Do YOU have Fae Ancestry?

[fairymom]

Do you have fae ancestry?
I mean really fae ancestry, the kind that can be written on your family tree?

If you have Irish ancestry, the answer is probably yes! Most people with Irish roots also have faerie ancestors.

Here’s a short version of the history.

The Irish fae world includes the Tuatha De Danann, who were the “gods and not-gods” (in Irish: de agus ande) of early Ireland.

The Tuatha De Danann were–and are–real people, or perhaps “beings” is a better word.

And, they married the (very human) Milesians and had children, when the Milesians conquered Ireland.

(This history is documented in many ancient sources, including The Annals of the Four Masters, one of Ireland’s earliest written histories, transcribed by monks.

The Milesians were the people who populated modern Ireland. Their surnames are the ones that start with O’ and Mac.

However, in recent times, those O’ and Mac prefixes were often dropped. For example, O’Baoighill became O’Boyle and then simply Boyle.

(Murphy was O’Murchadha and Sullivan was O’Suileabhain, and the list goes on…)

So, if you have Irish ancestry (and over 50% of people in the United States do), then you probably have Milesian blood in your veins.

That means you probably have faerie ancestors, too.

If you could trace your heritage back far enough, you’d get to the Irish ancestor who married one of the Tuatha De Danann, and you’d actually have the name of your faerie ancestor.

(If you’re a FitzGerald from the Limerick area, the process may be a lot easier, since Lord Desmond, the third Earl of Desmond, married the Tuatha De Danann goddess, Aine. Their son, Gerald, fourth Earl of Desmond, is still seen riding from Lough Gur every seven years when the lake is dry.)

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My emphasis is on Irish faeries, because that’s my own ancestry.

However, many cultures have similar traditions, from Scandinavian to Indian to Arab to African.

Research your family tree and learn your faerie connections.

You may find some wonderful surprises!

By:
Fiona Broome

[muladzh]

It could probably be assumed that I do have fae ancestry, being a Gael from the western highlands of Scotland, my family still on the land settled by them in about 700AD. In our records there are references to faefolk who lived in the glen before us, and who helped with the building of the settlement. I do not doubt that if breeding was possible, it would have done. We are a single clan in a remote area - new blood is always welcomed. During my childhood, and later as a young man, I came across evidence of the faefolk; one time hearing their music coming from a cave by a waterfall. I searched around, then hid for hours, and no humans could be seen or found anywhere about. I was not overly concerned, which may have relevance to ancestry, as most Highlanders would run a mile if they heard the faefolk doing anything. It is my constant expectation to meet some of the faefolk, but they haven't come yet.

[bluemoon]

My Great grandfather was Irish, I have lots of Welsh ancestry too, but the description of the waterfall really struck a chord. A very similar experience, also by a (small) waterfall aged 9 or 10 was the first indication to me that I was not going to follow in the rigid Christian path of my family. I didn't hear music, but thought I saw 'things', which I attributed to fairies, from the corner of my eye. The whole experience was much more spiritually involved than just that and is difficult to describe. It was years later when I read that this is exactly how most people describe seeing the fairy-folk.