28/10/2026
The Leannán Sídhe.
The Fairy Lover of Galway.
A Ghostly Tale.
An Irish supernatural horror story inspired by ancient folklore.
In the winter of 1847, a young poet named Eamon lived near an ancient fairy fort outside Galway.
One evening, as darkness settled over the fields, he heard a woman singing from inside the fort.
Her voice was beautiful, yet terribly sad.
Following the sound, he discovered a pale young woman standing beneath a hawthorn tree. Her long black hair covered her shoulders, and her green eyes seemed to glow in the darkness.
My name is Leannán, she whispered. and I have been waiting for you.
From that night onward, Eamon could think of nothing else.
Every evening he returned to the fairy fort. Every morning he awoke with another beautiful poem written upon his table.
But something was changing.
His skin grew pale. His body weakened. His reflection began to look like that of an old man.
One night, his mother followed him to the fort.
There, beneath the hawthorn tree, she witnessed something horrifying.
The beautiful woman was holding Eamon in her arms, her lips pressed against his throat.
But her face was no longer beautiful.
Her eyes were black, her mouth stretched unnaturally wide, and beneath her translucent skin something dark appeared to be moving.
Eamon's mother screamed.
The creature slowly turned towards her.
He gave me his heart, it hissed. now I shall take his soul.
By morning, Eamon was found dead beside the hawthorn tree.
His hair had turned completely white, and his face was that of a man a hundred years old.
But clutched tightly in his hand was one final poem.
It contained only six words.
She is beautiful until she feeds.
And even today, according to the tale, when mist settles over the ancient fairy forts of Galway, a woman's voice can sometimes be heard singing softly in the darkness.
The old warning is simple.
Never answer her song.