The Ganconer - A fairy that makes love to maidens, and then abandons them; the maidens then die of longing within a week. Ganconers haunt lonely valleys, and tend to smoke a small grey pipe called a dundeen.
Other names: Gean-cannah, The Love-Talker
References: An Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katharine Briggs; "The Love-Talker" by Ethna Carbery
Gyl Burnt-tayl - A slutty kind of Will-o'-the-Wisp. Leads travellers astray, in more ways than one!
Other names: Jenny Burnt-tayl
References: An Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katharine Briggs
Fetch - A death omen. A Fetch is identical to the person fated to die; sometimes it appears to that person, sometimes to their friends.
Other names: Co-walker
References: An Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katharine Briggs;
Buttery Spirit - A fairy that can only eat ill-gotten or cheaply made food designed to fool the public- think Mrs. Lovitt's Meat Pies. Will eat a tavern out of business unless the tavern-keeper mends their ways.
Other names: None, though it is a close relative to the Abbey Lubber
References: An Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katharine Briggs
Tarans - The souls of babies who die unchristened. They cry a lot, rather like alive babies.
Other names: Spunkies
References: An Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katharine Briggs; A Tour in Scotland By Thomas Pennant
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