The word
fairy derives from
Middle Englishfaierie (also
fayerye,
feirie,
fairie), a direct borrowing from
Old Frenchfaerie (Modern French
féerie) meaning the land, realm, or characteristic activity (i.e. enchantment) of the legendary people of folklore and romance called (in Old French)
faie or
fee (Modern French
fée). This derived ultimately from Late
Latinfata (one of the personified
Fates, hence a guardian or tutelary spirit, hence a spirit in general); cf.
Italianfata,
Portuguesefada,
Spanishhada of the same origin.
I have a view "Fairies" have been here a long time on Earth. Can i prove it nope.
For me the true Fairies were the Tuatha Dé Dannan..
The Celtic peoples long ago worshipped the Tuatha, as gods.
I think UFO's we see belong to them. Its only speculation on my part of course and people see it differently to me. I have looked for clues and see things that others may disagree with but that's fine. Nobody has the all the answers to what the UFO phenomenon is.
Travis Walton describing blonde Aliens onboard the Alien ship that took him away. Is one UFO case that always fascinated me. It reminds me of the tale of Oisin. Its a Irish legend from hundreds of year ago perhaps even longer.
In
Oisín in Tir na nÓg, his most famous
echtra or adventure tale, he is visited by a
fairy woman called
Niamh Chinn Óir (Niamh of the Golden Hair or Head, one of the daughters of
Manannán Mac Lir, a god of the sea) who announces she loves him and takes him away to
Tir na nÓg ("the land of the young", also referred to as Tir Tairngire, "the land of promise"). Their union produces Oisín's famous son,
Oscar, and a daughter,
Plor na mBan ("Flower of Women"). After what seems to him to be three years Oisín decides to return to Ireland, but 300 years have passed there.
Its not to be taken literally, but the fairy women are often viewed as having blonde hair.
Betty and Barney case, is another one. Describing some of the beings on the ship as looking for Irish, Nordic or German
Bill chalker case from down under. Finding a hair strand at an abduction scene supposedly coming cam,e from an alien being. Genetic tests allegedly showed. the hair contained Gaelic/Basque DNA
There is other cases just like this, i find odd to say the least.
I think Vallee was on the right track myself with Passport to Magonia.