The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE FAIRY OF DEATH

IN IRELAND THE BELIEF IN THE BLACK FAIRY OR THE FAIRY OF DEATH WAS
POPULAR YEARS AGO. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT IF SOMEONE
SAW A LADY COMPLETELY DRESSED IN BLACK THAT IN THREE DAYS
SOMEONE WOULD DIE. THIS BELIEF WAS FULFILLED ONE DAY AS A MAN CAME
RUNNING INTO A SALON EXCLAIMING THAT HE HAD JUST SEEN THE
BLACK FAIRY. THREE DAYS LATER THIS MAN DIED.

Submitter comment: TOLD BY MY GRANDFATHER.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL

Keyword(s): SALOON

Date learned: 10-00-1967