Lachlan Oär, a tale of _taghairm_, 306, ff. Lady of Lawers, her prophecies, 274, f. Lammas day, 234, 249 Lamprey, 219 _Lar Familiaris_, 191 _Lares_, 191 Largs, 76, 78 Lavallan, 220 _Leannan sith_ (fairy sweetheart), 8, 41, 45, 195 Leg cake, 234 Leyden, 117, 118 Lobster, 223 Lochaber, 28, 52, 56, 122, note; 123, 135 Loch Gruinard, tale of battle of, 100 Lorn, 123, 144, 162 Luran Black, tale of, 52-57 M MacCallum, the hunter, 90 MacCodrums of the seals, 284 MacCrimmon, piper, 66, 138-141 MacCuaric (Kennedy), tale of, 168, 171 Macdonalds, 100 of Keppoch, 286 MacDuffies (Macphies), 116 Mac-fir Arois, tale of, 205, ff. Mac-Ian Year (Mac Iain Ghiarr), tale of, 181, ff. Mackenzie of Brahan, 286 M‘Lear, tale of, 97, 98 Sir Lachlan Moir, 100, 101, note Macleod (Clan), 269 Macleod’s Fairy Banner, 5 Macleod of Macleod, 139 Macleods of Raasa, 57 of Skye, 5, 241 M‘Millan of Knap, tale of, 172 MacNeill, Farquahar, 64 MacNeills, 264 Macphail (Macphie), 118 MacPherson, Captain (_see_ Gaïch catastrophe) Macphie of Colonsay, 109-122, 132 Magpie, 227 Maistir, 36, 49 Manadaireachid (_see_ Augury) Martin’s _Description of the Western Islands_, 309 Men of Peace (_see_ _Sithche_) Mermaid, the, 201 Leyden’s ballad, 117, 118 Merry Dancers (_see_ Northern Streamers) Moidart, 109 Morvern, 72, 80, 81, 98, 102, 103, 122, note; 135, 151, 173, 242 Mull, 15, 28, 42, 52, 59, 75, 80, 89, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 120, 126, 133, 138, 145, 152, 179, 180, 183, 208, 241, 264, 306 Murchard Mac Brian, 184 Murdoch, the Short, 264, f. N Names, 245 New-Year day, 234, f.; 260 Niägruisar, 191 Nial Scrob, 69, 70 Nis, 191 Nix, 190 Norman, 274 Northern Streamers (Merry Dancers), 199, f. O Oatmeal, 150, ff. O’Cronicert’s Fairy Wife, 127, 133 Oisian, 44, 126, note Oscar, 44 Ossian (_see_ Oisian) P Palmistry, 266 Pearl work, 49, 80, 241 Pennant’s _Tour_, 193, 220 Pennygown fairies, 59 Perthshire, 30, 44, 74, 196, 198 Phynnodderee, 190 Pixies 11 Pope, the, and Michael Scott, 297 Portree, 29, 30, 75, 99, 137, 139, 186 Premonitions, 258, ff. Prophecies, 269-276 Protection against evil spirits, 247, 248 against fairies, 46-49 Q Querns (hand mills), 35, note, 149, 150 R Raasay Water-Horse, 209 Rannoch, 71 Rats, 225 _Red Book of Balloch_ (_see_ Lady of Lawers) Red Book of Appin, 292-295 Red-deer, 27, ff. Red Donald, 71 Right-Hand-Turn (_see_ Deiseal) Road name, 245 S Salt, 236 Schiehallion, 94 Scott, Sir Walter, 198 Michael, 285, 288, 295, 296 Seals, 283 Sea-serpent, 220 Serpents, 223, f. Shetland Isles, 188, 283 Shien-sloy, 94 Shoulder-blade Reading, 263-266 Shrovetide, 297 _Siochaire_, 7 _Sireach_, 7 _Sith_ (peace), 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28, 29, 40, 41, 126