As a person who wrote a MA thesis on Irish fairy lore let me tell you a thing or 34 about authentic “fairies” in #irishfolklore . A thread 1/20 First and foremost, they do divide into two large groups but not in the way you might think. First is the group of creatures whose description was heavily influenced by Christianity. These are Fallen Angels (Aingil an Uabhair, Angels of Pride) in their origin 2/20