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Regional variants in
England and
Scotland include hobs, silkies, and
ùruisgs.
Variants outside England and
Scotland are the
Welsh Bwbach and the Manx...
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which still thrive on the wild landscape. Cara is
famous as the home of the
Uruisg/broonie, the
familiar spirit of the
Macdonald of
Largie family. A rock formation...
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Berneray Bjarnarey Norse Bjorn's
island Beàrnaraigh bear
island Eriskay Uruisg + ey
Gaelic +
Norse goblin or
water nymph island Eriskeray Èirisgeigh Erik's...
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figures in
Celtic folklore,
including the
Irish bocánach, the
Scottish ùruisg and glaistig, and the Manx
goayr heddagh, are part
human and part goat....
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certain commentators.
peallaidh fideal beithir, in
modern oral
tradition ùruisg, or at
least many of them s****ycoat
nuckelavee Similarity or equivalence...
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Eriska Scottish Gaelic name
ùruisg, Old
Norse name
Aoraisge Meaning of name 'water
nymph island' or 'Erik's island'
Location Eriska Eriska shown within...
- same, but the
youngest son took the
smaller and gave some to the
uruisg. The
uruisg told him to go home but come back in a year and a day. When he did...
- with
regular cattle, Sìthean (Faeries) who were
mischievous and dangerous,
Ùruisg (water spirits) who were
troublemakers and vandals, and Ban-sìth (Banshee)...
