Sgeulachd mu bhean-sìth a bha a' nighe aodach nam marbh ann...
Contributors
Date
21 October 1973
Track ID
90242
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1973.136
Original Tape ID
Summary
Story about fairy who washed the clothes of the dead in a stream.
A man met a fairy washing the clothes of the dead in an stream. He met her every night for three years. She told him that she was taking milk from a certain man's cow, to give to her sons, who were sick. She promised to reward them if they would let her take the milk for another week. She warned the man she met not to let his family go to certain places after sunset. According to tradition fairies were supposed to have been thrown out of heaven and reduced to living inside hills.
Item Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Tiree
Island - Tiree
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good