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Manx Fairy Tales

Manx Fairy Tales

by Sophia MORRISON (1859 - 1917)

A collection of fairy tales regarding myths and legends of the Isle of Man. Sophia was considered one of the key figures of the Manx cultural revival. - Summary by afutterer


A Bad Wish

An Ancient Charm Against the Fairies

Billy Beg, Tom Beg, and the Fairies

Caillagh-ny-Faashagh, or the Prophet Wizard

How the Herring became King of the Sea

How the Manx Cat lost her Tail

Joe Moore's Story of Finn MacCooilley and the Buggane

John-y-Chiarn's Journey

Kebeg

King Magnus Barefoot

Kitterland

Little Red Bird

Manannan Mac-y-Leirr

Ned Quayle's Story of the Fairy Pig

Preface

Smereree

Stories about Birds

Teeval, Princess of the Ocean

Tehi Tegi

The Buggane of Glen Meay Waterfall

The Buggane of St. Trinian's

The Child without a Name

The City Under Sea

The Coming of Saint Patrick

The Cormorant and the Bat

The Enchanted Isle

The Fairy Child of Close-ny-Lheiy

The Fairy Doctor

The Fynoderee

The Fynoderee of Gordon

The Lazy Wife

The Lhondoo and the Ushag-reaisht

The Little Footprints

The Lost Wife of Ballaleece

The Making of Mann

The Mermaid of Gob-ny-Ooyl

The Moddey Doo or the Black Dog of Peel Castle

The Old Christmas

The Silver Cup

The Tall Man of Ballacurry

The Witch of Slieu Whallian

The Wizard's Palace

Themselves