Irish Folklore
The Will-O'-Wisps
Mysterious, eerie lights that flicker at night in marshes, bogs, and mountain forests are known as will-o'-wisps. There is much debate over whether these fairy lights are beneficial or malevolent. Some say that the will-o'-wisps are associated with spirits of the dead who couldn't enter heaven or hell, and who now lead travelers from the well-trodden paths into treacherous marshes. Other accounts consider the will-o'-wisps to be peaceful and helpful, recounting tales of the lights appearing in the misty mountains to help locate someone lost. Other stories suggest that seeing will-o'-wisps may foretell mortal danger coming for a relative.
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