Evil eye in the western HighlandsMaclagan, Robert Craig
Religion
Evil eye in the western Highlands
Maclagan, Robert Craig
Evil eye; Folklore; Superstition
Transmission of _eolas_, 102
_Tre tsuilib na sochaiae_, 4
Trinity, 104, 161, 182, 190, 201, 202
Turf, square of, 9
_Ubag_, 141
Udder, 77
_Uisge a’ chronachaidh_, 164, 202, 214
_bonn airgeid air a chuir ann am bowl_, 151
_dhoirteadh air an t-airgiod_, 157
_fior_, 182
Uncanny ways, 77
Urine as a preventative, 164, 209
sprinkling, 178
stale, 135, 139
strong, 138
Usual proviso, 153
Uvula, fallen, 148
Vet is no use, 91
Veterinary surgeon, 109
Vomit, 102
Water, 113, 124, 158, 159, 181, 186
absolutely putrid, 138
and copper coin, and a darning needle, 169
and stones, 167
and two threads, 148
as a diagnostic of _cronachadh_, 158
bottle of, 71, 152, 158
from a march over which the living and the dead pass, 182
from where the living and the dead pass, 161
must be poured on silver, 148
of silver, 154, 160
poured on three silver coins, 167
sprinkled on the child’s face, 115
Whisky, 198
Wish, 15
Witch, 6
Witch, burning, 137
cure, 221
doctor, 103, 221
Hendry, 96
of Endor, 96
reputed, 83
Witchcraft, 55, 129, 158, 215, 217, 221
Witchery, 6, 14
and the Evil Eye, 129, 223
protecting against, 135
resorted to as a cure, 55
white, 96
Wizard, a strong, 186
may have the Evil Eye, 56
red, 57
Wooden bicker, 159
Word, a, must not be spoken, 157
Words, 104, 145, 164, 172
good, 104, 145, 164
Yarn, ball of, 143
different colours of, 142
red, 144
three ply, 143
Yawn, 82
Yawning, an effect of the Evil Eye, 151
Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO.
Edinburgh & London
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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