he spells it…) may be helpful, and I’m sure your public library has several of his books. Froud gets it right, which means some of his information is light & happy, and some is downright creepy.
I wouldn’t entirely shelter your son from the darker side of the fae world, because that may be exactly what he’s processing. However, I’d still focus on the lighter material because it could be that he’s securing his anchor in that world while dealing with the human world and all the weirdness we’ve managed to create here.
Also look at literature about Indigo Children. Again, your library probably has some of that. I think there’s some overlap with what we know is actually fae.
I hope that helps!
Cheerfully,
Fiona
Thank you! I requested Brian Froud’s books from the library and stumbled on the fact that he illustrated one of my very very VERY favorite books from childhood…
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-violet-catastrophe-unexpected-Great-Uncle-Pringle/dp/0819307491
“Ultra-Violet Catasrophe! Or the Unexpected Walk with Great Ungle Pringle” which is all about being yourself.
Thank you again, and I’ll be following your work.
Very best to you, Dakota
Very good article! I recently found out I descend directly from the Eoghanacht Aine tribe. My mother and all her side of the family are from, and most still live in, Limerick Ireland not far from Knockainy (Aine’s hill where she lives) and Loch Gur the area of the Eoghanacht Aine tribe. The family names Anglicised from the chiefs of the Eoghanacht Aine are O’Kerwick, Kervick, Kerwick, O’Kirby, Kerby and Kirby etc from the original O’Ciarmhaic later corrupted to O’Ciarba. There are many Eoghanacht tribes all which descend from “Eoghan Mor” and many of the tribes, but not all, believed they also descended from the Goddess Aine, Faery Queen “Sweetheart of the Sidhe” when according to legend Ailill Aloum aka Oilill Olum etc. King of Munster raped or ravished Aine (during which she bit off his ear and why he named Olum or “one ear”…. Oilill Olum meaning “one eared elf/sprite”) and Aine is believed to be mother of Eoghan Mor particularly by my tribe who took her name “Eoghanacht Aine”. All of Aine’s descendants, whether through Eoghan Mor, the Earl of Desmond or her other children from mortal men (which are many her being love Goddess and all) are all suppose to be a race of magickal Fae-Humans. Most Irish families from the South half of Ireland particularly the South Central and South West can trace their family name to one of the Eoghanacht tribes. I have found the best way to find out is by simply googling your Irish family surname along with “meaning and origin” and you should come up with a good bit of info then just search the names of Kings, chieftains etc your related to and their legends. Hope that helps someone and good luck to all trying to trace their Fae-ancestry! Blessed be
Ps. @ Dakota Keene the “Keene” name descends from the Eoghanacht tribes (therefore Eoghan Mor and therefore Aine) as well I can’t remember which one off the top of my head but I know they do for a fact from my research as my Great Grandmother was a “Keene”. I will look through my info and see if I can find which tribe… I know I saved it somewhere!
I can’t seem to find the Eoghanacht connection I found earlier but I did find that Keene is an Anglicised version of O’Cahan and this is what Wiki says about them:
O’Cahan (Irish: Ó Catháin) is the name of
a significant clan in Ulster, a province of
Ireland. It has been angiclized to O’Kane,
Kane and variations including, O’Keane,
O’Kean, O’Keen, O’Keene, Keen, Keene,
Kain, O’Kaine, and similar variations
thereof. They are descended from Eógan,
son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. In the
late Middle Ages, they were the primary
sept under the O’Neill clan of Ulster.
I hope that gets you off to a good start
I recommended goggling “O’Cahan” as well as looking up Eogan and other names of kings/chieftains you come across as many from that time I have stories involving the Fae and possibly descending from Fae
Here’s another site I found info on:
surnamedb.com/Surname/keene