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Manx Fairy Tales

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 (3 hr 20 min)

Chapters

Preface

Themselves

The Buggane of Glen Meay Waterfall

How the Manx Cat lost her Tail

The Making of Mann

The Coming of Saint Patrick

How the Herring became King of the Sea

The Silver Cup

The Child without a Name

The Fairy Doctor

Joe Moore's Story of Finn MacCooilley and the Buggane

The Fynoderee

The Fynoderee of Gordon

The Lhondoo and the Ushag-reaisht

Billy Beg, Tom Beg, and the Fairies

The Lazy Wife

The Mermaid of Gob-ny-Ooyl

The Lost Wife of Ballaleece

Smereree

Kebeg

The Fairy Child of Close-ny-Lheiy

The Little Footprints

The Tall Man of Ballacurry

Ned Quayle's Story of the Fairy Pig

Kitterland

Teeval, Princess of the Ocean

The Wizard's Palace

The Enchanted Isle

Stories about Birds

The Moddey Doo or the Black Dog of Peel Castle

Little Red Bird

Tehi Tegi

John-y-Chiarn's Journey

A Bad Wish

The Witch of Slieu Whallian

The Old Christmas

The Buggane of St. Trinian's

King Magnus Barefoot

Manannan Mac-y-Leirr

The Cormorant and the Bat

Caillagh-ny-Faashagh, or the Prophet Wizard

The City Under Sea

An Ancient Charm Against the Fairies