SONG.
The song of the Fairy woman foreboded great calamity, and men did not like to hear it. Scott calls it
“The fatal Banshi’s boding scream,”
but it was not a scream, only a wailing murmur (torman mulaid) of unearthly sweetness and melancholy.
Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland / Collected Entirely from Oral Sources
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About This Book
A collection of oral traditions from the Scottish Highlands and Islands, recorded and arranged thematically to present popular beliefs about fairies, changelings, banshees, tutelary beings, witchcraft, and related customs. The material combines narrative tales and descriptive entries that show regional variants, accounts of sightings and interactions, and practical measures for protection or repair. Gaelic expressions are translated with emphasis on literal meaning and authentic usage, and the compiler relied solely on spoken testimony gathered across multiple districts to preserve the vernacular form of these folk beliefs.