Daoine Sidhe
The aos sí (pronounced [iːsˠ ˈʃiː]; English approximation: eess SHEE; older form: aes sídhe, áes sídhe [eːsˠ ˈʃiːə]) is a supernatural race in Irish folklore, similar to elves. They are said to descend from the Tuatha Dé Danann or the gods of Irish mythology.
The name aos sí means "folk of the sí"; these are the burial mounds in which they are said to dwell, which are seen as portals to an Otherworld. Such abodes are referred to in English as 'shee', 'fairy mounds', 'elf mounds' or 'hollow hills'. The aos sí interact with humans and the human world. They are variously said to be the ancestors, the spirits of nature, or goddesses and gods.
In modern Irish, they are also called daoine sidhe (daoine sídhe) or daoine sí; in Scottish Gaelic daoine sìth ('folk of the fairy mounds').
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