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Sleih beggey/sleɪˈbɛɡɑː/ (Manx forLittle people, alsoBeggys,Sleigh veggy,Sleigh beggey, andFerrishyn from the English:faeries)[1][2][3] is the umbrella term forManxfairies.
A wide variety of individual mythical creatures come under the umbrella of sleih beggey, with both benevolent and malevolent fairies.[4][5]
Generally, the Sleih beggey are seen as stocky in stature, and as domestic fairies, who lived inburghs. They are fond of hunting, music, and abducting humans. They dislike ashes, artificial light, salt, andbaptisms.[1] They commonly wore green clothes.[5] Many were also known to steal babies, and in doing so getting into fights with humans.[3]
John Rhys noted that Manx andWelsh fairies were similar in most aspects, but that Manx fairies had no issue using weapons to attack humans, unlike the Welsh fairies.[3]
The Ferrish have been described as a particular tribe of fairies, standing between one and three foot tall, who rode horses and kept dogs for hunting, having no named king or queen. They were known to replace human babies withchangelings, as with many other fairies in theBritish Isles andIreland.[1][4][6]
In themanga andanimeThe Ancient Magus' Bride, theSleigh Beggy are a special type ofmage.[7]
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