faerielands

A note on the use of "faerie". the word, spelled f-a-e-r-i-e as I use it, means both the creatures and the realm they inhabit.  Spelling on this varies, the spellings f-a-e-r-y - f-a-i-r-y and f-a-i-r-i-e are also used, as well as the abbreviation f-a-e and f-e-y.  All are correct.
The Irish word Sidhe [shee] is also common, and usually represents the populace of the Tuatha-de-Danann [tootha day danan], the "children of the Goddess Danu", also known as Daoine Shidhe [theena shee]

The realm they inhabit may be referred to as "faerie", "faerieland" or Tir Nan Og, which translates to "land of the young".  It is the best known of the Irish islands believed to be inhabited by faeries.
[the others are;
Tirfo Thuinn "land under the waves",
Tire Nam Beo "land of the living",
Tirn Aill "the other world",
Mag Mor "the great plain",
Mag Mell "the pleasant plain"
and Tir Tairngire "the plain of happiness".]

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