Sidhe 

24 creative works found

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  Sidhe Draoi
  by AlteredIllusions

  If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. / -Anne Dudley Bradstreet This 6” x 12” mixed media piece in a variety of greens with a dryad emerging from a tree is “Sidhe Draoi”. The name refers to the Irish tree faery of Druid lore who lived among the trees in the sacred grove. From my goddess series, this one sold at a local gallery exhibition.

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  Banshee
  by Nausinora

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  The Succubus
  by Nausinora

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  The Banshee
  by dimarie

  When someone mentions a ghost, most of us think of cemeteries, haunted houses, and human-sized transparent figures draped in sheets. / Likewise, the word “faerie” is usually linked with cute little figures with wings, magick, bright colours and merry mischief. However, mention a Banshee, and people squirm. / The Banshee, like a ghost, can represent death to many people, but that is not her actual role in folklore, or in our lives. The Banshee from the Irish bean sí, or bean sidhe (“woman of the síde” or “woman of the fairy mounds”) is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. / According to legend, one Banshee guards each Milesian Irish family; these are the families whose names start with O’ or Mac, though those prefixes have often been dropped, particularly by American families. / Nonetheless, there is a Banshee for each branch of these families, and the family Banshee can follow the descendants to America, Australia, or wherever the Irish family travels or emigrates. / Her moarnful cry can be heard anywhere. / The Banshee protects the family as best she can, perhaps as a forerunner of the “Guardian Angel” in Christian traditions. However, the time we are most aware of her is before a tragedy that she cannot prevent. Meaning, that traditionally, the Banshee appears shortly before a death in “her” family. Despite her grim reputation, seeing or hearing a Banshee is not what actually causes the death. / The Banshee herself is traditionally a very kind woman, as poet and historian W. B. Yeats commented, “You will with the banshee chat, and will find her good at heart.” / Perhaps her appearance and wailing before a death are efforts to protect her family from a death or other tragedy that she foresees. Here I have depicted her in her guise as the young woman she once was, tho her eyes are red from centuries of weeping and she still cries black tears. / Behind her perched majestically on the clifftop, the ruined medieval Castle of Dunluce sits still, once home to the great irish families. / Forever loyal she guards the ruins, weeping at the loss of the great families. / / “There were originally five towers; there are now only two remaining: “Macuilin’s Tower” on the east side, which contains the remains of a staircase, and a smaller tower seawards called Mave Roe’s Tower; so called after Mave Roe, supposed by some to have been a relative of the MacQuillins, and by others, their banshee, or fairy spirit, whose wail, they say, is still heard above the winter’s storm, and who keeps the apartment scrupulously clean, expecting the return of the former owners.” – From Sketches of Olden Days in Northern Ireland by Rev. Hugh Forde some interesting reading- / Banshees / Irish faeries / celtic magick / wikipedia – banshee / Legend of the Banshee / Dunluce Castle / thankyou for taking the time to view my art and (hopefully) comment… / please have a look at my other artwork… / hope you enjoy! :) /

• Once Was a Tree
  by smitisan

  Once was a tree / Growing high upon a hill / And its branches spread wide / And its roots went deep / Down into that hill. / In the tree was a…

  Song I wrote back about a year ago. I play it G,C,D7,C straight through but you can play it any way you want.

• Leprechaun Tear Trails
  by S.I. Sheehan

  Keeper Of The Faery Mound. The Sidhe.

  Knowing In My Stream Of Consciousness…..

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  Aos Sidhe
  by Becca Cusworth

  The Aos Sidhe (pronounced “ess shee”), are a powerful, supernatural race comparable to the fairies or elves of other traditions. / They live in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans. / The Gaelic Otherworld is seen as being closer at the times of dusk and dawn, therefore this is seen as a time special to the Aos Sidhe, as are some of the festivals such as Samhain and Midsummer. The Aos Sidhe are generally described as stunningly beautiful, though they can also be terrible and hideous. I cursed myself for walking too deep into the forest and missing seeing the sunset from the view point high on the hillside like i intended, but the evening rays brought colour to the forest like I wouldnt have imagined. / The forest is very much still in green, but the backlighting from the sunset has given such warmth to the leaves. As it was so late in the day, this is a 1 second exposure. other photos from the forests around my home / / Loki’s Forest

• Thee Na Sidhe Challenge entry
  by Andrew Price

  A Demonic decorator

  I used some old Irish names and adapted them e.g. Thee Na Sidhe comes from ‘bean sidhe’ a banshee. I thought they would make good characters in the fight between good and evil.

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  From the Waves
  by DreamingWings

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  Bean Sídhe
  by A90Six

  The term banshee is an anglicization of the Irish bean sídhe or bean sí, or the Scots Gaelic bean shìth, – both meaning “woman of the fairy mounds” or “woman of peace”. Both names are derived from the Old Irish ben sídhe: bean: “woman”, and sídhe: “of the mounds” / In Irish legend, a banshee wails around a house if someone in the house is about to die. There are particular families who are believed to have banshees attached to them, and whose cries herald the death of a member of that family. Traditionally, when a citizen of an Irish village died, a woman would sing a lament (in Irish: caoineadh, [ˈkiːnʲə] or [ˈkiːnʲuː], “caoin” meaning “to weep, to wail”) at their funeral. These women singers are sometimes referred to as “keeners” and the best keeners would be in much demand. Legend has it that, for five great Gaelic families: the O’Gradys, the O’Neills, the O’Briens, the O’Connors, and the Kavanaghs, the lament would be sung by a fairy woman; having foresight, she would sing the lament when a family member died, even if the person had died far away and news of their death had not yet come, so that the wailing of the banshee was the first warning the household had of the death.

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  Pink Apocalyptic
  by DreamingWings

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  The Sidhe Moon Maiden
  by MoonSpiral

  19×26 pastel on Sennelier paper. Featured in the groups: 1 in the Beginning, Ancient Practices, Contemporary Pastel Painters, and Unconventional Artistry The Sidhe are the ancient fairy people of Ireland. This is a painting of a priestess of the Moon Ways. She can help you connect with your ancestors and begin to understand the power of your moontime.

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  The Faerie Realm
  by MoonSpiral

  A collection of original work depicting faeries by Tammy Wampler(MoonSpiral). Each piece of artwork is sure to take you every month on a journey into the Faerie realm.

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  Leanan sidhe
  by Selkie

  self-portrait, part of the Goddesses, Myths and Monsters series. Scottish Vampire-Muse – said to inspire poets and artists, but also drain them of sanity and, eventually, life (perhaps explaining the premature death of our most brilliant of artists…). Said to preserve her unusual beauty by collecting the lifesblood of her victims in a cauldron, drinking it from a glass…

• Preface to my book Mays Lake
  by SarahmRobbins

  The battle was over, the murderers sealed away. Justice had been served but at what price?

  When the death of her adopted mother leaves her in a police station for questioning, Emilia Rose McClain just wishes for a home again. Soon after, she finds herself in Canada, living with a sister she never knew she had. Now given the chance to live a new life in Dira, Emilia attends highschool for the first time, and learns the excitment, drama and confusement that comes with being a Teenager. / However, Emilia has some additional problems. With the unexplained murders in Dira, strange dreams and possible visions of people shes never met, as well as a hesitant male who might not be telling her something, Emilia just wishes she could sit at May’s Lake in her best dress and drift away into the Celtic lore that has been teeming her mind.

• The Lady Teacher without a Name
  by LadyOtilia

  The Lady Teacher without a Name I had waited the whole summer long to see them again, Lizzie, Gwen and the other classmates. Oh, ...

  a little girl and a mysterious lady teacher

• Ilana in between
  by LadyOtilia

  Ilana in between My name was Ilana and I lived in a small house hidden in the woods, near the swamp. My father was a…

  an ordinary girl who trespasses and is turned into something else, eluding her love story

• Caught in between
  by LadyOtilia

  Caught in between I’ve always loved our little house, so close to those enchanted mountains; and we were a joyful family at the beginn…

  her mommy was taken by a beautiful sidhe

• Ilana at Benbulbin
  by LadyOtilia

  Ilana at Benbulbin We were three sisters, and I was Ilana, the most beautiful, or so they said, the young men in Grange. We used to ha…

  a fairy- tale about a married woman who falls in love with a beautiful sidhe

• The Faeryman
  by LadyOtilia

  The Faeryman When I was a little girl, I used to go with my friends deep in the woods every day. Our favourite place was the glade, wh…

  a married woman in love with a beautiful sidhe

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  the wizard & the banshee
  by secretplanet

  pencil drawing smoothed & coloured on photoshop. he’s an elfin wizard conjuring up a banshee

• Outcast Sidhe Queen
  by LadyOtilia

  Outcast sidhe queen I was still a little girl, about seven years old I think, as the strange man came in our village. Our people gat…

  Once upon a time… a fairytale about the sidhe fairy folk.

• Enchanted Folk A Sidhe Fairytale
  by LadyOtilia

  Enchanted Folk / A Sidhe Fairytale My grandma took me with her everywhere when I was little. She showed me all the herbs and taught me …

  About the torturing relationship between a woman and a faeryman.

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  All That Glitters
  by awdigitaldreams

  SP / Canon SX1-IS / GIMP background with starburst effect / Dragonfly wings from own photographs GIMPed Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin