Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland: Collected Entirely from Oral SourcesCampbell, John Gregorson
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Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland: Collected Entirely from Oral Sources
Campbell, John Gregorson
Folklore -- Scotland
Fairy Cows 135
The Thirsty Ploughman 137
The Fairy Churning 137
Milk Spilt by Dairymaids 138
Fairy Music 138
MacCrimmon 139
Fairy Dogs (‘Cu Sith’) 141
What happens to Dogs Chasing Fairies 144
Fairies and Horses 146
Fairies and the Handmill 149
Fairies and Oatmeal 150
Fairies and Iron 152
Name of the Deity 153
Fairy Gifts 153
Struck by the Fairy Arrow Spade 154
_CHAPTER III_
Tutelary Beings
(I) The Glaistig 155
At Glenduror 162
At Sron-Charmaig 162
At Inverawe House 164
At Dunstaffnage Castle 164
In Tiree 165
At Sleat, Skye 165
In the Island of Coll 166
At Dunolly Castle 166
At Mernaig Castle 166
In Strathglass 167
At Lianachan 168
In Glenorchy 171
M‘Millan of Knap stabbing the Glaistig 172
At Craignish 173
On Garlios, Morvern 173
At Ardnadrochit, Mull 175
On Baugh, Tiree 176
On Hianish, Tiree 177
At Strontian 177
In Ulva 178
In Iona 179
In Ross, Mull 179
In Corry-na-Henchor 180
Mac-Ian Year 181
At Erray, Mull 183
(II) The Gruagach 184
(III) Brownie 186
Gunna 189
The Old Man of the Barn 190
_CHAPTER IV_
The Urisk, The Blue Men, and The Mermaid
The Urisk 195
The Blue Men 199
The Mermaid 201
_CHAPTER V_
The Water-Horse
Farmers and Water-Horses 204
Mac-Fir Arois 205
The Talking Horse at Cru-Loch 207
Island of Coll 208
The Nine Children at Sunart 208
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