Every Irishman knows the possible mayhem that could result from venturing too near a Fairy Rath. Fairies do not like to be disturbed by humans, and could use it as an invitation to haunt, tease, or frighten them. This raised mound surrounded by a thick growth of trees is where the fairies may have dwelt for centuries. A highway project, for instance, that destroys this fairy haven may incur the extreme wrath of the fairies, this evidence manifesting itself in the death of the men who worked on the new road, or the destruction of their own homes. But an innocent man who simply walks near the fairy house, in hopes of getting a glance of these otherworldly creatures, may simply be followed and haunted by a female fairy, and never able to get her out of his mind. She may taunt him with her strange spirit, and remain forever, just out of reach to his touch. Perhaps it is that beautiful torture that he longs for, and that drew him near the rath to begin with., but you will have to ask him what he seeks, for I do not know. Beware of what gets under your skin, Irishman! Or should the impertinent fairy be cautious of attaching herself to the stray human?
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