Story entitled 'Sithichean Sithein Chaiplig' about a fairy woman, 1891
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/141
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Sithichean Sithein Chaiplig' about a man walking past Sithean Chaiplig on a warm summer's day when he hears sounds of churning coming from the hill and feels thirsty. As soon as he thinks this, a fairy woman appears and offers him a cup of buttermilk. The man is afraid and refuses, saying that he does not need it, to which the woman says that if he did not want the drink he should not have asked. She then asks him if he is afraid it will harm him to which he replies that he is. She then states that if it harms him, she wishes a disease on herself which means that she will have no descendants.
Dates
- 1891
Language of Materials
Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 62 folios ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 37r, line 12 to folio 37v, line 12
Bibliography
MacPhail, Malcolm, 'Folkore from the Hebrides, IV', Folklore, vol. 8, no. 4 (1897), pp. 380-381
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
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