Amadan Dubh is also known as the "'Dark Fool'" or "Fairy Fool." He is a trickster

Trickster

In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. It is suggested by Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this...

 fairy

Fairy

A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...

 found in Irish folklore, and is the "bringer of madness and Oblivion."

It is also said that Amadan Dubh "haunts the hills after sunset playing reed pipes to work his magic." Other fairies that resemble Amadan Dubh are the Amadan, Amadan Mor, Amadan-Na-Briona, Amadan-Na-Bruidne, all also from Ireland

Ireland

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External links

• http://deoxy.org/h_mounds.htm

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies, Anna Franklin and Illustrated by Paul Mason and Helen Field