corrigan

A female fairy in the folklore of Brittany. She is fond of pretty human children and is thus blamed for changeling substitutions.

The corrigan is said to have been an ancient druidess and is therefore malicious towards Christian priests.

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References

Source

  • Leach, Maria, ed. (1984). Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend. New York: HarperCollins.