Ireland and the Elves

Ireland, the Island Esmeralda, land of the Celts, of castles, of memorable legends and of cheap hotels. Among these it emphasizes that of the elves. Beings that inhabit the forests and that have the function to protect and to watch the creatures that inhabit in them. The most famous are the Leprechauns and the Pixies. The first they obtained his name of the Gaelic, and translates “shoemaker of a single shoe”. They are called thus because they occupy most of the time in devising footwear. The legend says that they hide gold and that upon being captured they can reveal the place where they hide it, but if is loses sight of they will disappear to the instant.





They are characterized for having the worn face, the grayish skin, to carry hat, to smoke pipe and to drink whisky in huge quantities. They are shy and grotesque, having the capacity of changing of form and size to will. In their free time they are rascals and thieves, seeking to increase the treasure that conserve.

The Pixies are created for the mixture among them and the fairies. They are used to creating illusions to the unwary humans. The Kobold have the mission to create skepticism among the people in order to protecting to the kingdom of the elves. The Goblins in turn have the orders desires to comply power by means of the practice of rituals.



The Irish folklore relates numerous histories on the Leprechauns, always in the context of a main history starred in by a human, and locating them in places and real situations. Generally its participation does that the protagonists be confused, they stray, they lose time and they suffer smaller mishaps. It is supposed that can fight them itself with wrought iron, with silver weapons and with clubs of four leaves. Upon not existing feminine gender among the elves, the legends relate that they are seen obliged to take wives among the humans, abducting them of the towns. The elves was besides you help or servants of the druids, magical and faith healers of Ireland expert in magic and hidden arts. Even formulae among the druids existed to create elves mixing plants and concoctions in a bottle, obtaining thus these small and astute beings.



Saint Patrick, that carried the Catholicism to Ireland, is considered the enemy par excellence of the elves, that when all is said and done are personages belonging to pagan traditions. Their image is utilized even nowadays as protection or to exorcise places where is believed there is influence of the elves.