A far darrig or fear dearg is a faerie of Irish mythology. The Mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved shorn of its religious meanings The name far darrig is an Anglophone pronunciation of the Irish words fear dearg, meaning Red Man, as the far darrig is said to wear a red coat and cap. According to Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry the far darrig is classified as a solitary fairy along with the leprechaun and the clurichaun, all of whom are "most sluttish, slouching, jeering, mischievous phantoms. In Mythology and Folklore, fairies are classified in a variety of ways In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (leipreachán The clurichaun, or clobhair-ceann in O'Kearney is an Irish Fairy which resembles the Leprechaun. " The far darrig in particular is described as one who "busies himself with practical joking, especially with gruesome joking". A practical joke or prank is a stunt or trick to purposely make someone feel foolish or victimized usually for humor
References
- Yeats, W. B. (ed. ) Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry. 1888.
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