The Fairy Bridges
- Item sets
- Folklore
- Name
- The Fairy Bridges
- Description
- Crossing points on the Island where tradition holds the fairies pass. Travellers say 'hello fairies' when crossing. Not antiquarian curiosity but living practice, observed by visitors and residents alike into the present day. Part of the accommodation between the visible and invisible worlds that defines Manx cultural identity.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Type
- Fairy Tradition
- Custom
- Source
- Oral tradition
- Book Chapter
- Chapter 03 — 1405-1651