By Lady Francesca Speranza WildeFrom Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland [1887] THE Leanan-Sidhe, or the spirit of life, was supposed to be the inspirer of the poet and singer, as the Ban-Sidhe was the spirit of death, the foreteller of doom. The Leanan-Sidhe sometimes took the form of a woman, who gave […]