{"product_id":"the-fair-folk","title":"The Fair Folk","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn ode my Irish Ancestry: The Fair Folk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18” long beaded necklace featuring a lobster clasp and joined with brass rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beads include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntique Japanese glasswork (The shared values between Ireland and Japan are admirable and inspiring. Adding a touch of Japanese artistry to this piece felt incredibly relevant). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLepidolite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCitrine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe polymer clay pendant is handmade, painted and sealed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to Ship!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA family member of mine is deeply involved with tracing our matriarchal lineage. Through her research we have found our ancestors were largely displaced from their homelands in Scotland and Ireland before seeking asylum in America circa the early 1800s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museum.ie\/en-ie\/collections-research\/folklife-collections\/folklife-collections-list-(1)\/other\/emigration\/irish-emigration-to-america\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Irish Emigration\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eIrish diaspora\u003c\/a\u003e has been swept up and held hostage inside the greedy heart of white supremacy for well over a century now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is impossible to ignore our ancestral identity was sacrificed for survival in a colonized and hostile land. If you are of Irish descent you may have felt as though you don’t really belong here. Until around the early 1900s we absolutely did not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is of no small consequence that the loss of identity for our huddled masses benefited the oppressor for many years —who has much to gain by forcing our assimilation. To read more about how, when and why the Irish were eventually accepted into white society start \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/when-america-despised-the-irish-the-19th-centurys-refugee-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Irish Dispora \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an effort to learn more about my family’s ancestral history and culture I dived headfirst into Irish mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eaos sí, \u003c\/i\u003eare a part of Irish Mythology who are descendants of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuatha_D%C3%A9_Danann\" title=\"Tuatha Dé Danann\"\u003eTuatha Dé Danann\u003c\/a\u003e. The name means “folks of \u003ci\u003esí“ —\u003c\/i\u003ewhich are burial mounds as well as their dwelling place. With Irish folklore being an oral record it is difficult to know the exact origin of “The Fair Folk”. These supernatural beings are thought to live in a parallel realm to ours. Some believe they are the deified descendants of Irish Gods, while others believe they themselves are fallen angels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eaos sí\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are often connected to certain times of year and hours; as the Gaelic Otherworldly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is believed to come closer to the mortal world at the times of dusk and dawn, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eaos sí\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e correspondingly become easier to encounter. Some festivals such as Samhain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Beltane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Midsummer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are also associated with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eaos sí.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore information can be found \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/andrea-matthews.com\/the-aos-sidhe\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Aos Sidhe Folklore\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Creekside Alchemy ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46501183881356,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/9949\/5820\/files\/C4895483-DE98-4B1D-9597-F87ADEBEE41F.jpg?v=1772664526","url":"https:\/\/creeksidealchemy.com\/products\/the-fair-folk","provider":"Creekside Alchemy ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}