Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Scottish Mythology - Cabyll-Ushtey / Cu Sith

Cabyll-Ushtey

The water-horse of the Isle of Man.

See also the Each Uisge of Scotland and the Aughisky of Ireland.


Cailleach Bheur

She is the spirit of winter and she tends to the forest animals during that season.

See also the Brown Man of the Muirs.


Capelthwaite

He could take any shape he liked but generally appeared as a black dog who liked to help the farmers bring their sheep and cattle in from the fields.


Cauld Lad of Hilton

Half brownie and half ghost, he haunted the Hilton Castle by making a great racket while he cleaned anything that was left dirty over-night in the kitchen.


Changelings

Fairies sometimes stole mortal babies and left changelings in their place.


Clap-Cans

He really doesn't do anything other than clapping his cans and making a great racket.


Cluricane

He was a solitary fairy who was said to hide in a cask so he could move along with the home-owner.


Coblynau

These are the mine goblins of Wales.  A miner could follow their sound to be best ore in the mine.

See also the Knockers.


Coleman Gray

An old chap found a small Pixie who was cold, hungry and lost.  The fellow nurse the pixie back to health but one day a voice called out to Coleman Gray.  With that, the pixie dashed away to his father and never returned.


Crodh Mara

These are the water-cattle of the Highlands of Scotland and will lead an entire herd of mortal cows into a fairy hill if not watched very closely.  While not as dangerous, they resemble the Each Uisge.


Cu Sith

A dark-green fairy dog with feet as large as a man's, they were generally used as protection of the fairy house.  If released, they could be extremely dangerous.

See also the Black Dogs.


Reference: "Abbey Lubbers, Banshees & Boggarts. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies" by Katherine Briggs.

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