INDEX.
(The figures refer to the page.)
- A
- Ailmeid (explained), 103
- Alasdair Challum, tale of, 94
- Alfs, 11
- Annat, 29
- Apollo, 193
- Arabian Nights’ Entertainment, 132
- Arasaig, 109, ff.
- Ardnamurchan, 52, 55, 122, note; 183, 226
- Arrows (fairy), 26, 154
- Association-craft (assistance of the Folk), 98, 161
- Augury, 250-257
- omens, 251, 256, 257
- outset of a journey, 253
- unlucky animals, 254
- unlucky to look back, 255
- B
- Bagpipes, 18
- Bait-stone, 255, note
- Baking, 232, 233
- Banshee, 8, 22, 40, 44, 45, 51, 85, 107, 108, 118, 141
- Barra, 59, 264
- Bean-nighe (washing-woman), 42, 43
- Beanshith, 8, 42, 102-105, 152, 157, 161
- Beetles, 227
- Beinn Feall, 96
- Beltane (first night of summer), 18, 151, 234, 249
- Ben Lawers, 275
- Ben Lomond fairies, 60
- Ben-y-Ghloe, 29, 94;
- the wife of, 125, f.
- Bernicle Goose, 221
- Biasd na Grogaig, 217
- Bible (a protection against fairies), 49, 168
- Black Art, 285-288
- Dog (see Macphie of Colonsay)
- Donald, tale of, 68, 69
- William the Piper, 65
- Blue Men, 199, f.
- Boat Language, 239
- Breadalbane, 274
- Bridge of Awe, tale from, 88, 89
- Brownie, 157, 186-193, 195, 196, 198
- C
- Cailleach, 243, 244
- Caithness, 220
- Callum, tale, 103
- Callum Clark, tale, 60, 61
- “Calum Clever,” tale, 72
- Cameron of Locheil, 122, note; 286, 287
- Campbells, 177, 187, 227
- Campbell’s West Highland Tales, 29, note; 59, 75, 116, 132, 190, 193
- Leabhar na Feinne, 126, note
- Cantyre, 117, 187
- Carleton’s Tales and Stories, 48, note
- Carlin of the Spotted Hill, 122, 123
- Carlin Wife, 28
- Cats (fairy), 32
- “Cauld Lad of Hilton,” 188
- Cere-cloth, 241
- Chailleach, 243
- Changelings, 38, 39, 90-92
- Childbed (customs), 36, 37, 80
- Children (deformities attributed to fairies), 39, 85
- Clandonald, 117
- Colkitto, 116
- Coll, 69, 95, 96, 166, 208
- Colonsay, 110, ff.
- Connan, 291
- Cows (and fairies), 134, 135, 137
- Craignish, 52, 57
- Cremona, 139
- D
- Deer, 109, 126, 132, ff.
- Deiseal (right-hand turn), 35, 229, f.; 266
- Devil, the, 289-312
- Divination, 262-267
- Dobhar (water), 217
- Dogs (fairy), 30, 31, 109, 141, 144
- (ordinary), 144-146, 191
- Donald, son of John, 122, note
- son of Patrick, 123, 124, 132
- Dowart, 97
- Dreams, 268
- Druid, 193, 194
- Duergar, 11
- Duine sith (man of peace), 7, 101, note
- Dundeacainn, 94
- Dun Keneth, 272
- Dunniquoich, 94
- Du-sith (Black Elf) 101, note
- E
- Edda, 220
- Eddy wind, 24, 25
- Eels, 221
- Elfin (see Fairies), and 1, note
- Queen, 45
- Elle Woman (see Bean shith)
- Elves (see Fairies)
- Emmet, 228
- Euphemisms, 237
- Ewen, tale of, 73
- F
- Fàgail (parting gift), 44, 154
- Fairies
- assistance from, 96-100
- belief in, 1, 2
- characteristics, 50, 51
- churning, 137, 138
- coming to houses, 73-76
- defects, 15
- dresses, 14, 15
- dwellings, 11-14, note; 93-96
- fallen angels, 199
- festivities, 16, 18
- food, 21
- gifts, 22, 23, 153, 154
- lifting by, 69-72
- loan to, 58
- Lowland, 76-78
- metamorphosis, 109, 126, note 132, 133
- music, 138, 139
- names given to, 3-9
- occupations, 15, 16, 161
- Pennygown, 59
- protection against, 46, 49
- raids, 92, 93
- seen when, 21
- size of, 9, 11
- stealing women and children, 78, ff.
- thefts by, 32, ff.
- Fallaid cake, 48, 232, 233
- Fallen angels, 199, 283
- Familiar spirit, 8, 41
- Faroe Islands, 191
- Ferintosh, 62
- Finlay’s Sandbank, tale of, 57, ff.
- Flounder, 223
- Folk, see fairies’ names and, 11
- Funerals, customs at, 241, f.
- G
- Gaël, 139
- Gaïch catastrophe, 300, ff.
- Gigelorum, 220
- Glaisein, 190
- Glaisrig (see Glaistig)
- Glaistig, 44, 45, 146, note; 155, ff.; 184, 190, 191
- at Ardnadrochit, 175
- at Baugh, 176
- in Coll, 166
- in Craignish, 173
- at Dunolly, 166
- Dunstaffnage C., 164
- Garlios, 173, f.
- Glenduror, 162
- Glenorchy, 171
- Hianish, 177
- Inverawe House, 164
- at Iona, 179
- at Mearnig C., 166
- in Mull, 179, 180, 183
- at Sleat, 165
- at Sron-Charmaig, 162, f.
- in Strathglass, 167
- at Strontian, 177, f.
- at Ulva, 178
- Glas Ghairm, 311
- Glencoe, 265
- Graham’s Highlands of Perthshire, 7, 198
- Greenock, 6
- Greogach (Gruagach)
- Gruagach, 156, 157, 165, 184, ff.; 193
- H
- Hallowe’en, 61
- Hallowmass, 18, 260
- Hand mills (see Querns)
- “Happy Hog”, 99
- Harris (district), 62, 136, 201, 222
- Woman of, 66, f.
- Harvest Maiden, 20
- Hebrides, 6, 149, 199, 269
- North, 14, 126, 199
- Herring, 222
- Highland Society’s Dictionary, 157
- Hinzelman, 191
- Hobgoblin, 191
- Horses, 30, 146-149
- I
- Imprecations, 277-281
- Inveraray Castle, 54
- Inverness-shire, 197
- Iona, 62, 93, 107
- Ireland, 127
- King of, 132, 133, 184
- Iron (and fairies), 152, f.
- Islay, tales from, 86, 87, 100, 112, 117, 119
- Isle of Man, 190
- J
- Johnson, Dr., 186
- Jura, 112, 114, 121
- K
- Keightley’s Fairy Myth, 188, 190
- Kelpie, the, 215
- Kennavarra, haunted by fairies, 78, 138, 141
- Kennedy, tale of, 298, f.
- King Otter (water-dog), 216
- Knap (see M‘Millan)
- Kobold, 191
- L
- Labrador Indians, 90
- 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
- Sithbheire, 7
- Sithche, 7, 40, 153
- Sithchear, 7, 49
- Sithein (fairies’ dwelling) 11, 14, note; 94
- Skip Jack, 228
- Skye, 29, 30, 43, 52, 56, 67, 69, 75, 91, 96, 99, 126, 136, 137, 156, 165, 182, 184, 199, 201, 217, 244, 297, 303, 305
- Speke, Captain, 254
- Spells, 281-285
- St. Bridget’s Day, 225
- St. Columba, 223
- St. Elmo’s light, 6
- St. Fillan, 196
- St. John’s wort, 49, 103
- Stirling, the Carse, 285
- Suicides, 242
- Superstitions about animals, 219-228
- miscellaneous, 229-249
- Sutherlandshire, 66
- T
- Taghairm (“spirit call”), 304-312
- Tales of the West Highlands (see Campbell)
- Tapull House, 75
- Tea, divination by, 266
- Theft, 236
- Thomas of Ercildoune (the Rhymer), 45, 269-272
- Thunder, 235
- Tiree, 6, 30, 42, 52, 55, 57, 69, 71, 76, 78, 83, 85, 87, 91, 93, 101, 105, 108, 109, 134, 135, 139, 141, 142, 150, 165, 189, 199, 239, 240, 241, 266
- Tobermory, 63, 183
- Toradh (benefit), 21, 32, 33, 48
- Trial (Deuchainn, fridh), 259, 261
- Trolls, 11
- “Trouble-the House” (Eachrais ùrlair), 282
- Tutelary beings, 155-194
- origin of the belief in, 192, 193
- U
- Uist, 136, 137, note
- North, 284
- Unimore, 190
- Urisk, the, 195-199, 215
- of Ben Loy, 196
- Yellow-Waterfall, 197
- W
- Washing-woman (see Bean-nighe)
- Water-Bull, 216
- Water-Dog (see King Otter)
- Water-Horse, 203-215
- at Loch Cuaich, 210
- at Tiree, 211, 214
- Whale, 222