These tiny creatures can appear and disappear in the blink of an eye. This Irish fairy is more often heard than seen. Her mournful wail, called keening, is heard outside the home of a dying person. Only children can see their furry bodies and fiery red eyes. Fairy food is milk, cream, and butter.
Brownies are helpful little men with brownish skin and brown clothing.
They have been said to visit farms in Scotland and do household chores while the family sleeps. All they ask in return for their work is a bowl of cream. A changeling is a fairy child who takes the place of a human baby who the fairies think is being fussed over too much. These aged creatures of the mountains are miners with magical powers. They won't appear aboveground in daylight because they'll turn to stone.