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John Gregorson Campbell. Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland
Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland
Table of Contents
PREFACE
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
Footnote
INDEX (The figures refer to the page.)
