Editing Fairy (section)

=== {{lang|ga|Aos Sí}} ===
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The '''{{lang|ga|aos sí}}''' is the Irish term for a supernatural race in [[Irish mythology|Irish]], comparable to the fairies or elves. They are variously said to be ancestors, the spirits of nature, or goddesses and gods.<ref name=Wentz>[[Walter Evans-Wentz|Evans Wentz, W. Y.]] (1966, 1990) [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/ffcc/ The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries]. Gerrards Cross, Colin Smythe Humanities Press {{ISBN|0-901072-51-6}}</ref> A common theme found among the Celtic nations describes a race of people who had been driven out by invading humans. In old Celtic fairy lore the {{lang|ga|Aos Sí}} ('people of the fairy mounds') are immortals living in the ancient barrows and cairns. The Irish [[banshee]] ([[Irish language|Irish Gaelic]] {{lang|ga|bean sí}}, previously {{lang|ga|bean sídhe}}, 'woman of the fairy mound') is sometimes described as a ghost.<ref name="Briggs5">Briggs (1976) p. 15.</ref>