Welsh Folk-Lore | Page 4

Elias Owen
345 fee for destroying the 346 Hen Chrwchwd, a humpbacked fiend 142 Hen laying two eggs 305 March Chickens 322 Sitting 322 Hindu Fairy Tale 6-8 Heron, sign of weather changing 321 323 Fable of 323-4 Horse, Water, a mythic animal 138 White, lucky 346 Headless 155 Shoe Charm 246 Huw Llwyd, Cynfael, and Witches 224-227 Huw Llwyd and Magical Books 252 Hu Gadarn and the Avanc 133
Ignis Fatuus 112
Jackdaw considered sacred 324 Jack Ffynnon Elian 216
Knockers, or Coblynau 4 97 in Mines 112-121
Ladybird, Weather Sign 347 Lady Jeffrey's Spirit 199 Lake Dwellers 27 28 Llanbrynmair Conjuror 258-9 Llangerniew Spirit 170 Llandegla Spirit 199 Llanddona Witches 222-3 Laying Spirits 209-215 Laws against Witches 218 Llyn y Ddau Ychain Banawg 132 Legends-- Careg Gwr Drwg 190 Ceubren yr Ellyll 191 Fairy Changelings 51-63 Dafydd Hiraddug 158-160 Devil's Bridge 190 Freckled Cow, or Y Fuwch Frech 130 Fairy Marriages 5-24 Fairies inveigling Mortals 32-50 Fairies and Midwives 63-67 Flying Snake 349 Removal of Churches 174-181 Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr 10 Ghosts, see Ghost Spirits, see Spirit Satan or Devil, see Satan Lledrith, or Spectre 303 Llysiau Ifan, St. John's Wort 280 Llyn y Geulan Goch Spirit 162-166 Llyn Llion 133
Magpie teaching Wood Pigeon to make Nest 335 Superstitions 324-327 Magician's Glass 255 Marriages, Fairy 44-48 Man dancing with Fairies 90 91 witnessing a Fairy dance 90 93 taken away by Fairies 32 36 37 101-102 turned into a Hare 236 turned into a Horse 236 May-day Revels 95 Evil Spirits abroad 168 Mermaids 142 Monacella, S. 345 Moles, Weather Sign 318 Moll White, a Witch 229 232 Meddygon Myddvai, Physicians 6 23 24 Mythic Beings-- Avanc 133 Ceffyl y Dwfr, Water Horse 138 Cwn Annwn, Dogs of the Abyss 125 Cwn Bendith y Mamau, Fairy Dogs 125 Cwn Wybir, Sky Dogs 125 127 Dragon, or Flying Serpent 349-50 Fairies, see Fairy Fuwch Frech, Fairy Cow 129-134 Fuwch Gyfeiliorn 134-137 Gwrach y Rhibyn, Mist Hag 142 Knockers, see above Mermaids and Mermen 142 Torrent Spectre 141 Ychain Banawg 130-133 Y Brenhin Llwyd, the Grey King 142 Mysterious removal of Churches-- Llanllechid 174 Corwen 174 Capel Garmon 175 Llanfair D. C. 175 Llanfihangel Geneu'r Glyn 176 Wrexham 177 Llangar 179 Denbigh 180
Names given to the Devil 191-2 Nightmare 237 North door of Churches opened at Baptisms 171 North door of Churches opened for Satan to go out 170 North side of Churchyard unoccupied 171 Nos Glan Gaua 95 138-9 168-170 280 281 286 288-89
Ogof Cythreuliaid Devils' Cave 191 Ogwen Lake, Tale of Wraith 292 Old Humpbacked, Mythic Being 142 Omen, see Divination 279-290 Owl 304 327
Pan, prototype of Celtic Satan 146 Passing Bell 171-2 Peacock, Weather Sign 327 Pedwe Ffoulk, a Witch 242 Pellings, Fairy Origin 6 13 Pentrevoelas Legend 8 Physicians of Myddfai 6 23 24 Pig Superstitions 154 348 Pigeon Superstitions 327 Pins stuck in "Witch's Butter" 249 Places associated with Satan 190-1 Plant Annwn 3 4 Poocah, Pwka, Pwca 121-124 138-40
Raven 304 328 Rhamanta, see Divination, 279-290 on Hallow Eve 281 Rhaffau'r Tylwyth Teg, Gossamer 112 Rhys Gryg 24 Robin Redbreast 329 332-3 Rook, see Crow Rooks deserting Rookery 316 building new Rookery 316
Sabbath-breaking punished 152-157 Satan, see Apparitions and Devil afraid of Bell-sounds 171 appearing to Man carrying Bibles 183 appearing to a Minister 184 appearing to a Man 185 appearing to a Sunday-breaker 152-3 appearing to a Sunday traveller 153 appearing as a lovely Maid 186 appearing to a young Man 188 appearing to a Collier 189 appearing to a Tippler 156-7 carrying a Man away 187 in form of a Pig 166 in form of a Fish 153 disappearing as a ball or wheel of fire 148 150 and Churches 160-170 outwitted 157-160 playing Cards 147 148 149 snatching a Man up into the air 150 Sawyer Bird, Tit-Major 331 Seagull, a Weather Sign 329-30 Seventh Daughter 250 Son 266 Shakespeare's Witches 219 220 221 Sheep, Black 351 Satan cannot enter 351 Sir John Wynne 211 Slowworm 352 Snakes 348 Flying 349 Snake Rings 350 Spells, how to break 244-251 Spectral Funeral 301-2 Spirit, see Ghost Spirit laying 209-211 Spirits laid for a time 164 199 200 210 212 allowed to visit the earth 168 sent to the Red Sea 193 209 210 214 sent to Egypt 211 riding Horses 202 Spirit ejected from Cerrig-y-drudion Church 132 Llanfor Church 152-166 Llandysilio Church 166-7 Spirit in Llangerniew Church 170 Aberhafesp Church 169 Llandegla 199 Lady Jeffrey's 199-200 calling Doctor 294 St. John's Eve 52 95 168 280 St. David 299 307 Spiritualism 290-297 Spirit leaving body 291-293 Spider 351 Squirrel hunting 351-2 Swallow forsaking its nest 330 Breaking nest of 331 Swan, hatching eggs of 381 Swift, flying, Weather Sign 331 Swyno'r 'Ryri 254 262 263-4
Taboo Stories 6 8-24 Tegid 306 Tit-Major, Weather Sign 331 Tolaeth 303 Tobit, Spirit tale
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