Sidhe
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English
Etymology
From an ellipsis of Irish aos sídhe (people of the fairy mound).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sidhe
- Mythical hills of Irish and Scottish folklore, home of the sidhe race; fairyland, faerie.
- 1906, Augusta, Lady Gregory, A Book of Saints and Wonders, Columcille: The Friend of the Angels of God,
- Even Nera from the Sidhe could not do it; he is not made much of now; our learned one is not the light of our life now he is hidden away from us.
- 1906, Augusta, Lady Gregory, A Book of Saints and Wonders, Columcille: The Friend of the Angels of God,
- Alternative capitalization of sidhe.
- 1914, William Butler Yeats, Rosa alchemica:
- Their reign has never ceased, but only waned in power a little, for the Sidhe still pass in every wind, and dance and play at hurley, and fight their sudden battles in every hollow and on every hill; but they cannot build their temples again till there have been martyrdoms and victories, and perhaps even that long-foretold battle in the Valley of the Black Pig.
- 2001, Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, Spirits White as Lightning, page not numbered:
- “‘Fun,’” Ria echoed. “You want to invite me to one of the Sidhe’s High Holy Days—me—and you think it'll be 'fun'?”