Superstitions of the Highlands & 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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