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A strange book and the fairies. A man was visiting a friend in a nearby township. This friend gave him a strange book concerning the occult, and told him not to open it on the way home. However, a...

The mother whose son was killed in the war. A certain mother never knew whether she was talking to Dougal or his twin brother Donald who was killed in the war.

How music first came to the Western Isles. A widow's only son found a musical instrument on the seashore but got very depressed because he was unable to play it. His mother went to a 'sgoil-dhubh'...

How Fionn married Dubhan's daughter. Fionn and Dubhan were sailing to Ireland when a great storm arose. Fionn was in love with Dubhan's daughter but Dubhan did not approve of this. In those days t...

Dòmhnall Cam, Alasdair na Sàile Giorra, and the sheep's jawbone. Some devious folk got Dòmhnall Cam drunk and sent him away on a vessel to the mainland along with Alasdair na Sàile Giorra. They we...

Some particular action would have to take place before a spell could be broken. Some particular action would have to take place before a spell could be broken. The contributor gives an example of ...

Daorghlas and the smithy. Rudha na Ceàrdach goes out into Loch Lealt. At one time, when the smithy was operational, the blacksmith was so secretive about his work that he would not let anyone in. ...

Two anecdotes about a Barra man who often worked away from home. Two anecdotes about a Barra man who often worked away from home. He usually slept anywhere. One night he came to a hut. He was late...

How a butler's son tricked the landowner who banished him for theft. A butler to a Highland landowner had his son taken into service. Valuables began to go missing and the son was held responsible...

A family who escaped the Glencoe Massacre. On the night before the Massacre of Glencoe, a Campbell soldier tried to warn the MacDonalds of their impending doom. He was a piper, and played a partic...