Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland / Collected Entirely from Oral Sources
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Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Collected entirely from Oral Sources
EDITOR’S NOTE.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. THE FAIRIES.1
NAMES GIVEN TO FAIRIES.
THE SIZE OF FAIRIES.
FAIRY DWELLINGS.
FAIRY DRESSES.
THE DEFECTS OF FAIRIES.
THEIR OCCUPATIONS.
FESTIVITIES.
FAIRY RAIDS.
WHEN SEEN.
FOOD.
GIFTS BESTOWED BY FAIRIES.
LOANS.
EDDY WIND.
RAIN AND SUNSHINE, WIND AND RAIN.
FAIRY ARROWS, ETC.
CATTLE.
HORSES.
DOGS.
CATS.
FAIRY THEFT.
STEALING WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
CHANGELINGS.
DEFORMITIES.
NURSES.
THE MEN OF PEACE.
THE BEAN NIGHE, OR WASHING WOMAN.
SONG.
GLAISTIG.
ELFIN QUEEN.
PROTECTION AGAINST FAIRIES.
CHAPTER II. TALES ILLUSTRATIVE OF FAIRY SUPERSTITION.
LURAN.
THE CUP OF THE MACLEODS OF RAASA.
THE FAIRIES ON FINLAY’S SANDBANK.
PENNYGOWN FAIRIES.
BEN LOMOND FAIRIES.
CALLUM CLARK AND HIS SORE LEG.
THE YOUNG MAN IN THE FAIRY KNOLL.
BLACK WILLIAM THE PIPER.
THE HARRIS WOMAN AND HER BAKING.
LIFTED BY THE FAIRIES.
FAIRIES COMING TO HOUSES.
THE LOWLAND FAIRIES.
FAIRIES STEALING WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
READY WIT REPULSES THE FAIRIES.
KINDNESS TO A NEGLECTED CHILD.
THE BRIDEGROOM’S BURIAL.
THE CROWING OF THE BLACK COCK.
THROWING THE ARROW.
THE WOMAN STOLEN FROM FRANCE.
CHANGELINGS.
TAKING AWAY COWS AND SHEEP.
DWELLINGS.
FAIRY ASSISTANCE.
THE BATTLE OF TRAI-GRUINARD.
DUINE SÌTH, MAN OF PEACE.
BEAN SHITH, ELLE WOMAN, OR WOMAN OF PEACE.
DONALD THRASHED BY THE FAIRY WOMAN.
IONA BANSHI.
TIREE BANSHI.
MACPHIE’S BLACK DOG.
THE CARLIN OF THE SPOTTED HILL (Cailleach Beinne Bhric).
DONALD, SON OF PATRICK.
THE WIFE OF BEN-Y-GHLOE.
FAIRY WOMEN AND DEER.
O’CRONICERT’S FAIRY WIFE.44
THE GRUAGACH BAN.
DEER KILLED AT NIGHT.
FAIRIES AND GOATS.
FAIRIES AND COWS.
FAIRY COWS.
THE THIRSTY PLOUGHMAN.
THE FAIRY CHURNING.
MILK SPILT.
FAIRY MUSIC.
MACCRIMMON.
FAIRY DOGS (‘CU SITH’).
DOGS CHASING FAIRIES.
FAIRIES AND HORSES.
FAIRIES AND THE HANDMILL.
FAIRIES AND OATMEAL.
FAIRIES AND IRON.
NAME OF THE DEITY.
FAIRY GIFTS.
STRUCK BY THE FAIRY ARROW SPADE.
CHAPTER III. TUTELARY BEINGS.
I. THE GLAISTIG.
THE GLAISTIG AT GLENDUROR.
THE GLAISTIG AT SRON-CHARMAIG.
AT INVERAWE HOUSE.
AT DUNSTAFFNAGE CASTLE.
IN TIREE.
AT SLEAT, SKYE.
IN THE ISLAND OF COLL.
AT DUNOLLY CASTLE.
AT MEARNAIG CASTLE.
IN STRATHGLASS.
AT LIANACHAN.
IN GLENORCHY.
M‘MILLAN OF KNAP.
THE GLAISTIG AT CRAIGNISH.
ON GARLIOS, MORVERN.
AT ARDNADROCHIT, MULL.
ON BAUGH, TIREE.
AT STRONTIAN.
ON HIANISH, TIREE.
IN ULVA.
IN IONA.
IN ROSS, MULL.
IN CORRY-NA-HENCHOR.
MAC-IAN YEAR.
AT ERRAY, MULL.
II. THE GRUAGACH.
III. BROWNIE.
GUNNA.
THE OLD MAN OF THE BARN.
CHAPTER IV. THE URISK, THE BLUE MEN, AND THE MERMAID.
THE URISK.
THE BLUE MEN (Na Fir Ghorm).
THE MERMAID.
CHAPTER V. THE WATER-HORSE (Each Uisge).
FARMERS AND WATER-HORSES.
MAC-FIR AROIS.
THE TALKING HORSE AT CRU-LOCH.
ISLAND OF COLL.
THE NINE CHILDREN AT SUNART.
KILLING THE RAASAY WATER-HORSE.
THE WATER-HORSE AT LOCH CUAICH.
THE WATER-HORSE AT TIREE.
WATER-HORSE AND WOMEN.
THE WATER-HORSE AT LOCH BASIBOL, TIREE.
THE KELPIE.
THE WATER-BULL (Tarbh Uirge).
THE KING OTTER.
BIASD NA SROGAIG.
THE BIG BEAST OF LOCHAWE.
CHAPTER VI. SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT ANIMALS.
CHAPTER VII. MISCELLANEOUS SUPERSTITIONS.
CHAPTER VIII. AUGURY.68
CHAPTER IX. PREMONITIONS AND DIVINATION.
PREMONITIONS.
DIVINATION.
CHAPTER X. DREAMS AND PROPHECIES.
CHAPTER XI. IMPRECATIONS, SPELLS, AND THE BLACK ART.
IMPRECATION (Guidhe).
SPELLS (Geasan no Geasaibh).
THE BLACK ART.
CHAPTER XII. THE DEVIL.
CARD-PLAYING.
RED BOOK OF APPIN.
COMING FOR THE DYING.
MAKING THE DEVIL YOUR SLAVE.
COMING MISFORTUNE.
THE GAÏCK CATASTROPHE (Mort Ghàthaig).
THE BUNDLE OF FERN.
THE PIG IN THE INDIGO POT.
AMONG THE TAILORS.
TAGHAIRM, OR “GIVING HIS SUPPER TO THE DEVIL.”
GLAS GHAIRM—POWER OF OPENING LOCKS.
FOOTNOTES
INDEX. (The figures refer to the page.)
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