"I hold to my own idea.

They're of the Old People.
The little leprechaun knew his way here, an' I'll bet it was they who sent the word.

An' if the O'Keefe banshee comes here--which save the mark!--I'll bet she'll drop in on the Silent Ones for a social visit before she an' her clan get busy.

Well, it'll make her feel more at home, the good old body.

No, Doc, no," he concluded, "I'm right; it all fits in too well to be wrong." I made a last despairing attempt.
"Is there anything anywhere in Ireland that would indicate that the Tuatha De ever looked like the Three ?" I asked--and again I had spoken most unfortunately.
"Is there ?" he shouted.