Sgeulachd : A' Chaointeach
from Folk Tales and Fairy Lore in Gaelic and English
collected from oral tradition by Rev. James MacDougall (1910)
p. 214
A' CHAOINTEACH
Sgeul mu Bhean-ShìtheIs e Bean-Shìthe a bha anns a' Chaointich. Bha i a' leantainn Chlann Mhic Aoidh agus fhineachan eile 'san Roinn Ilich. An uair a bhitheadh bàs a' dol a thachairt an aon de na fineachan ( Read more... )
collected from oral tradition by Rev. James MacDougall (1910)
p. 214
A' CHAOINTEACH
Sgeul mu Bhean-ShìtheIs e Bean-Shìthe a bha anns a' Chaointich. Bha i a' leantainn Chlann Mhic Aoidh agus fhineachan eile 'san Roinn Ilich. An uair a bhitheadh bàs a' dol a thachairt an aon de na fineachan ( Read more... )
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A Banshee StoryThe Caointeach was a Banshee. She followed the Clan MacKay and other clans in the Rhinns of Islay. When a death was going to happen in one of these clans, she would come to the sick man's house with a green shawl about her shoulders, and give his family warning by raising a sad wail outside the door. As soon as the sick man's friends heard her voice, they lost all hope of his getting better. They had heard the Caointeach lamenting, and that was proof enough to them that his end was at hand ( ... )
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