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A man went into a fairy hillock and was there far longer than he thought. A man went to fetch a horse. He saw a fairy hillock open and went in. He thought he had been there for three days. When he...

Fionn and the Tooth of Knowledge. Fionn was fishing one day when he was a youngster and he saw an Englishman fishing. He wasn't catching anything and the man said to try casting a line on his luck...

Curing barra-chinn. Children used to get barra-chinn. One of the contributor's daughters had this while they were living in Tiree. A woman put her finger in the girl's mouth three times a week and...

The contributor's grandfather used plants to cure scrofula.

Information about the Gruagach and the Brownie. There were place names such as Leac na Gruagaich. The Gruagach was a woman. If one left the band off the spinning-wheel she might be heard using it ...

Information about mermaids. Mermaids are only seen during bad weather. They are mostly found abroad. A sailor from Lochboisdale told the contributor how a mermaid appeared on one occasion. A man s...

A piece of the last sheaf harvested was hung on the wall and tied with ribbon. It was kept throughout the winter.

Information about the sheiling. The contributor's sister went to a sheiling at the back of Hatharsal in Howmore when she was young. Her mother told her about her experiences of going to the sheili...

How a cow with the evil eye was cured. A girl from Gairloch told the contributor that there was something wrong with one of their cows. The contributor told her that someone must have put the evil...

How Fear Stadhlaigearraidh helped a woman to get her real baby back from the fairies. The fairies used to steal children. A woman came home to find the baby in the cradle crying incessantly. She t...