Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

About this eBook

Author

Campbell, John Gregorson, 1836-1891

Title

Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Collected Entirely from Oral Sources

Credits

E-text prepared by Susan Skinner, Stephen Rowland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by Cornell University Library ( chla.library.cornell.edu/) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library ( www.hathitrust.org/)

Language

English

LoC Class

GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Subject

Folklore -- Scotland

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 61730

Release Date

April 1, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Collected entirely from Oral Sources — By John Gregorson Campbell Minister of Tiree
3. 3.EDITOR’S NOTE.
4. 4.PREFACE.
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.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.
7. 7.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.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. THE URISK, THE BLUE MEN, AND THE MERMAID. — THE URISK. — THE BLUE MEN ( Na Fir Ghorm ). — THE MERMAID.
10. 10.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.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT ANIMALS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. MISCELLANEOUS SUPERSTITIONS.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. AUGURY. 68
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. PREMONITIONS AND DIVINATION. — PREMONITIONS. — DIVINATION.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. DREAMS AND PROPHECIES.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. IMPRECATIONS, SPELLS, AND THE BLACK ART. — IMPRECATION ( Guidhe ). — SPELLS ( Geasan no Geasaibh ). — THE BLACK ART.
17. 17.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. — FOOTNOTES
18. 18.INDEX. ( The figures refer to the page. )

Community reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet.