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Name
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The Lhiannan-Shee
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Description
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The spirit friend, a guardian spirit identical with the Irish Liannan-Shee. A familiar or household spirit who was implacable in resentment but unchanging in friendship. One of the two familiar spirits known in the Isle of Man, the other being the Dooinney-Oie. The Lhiannan-Shee attached itself to a particular person and could bring either great fortune or great ruin depending on how the relationship was maintained.
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Manx Name
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Lhiannan-Shee
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Type
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Spirit
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Guardian
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Source
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Moore, Folk-lore (1891), Ch. III
