An Old tale - the Priest and the Little People

Jan 02, 2014 09:08

from Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh #738 & 739

Back before St. Columba returned to the Isle of Ile, there was a priest of his community who went visiting folk on the Isle of Skye.

Priest to the Little People )

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merricatk January 2 2014, 17:22:54 UTC
That's a beautiful story. Thank you.

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kimuro January 2 2014, 20:02:34 UTC
It is, isn't it?

What I find especially compelling about it is that all the lore and all the stories I've every heard or read or seen before indicates that every priest saw the Otherfolk as soul-less. This story indicates what I have always felt - that none of God's creation is Godless.

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