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Dòighean airson buidsichean is sìthichean a chumail air falb...

Date 27 April 1968
Track ID 28339
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1968.81.B1; B2

Original Tape ID

SA1968.081

Summary

Ways of warding off witches and fairies.

People docked calves' tails so witches could not climb up. The contributor's wife still does this. Goats were kept to keep fairies and witches away. Witches in the form of hares were once seen milking cattle. To get the milk back, they had to shoot the hare with a silver coin.

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Recording Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good