Story entitled 'An t-Each Uisge' about a water-horse and the female cattle-herder, 1874 and 1891
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'An t-Each Uisge' about a girl who is herding cattle by a loch when a handsome young man appears, greets her and goes to sleep on her coat. She notices that there is seaweed and sediment from the loch in his hair and realises he is a water-horse. She cuts her coat away from the piece under his head and escapes. When the water-horse awakes he shakes the piece of coat under his head saying, 'Ma's duine tha n so 's eutrom e!' ['If anyone's here they're very light!']. He went after the girl and nearly caught her before she reached her father's house. She got such a fright she died shortly after that. Her brother went out with a sword and killed the water-horse.
Dates
- Creation: 1874 and 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 42r, line 15 to folio 42v, line 18
Bibliography
Subject
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
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