Leanan sídhe

[laughs]

Leanan Sidhe.

Leanan Sidhe, who is, if you just read it in stupid American English, Leanan is probably how you said the first word.

Leanan, Leanan.

Lean- Leanan.

Sid-nee.

Sid, maybe.

But yeah, it is Leanan Sidhe.

Downpatrick, where these events are supposed to have taken place, is at the extreme northern extremity of Tyroli, County Mayo, and all the other places are in its neighbourhood.

For the Leanan Sidhe, or the fairy sweetheart, often supposed to be the muse of the poets, see O'Kearney's Face Tihe Chanan, page 80 to 103.

For the Irish of this story, see Lubna Kelly, page 33.

The Story Before St. Patrick came to Ireland, there lived a chieftain in the lower country, in County Mayo, and his name was Crom Dubh.