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

The spelling, hyphenation, punctuation and accentuation are as the original, except for apparent typographical errors which have been corrected.

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