What is the Manx name for a brownie in folklore?

The Manx name for a brownie in folklore is Fenodyree. In traditions from the Isle of Man, the Fenodyree is a hairy supernatural helper associated with strenuous farm and household work.

Like the brownies of Scottish and English folklore, the Fenodyree is usually said to work at night while humans sleep. Stories credit it with mowing grass, threshing grain, herding sheep, repairing nets, and moving heavy objects with extraordinary strength.

The creature is often helpful but not entirely reliable or intelligent. One recurring motif is that a Fenodyree may be driven away by receiving clothing, just as brownies in other traditions disappear when people try to reward or domesticate them too directly.

Urisk and hob are related regional terms for comparable supernatural beings, while Bwbach is a Welsh household spirit. They are not the specifically Manx name asked for here. Fenodyree also has variant spellings, including Phynnodderee and Fynnoderee.