The World of the Fairies

In the course of her stories, we have learned that there are many characters from the Duineshee, (Daoine sídhe) the inhabitants of the spirit or fairy world.

There are two that auntie Mary favours: the banshee and the lenanshee (leanan sídhe), or, as she calls them, in her soft, Irish accent, the `banashee' and the `lanashee'.

Auntie Mary in the pursuit and delivery of a good story has been known to interchange or mix them up.