Aberhafesp, Spirit in Church of | 169 |
Angelystor, announcing deaths | 170 |
Æschylus’ Cave-dwellers | 113 |
Annwn, Gwragedd | 3 134 |
Annwn, Plant | 3 |
Antagonism between Pagan faiths | 160 161 181 |
Animal Folk-Lore | 308−352 |
Ass | 337 |
Bee | 337−340 |
Birds Singing | 310 |
Flocking | 310 |
Blind worm | 352 |
Cat | 321 323 340−342 |
Cow | 129−137 342 |
Crow | 304 314−315 |
Crane | 321 |
Crickets | 342−3 |
Cuckoo | 317−321 |
Cock | 310 321 |
Duck | 321 |
Eagle | 321 |
Flying Serpent | 349 |
Frog | 281 |
Fox | 193 |
Goose | 304 305 312 |
Goatsucker | 322 |
Haddock | 345 |
Hare | 343−345 |
Heron | 321 323 |
Hen | 305 322 |
Hedgehog | 345 |
Horse | 346 |
Jackdaw | 324 |
Ladybird | 347 |
Magpie | 324−327 |
Mice | 348 |
Mole | 348 |
Owl | 304 327 |
Peacock | 327 |
Pigeon | 327 |
Pigs | 348 |
Raven | 304 328 |
Rook, Crow | 304 314 316 316 |
Robin Redbreast | 329 332 |
Seagull | 329 330 |
Sawyer, Tit | 331 |
Snakes | 348−350 |
Slowworm | 352 |
Sheep | 351 |
Swallow | 330 331 |
Swan | 331 |
Swift | 331 |
Spider | 351 |
Squirrel | 351 |
Tit-Major | 331 |
Woodpigeon | 333−336 |
Woodpecker | 336 |
Wren | 331−333 |
Yellowhammer | 337 |
| |
All Hallow Eve, Nos Glan Gaua | 95 |
Spirits abroad | 138−9 168−70 |
Divination on | 280−1 286 288−9 |
Apparitions | 181−209 293−297 |
Applepip divination | 290 |
Arawn | 128 |
Avanc | 133 |
| |
“Bardd Cwsg, Y” | 144 284 285 |
Baring-Gould—Spirit leaving body | 293 |
Piper of Hamelin | 307 |
Beaumaris spirit tale | 293 |
Bell, Hand, used at funerals | 171−2 |
Corpse | 172 |
Passing | 171−2 |
Veneration for | 172 |
Devil afraid of | 171 |
Ringing at storms | 173 |
Spirits flee before sound of | 173 |
Bella Fawr, a witch | 223 |
Betty’r Bont, a witch | 236 240 |
Belief in witchcraft | 217 |
Bennion, Doctor | 216 |
Bees, Buying a hive of | 337 |
Swarming | 338 |
Strange swarm | 339 |
Deserting hive | 339 |
Hive in roof of house | 339 |
Informing bees of a death | 339 |
Putting bees into mourning | 340 |
Stolen | 340 |
Bendith y Mamau | 2 |
Bible, a talisman | 151 245 248 |
Bible and key divination | 288 |
Bingley’s North Wales—Knockers | 121 |
Birds singing in the night | 305 |
before February | 310 |
Flocking in early Autumn | 310 |
Feathers of | 310 |
Blindworm | 352 |
Boy taken to Fairyland | 48 |
Brenhin Llwyd | 142 |
Bryn Eglwys Man and Fairies | 36 |
“British Goblins,” Fairy dances | 94 97 |
“Brython, Y,” Fairies’ revels | 95 |
Burne’s, Miss, Legend of White Cow | 131−2 |
Burns, Old Nick in Kirk | 168 |
Nut divination | 289 |
| |
Canwyll Corph, see Corpse Candle, | |
Canoe in Llyn Llydaw | 28 |
Card-playing | 147−151 |
Cat, Fable of | 323 |
Black, unlucky, &c | 321 341 |
indicates weather | 340 |
Black, drives fevers away | 341 |
May, brings snakes to house | 341 |
Witches taking form of | 224 |
Cæsar’s reference to Celtic Superstitions | 277 310 343 |
Careg-yr-Yspryd | 212 |
Careg Gwr Drwg | 190 |
Caellwyngrydd Spirit | 214 |
Cave-dwellers | 112−13 |
Ceffyl y Dwfr, the Water Horse | 138−141 |
Cetyn y Tylwyth Têg | 109 |
Ceridwen | 234 |
Cerrig-y-drudion Spirit Tale | 294 |
Cerrig-y-drudion, Legend of Church | 132 |
Ceubren yr Ellyll, Legend of | 191 |
Changelings, Fairy | 51−63 |
Churches built on Pagan sites | 160 |
Mysterious removal of | 174−181 |
Chaucer on Fairies | 89 |
Charms | 238–9 258 262 276 |
Charm for Shingles | 262−3 |
Toothache | 264−266 |
Whooping Cough | 266 |
Fits | 266 |
Fighting Cocks | 267 312 |
Asthma | 267 |
Warts | 267−8 |
Stye | 268 |
Quinsy | 268 |
Wild wart | 268 |
Rheumatism | 269 |
Ringworm | 269 |
Cattle | 269−272 |
Stopping bleeding | 272 |
Charm with Snake’s skin | 273 |
Rosemary | 273−4 |
Charm for making Servants reliable | 272 |
Sweethearts | 281 |
Charm of Conjurors | 239−254 |
Charm for Clefyd y Galon, or Heart Disease | 274 |
Clefyd yr Ede Wlan, or Yarn Sickness | 275 |
Christmas Eve, free from Spirits | 192 |
Churns witched | 238 |
Clefyd y Galon | 274 |
Clefyd yr Ede Wlan | 275 |
Crickets in House lucky | 342 |
Deserting house unlucky | 343 |
Crane, see Heron | |
Coblynau, Knockers | 112−121 |
Coel Ede Wlan, or Yarn Test | 283 |
Corpse Candle | 298−300 |
Cock, unlawful to eat | 343 |
Devil in form of | 310 |
Offering of | 311 |
Crowing of, at doors | 311 |
Crowing at night | 298 |
Crowing drives Spirits away | 311 |
Charm for Fighting | 312 |
White, unlucky | 321 341 |
Crow | 304 314 315 |
Conjurors | 251−262 |
Charms of | 239 254 258−260 |
Tricks of | 255 257 260−1 |
Cow, Dun | 129 131 137 |
Legend of White | 131 |
Freckled | 130−1 |
Fairy Stray | 134−137 |
Witched | 243 |
Cyhyraeth, Death Sound | 302 |
Cynon’s Ghost | 212 |
Cuckoo Superstitions | 317−321 |
Cwn Annwn | 125−129 |
| |
Dancing with Fairies | 36−39 |
Davydd ab Gwilym and the Fairies | 3 24 |
Death Portents | 297−307 |
Deryn Corph, Corpse Bird | 297 |
Devil | 143−192 |
Devil’s Tree | 185 |
Bridge | 190 |
Kitchen | 190 |
Cave | 191 |
Door | 170 |
Destruction of Foxes | 193 |
Dick Spot | 212 255 256 |
Dick the Fiddler | 84 |
Divination | 279−290 |
Candle and Pin | 287 |
Coel Ede Wlan, or Yarn Test | 283 |
Frog stuck with Pins | 281 |
Grass | 288 |
Hemp Seed | 286 |
Holly Tree | 288 |
Key and Bible | 288 |
Lovers’ | 289−90 |
Nut | 289 |
Pullet’s Egg | 286 |
Snail | 280 |
St. John’s Wort | 280 |
Troi Crysau, Clothes Drying | 285 |
Twca, or Knife | 284 |
Washing at Brook | 285 |
Water in Basin | 287 |
Dogs, Hell | 125 127 |
Sky | 125 127 |
Fairy | 49 81 83 125 |
Dwarfs of Cae Caled | 97 |
Droich | 113−121 |
Dyn Hysbys | 209 259 |
Drychiolaeth, Spectre | 301 302 |
| |
Eagle, Superstitions about | 263−4 321 |
Erdion Banawg | 131 |
Ellyll | 3 4 111 191 |
Dân | 112 |
Ellyllon, Menyg | 111 |
Bwyd | 111 |
Elf Dancers of Cae Caled | 98−100 |
Stones | 110 |
Shots | 110−11 |
Elidorus, the Fairies and | 32−35 |
Epiphany | 285−6 |
Evil Eye | 219 |
| |
Fable of Heron, Cat, and Bramble | 323 |
Magpie and Woodpigeon | 335 |
Robin Redbreast | 329 |
Sea Gull | 329 |
Famous Witches— | |
Betty’r Bont | 236 240 |
Bella Fawr | 223 |
Moll White | 229 232 |
Pedws Ffoulk | 242 |
Fabulous Animals, see Mythic Beings | |
Fairies, Origin of | 1 2 35 36 |
Chaucer’s reference to | 89 |
Shakespeare’s reference to | 72 96 97 |
Milton’s reference to | 86 |
Fairies inveigling Men | 36−44 |
Working for Men | 85−87 |
Carrying Men in the air | 100−102 |
in Markets and Fairs | 108 |
Binding Men | 112 |
Children offered to Satan by | 63 |
Love of Truth | 35 |
Grateful | 72 |
Fairy Animals | 81−3 124−5 129−132 |
Dances | 87−97 |
Tricks | 100−103 |
Knockers | 112−124 |
Ladies marrying Men | 5−24 |
Changelings | 51−63 |
Implements | 109−112 |
Men captured | 104−107 |
Mothers and Human Midwives | 63−67 |
Money | 82−84 |
Riches and Gifts | 72−81 |
Visits to human abodes | 68−71 |
Families descended from | 6 28 |
Fetch | 294 |
Fire God | 152 |
Fish, Satan in | 153 |
Flying Serpent | 349 |
Foxglove | 111 |
Frog Divination | 281 |
Fuwch Frech | 129−132 |
Gyfeiliorn | 129 134−137 |
Ffynnon y Fuwch Frech | 130 |
Elian | 216 |
Oer | 223 |
| |
Gay, Nut divination | 289 |