Book 4 — INDEX

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

A.

Aberdovey, the Bells of, 339, 344

Aderyn y Corph, the, 212

All Fools’ Day, 274

All Hallows, 280

Alluring Stone, the, 367

American Ghost Stories, 139, 185

Angels, Apparitions of, 208

Animals’ Terrors at Goblins, 171

Annwn, the World of Shadows, 7, 34

Antic Spirits, 180

Aphrodite, the Welsh, 350

Apple Gift, the, 253

Arian y Rhaw, 333

Arthur, the Mythic and the Historic, vii.

Arthur’s Dog, 363 ” Pot, 369 ” Quoits, 370 ” Round Table, 369 ” Seat, Bed, Castle, Stone, etc., 369

Ascension Day, Curious Superstition concerning, 25

Aura, the Human, its Perception by Dogs, 172

Avagddu, 219

Avalon, 8

B.

Ball-playing in Churchyards, 272

Bangu, the, 340

Banshee, the, 212 ” ” in America, 247

Banwan Bryddin, the Stone of, 374

Barnwell, Rev. E. L., cited, 324

Baron’s Gate, Legend of the, 127

Barry Island, Mysterious Noises on, 353

Basilisks in Mines, 27

Beer-drinking at Funerals, 322

Bells, Superstitions concerning, 339 ” of Aberdovey, 339, 344 ” ” St. Cadoc, 339 ” ” Rhayader, Legend of the, 341 ” ” St. Illtyd, 342 ” ” St. Oudoceus, 343

Beltane Fires, 278

Bendith y Mamau, 12

Betty Griffith and the Fairies, 115

Birds of Rhiannon, the, 91

Blabbing, Penalty of, 119

Black Book of Carmarthen, the, 350 ” Maiden of Caerleon, the, 219 ” Man of Ffynon yr Yspryd, 178 ” Men in the Mabinogion, 178

Blue Petticoat, Old Elves of the, 132

Bogie, the, 32

Boxing-day, 295

Branwen, Daughter of Llyr, 91

Bread and Cheese in Fairy Mythology, 44

Brownie, the, 186

Bundling, or Courting Abed, 300

Buns, 267

Burial Customs, 321

Bush of Heaven, Legend of the, 73

Bute, the Marquis of, cited, 136

Bwbach, the, 30 ” and the Preacher, the, 30

C.

Cadogan’s Ghost, 149

Cadwaladr’s Goat, the Legend of, 54

Cae Caled, the Dwarfs of, 28

Cae Mawr, the Mowing of, 61

Caerau, the Woman of, 239

Caerphilly, the Green Lady of, 132

Calan Ebrill, 274

Cân y Tylwyth Teg, the, 99

Canna’s Stone, 362

Canrig Bwt, the Legend of, 368

Canwyll Corph, the, 238

Caradoc the Bloody, 348

Caridwen’s Caldron, 88

Carols, 288

Carrying the Kings, 276 ” Cynog, 279 ” Mortals through the Air, 157, 163

Castell Coch, the Eagles of, 390 ” Correg, 380

Catrin Gwyn, the Legend of, 144

Catti Shon, the Witch of Pencader, 77

Cavern of Ravens, the, 389

Ceffyl Pren, the, 319

Chained Spirit, the, 168

Chaining at Weddings, 313

Changelings, 56

Cheese in Welsh Fairy Tales, 44

Christmas Observances, 286

Classification of Fairies, 11 ” ” Ghosts, 141 ” ” Customs, 252

Coblynau, 24

Cock-crow, Fairy Dislike of, 112 ” a Death Omen when Untimely, 213

Colliers’ Star, the, 294

Colour in Fairy Costume, 131

Compacts with the Diawl, 202

Conway, Mr., cited, 393

Coolstrin, the, 317

Corpse, an Insulted, 146 ” Bird, the, 212 ” Candle, the, 238

Courting Abed, 300

Courtship and Marriage, 298

Craig y Ddinas, a Fairy Haunt, 6

Criminals’ Graves, Superstitions concerning, 331

Crocodile of the Lake, the, 392

Cromlechs, Superstitions concerning, 379 ” Legendary Names of, 381

Cross-roads, Stones at, 368

Crown of Porcelain, the, 269

Crumlyn Lake, Legend of, 35

Curiosity Tales, 86

Cursing Wells, 355

Customs, Superstitious and Traditional, 250

Cutty Wren, the, 257

Cwm Llan, the Shepherds of, 121

Cwm Pwca, Breconshire, 20

Cwn Annwn, 233

Cwn y Wybr, 233

Cyhyraeth, the, 219 ” of St. Mellons, the, 221 ” ” the Sea-coast, the, 221

D.

Dancing Stones of Stackpool, the, 375

Dancing in Churchyards, 273 ” with Fairies, 70

Death Portents, 212

Devil, when Invented, 210 ” as a Familiar Spirit, 197 ” exorcising the, 199 ” in his Customary Form, 202 ” measured for a Suit of Clothes, 202 ” his Stupidity, 202 ” as a Bridge-builder, 206 ” at Tintern Abbey, 207 ” and the Foul Pipe, a Legend, 204

Devil’s Bridge, Legends of the, 205 ” Nags, the, 170 ” Pulpit, the, 207 ” Stone at Llanarth, the, 378

Dewi Dal and the Fairies, 61

Didactic Purpose in Welsh Fairy Tales, 44 ” ” ” Spirits, 145

Dissenters, Fairy Antipathy to, 6

Divination, 302

Dog of Darkness, the, 168

Dogs of the Fairies, 234 ” ” Hell, 233 ” ” the Sky, 233 ” Fetichistic Notions of, 172 ” Ghosts of, 167

Dracæ, 47

Dragons, 391

Dreams of Flying, 164

Druidic Fires, 278

Druids, Fairies Hiding, 129

Duffryn House, the Ghost of, 143

Duty-compelled Ghosts, 146

Dwarfs, 27

Dwynwen, the Welsh Venus, 299, 350

Dyfed, the Ancient, 5

E.

Early Inscribed Stones, Superstitions concerning, 373

Easter Customs, 269

Egg-shell Pottage, Story of the, 60

Eisteddfodau, 293

Eithin Hedges, a Protection against Fairies, 115

Elf Queen, the, 14

Elfin Dames, 34 ” Cow, the, 36

Elidurus, the Tale of, 65

Ellylldan, the, 18

Ellyllon, 12

Elves, 13

Enchanted Harp, the, 94

Epimenides, 89

Equestrian Fairies, 107 ” Ghosts, 174

Eumenides, 12

Euphemisms, 12, 114, 209

Excalibur, 53

Exorcism of Changelings, 57 ” ” Devils, 199 ” ” Fairies, 112, 116 ” ” Ghosts, 165 ” ” Child-stealing Elves, 62

Expanding Stone, the, 365

F.

Fair Folk, 12

Fairies, existing belief in, 2 ” King of the, 6 ” Welsh names of, 12 ” at Market, 9 ” of the Mines, 24 ” of the Lakes, 34 ” of the Mountains, 49 ” Dancing with, 70 ” of Frennifawr, Legend of the, 82 ” on Horseback, 107 ” the Red, 127 ” hiding Druids, 129 ” why in Wales, 132 ” their Origin, 127 ” Bad Spirits, 134 ” on familiar terms with Ghosts, 157 ” of the Cromlechs, 380

Fairy Land, 5 ” Queen, 14 ” Islands, 8, 45 ” Food, 13 ” Gloves, 13 ” Coal-mining, 27 ” Father, the, 45 ” a, captured by a Welshwoman, 78 ” Song, 99 ” Rings, 103 ” Conversations, 106 ” Battle, a, 107 ” Animals, 108 ” Sheepfold, the, 109 ” Gifts, 119 ” Tales, débris of Ancient Mythology, 135

Falling of Coychurch Tower, 386

Familiar Spirits, 187 ” ” in Female Form, 191

Family Ghosts, 142

Fatal Draught, the, 83

Fetches, 215

Fetichism, 338

Fetichistic Notions of Lower Animals, 171

Ffarwel Ned Pugh, 99

Ffynon yr Yspryd, 178

Ffynon Canna, 362

Fiend Master, Legend of the, 86

Fire-damp Goblins, 27

Fires, Mysterious, 213

First Foot on New Year’s Day, 254

First Night of Winter, 280

Flowering Sunday, 266

Food at Funerals, 322

Forest of the Yew, Legend of the, 73

Foul Pipe, Story of the, 204

Fountain of Venus, the, 350

Fountains Flowing with Milk, 356

Fourth of July, 278

Frennifawr, the Fairies of, 82

Friday, its Bad Reputation, 268

Frugal Meal, Legend of the, 58

Funeral Customs, 321 ” the Goblin, 231

Future Life, the Question of a, 247

Fuwch Gyfeiliorn, the, 36

G.

Gallery under the Sea, 10

Gast Rhymhi, the Legend of, 381

Ghosts, Existing Belief in, 137 ” in America, 139 ” Classification of, 141 ” with a Duty to Perform, 146 ” of Ebbw Vale, 142 ” on Horseback, 154, 174 ” Exorcising, 165 ” of Animals, 167 ” Grotesque, 174 ” Gigantic, 176 ” their Origin, 247 ” of Bells, 339 ” Stories of— The Weaver’s Ghost, 147 Cadogan’s Ghost, 149 The Ghost of Ystradgynlais, 157 The Admiral’s Ghost, 143 The Miser’s Ghost, 152 The Ghost of St. Donat’s, 143 The Pont Cwnca Bach Ghost, 144 The Ghost of Noe, 147 Anne Dewy’s Ghost, 153 The Clifford Castle Ghost, 155 The Ghost of Ty’n-y-Twr, 155 The Ghost of the Silver Spurs, 156 The Tridoll Valley Sprite, 181 The Mynyddyslwyn Sprite, 187

Giants, 370

Giants’ Dance, the, 371

Gigantic Ghosts, 176

Giraldus Cambrensis, 65

Gitto Bach, the Legend of, 119

Gnomes, 24

Goats, Strange Beliefs concerning, 53

Gobelin, the French, 32

Goblin Animals, 167 ” Funerals, 231

God’s Name as an Exorcism, 112 ” ” in the Bardic Traditions, 209

Good Friday Customs, 266

Good Old Times, the, 252

Grassless Grave, Legend of the, 331

Green Lady of Caerphilly, the, 132 ” Meadows of the Sea, 8

Groaning Spirits, 222

Grotesque Ghosts, 174

Guest, Lady Charlotte, 5

Guy Fawkes Day Customs, 284

Gwahoddwr, the, 307

Gwenfrewi, Legend of, 347

Gwerddonau Llion, 8

Gwion Bach (Taliesin), 88, 394

Gwrach y Rhibyn, the, 216

Gwragedd Annwn, the, 34

Gwraig of the Golden Boat, the, 41

Gwydion, the Wizard Monarch, 5

Gwyllgi, the, 168

Gwyllion, 49

Gwyn ap Nudd, 6, 372

H.

Hafod Lwyddog, Legend of, 124

Hallow E’en Customs, 280

Hares, Mythological Details, 162

Harp Music among Welsh Fairies, 94

Haunted Bridge, the, 144 ” Castles and Houses, 143 ” Margaret, 165

Headless Horse, the, 216

Hecate, 49

Hermes, 236

Hidden Treasures and Perturbed Ghosts, 151 ” ” Dragon-Guarded, 386

Hobgoblin, 32

Holy Thursday, Superstition concerning, 25, 268

Horse-Weddings, 310

Hot-cross Buns, 267

Household Fairy, the, 31

Howell Dda, 298

I.

Iago ap Dewi’s Seven Years’ Absence, 88

Ianto Llewellyn and the Fairies, 123

Idris the Giant, 370

Incubus, 193

Inscribed Stones, Superstitious Dread of, 373

Iolo ap Hugh, the Legend of, 99

Islands, the Enchanted, 8

J.

Jack-muh-Lantern, 18

Jennet Francis and the Fairy Child-Stealers, 62

John the Red Nose, 258

Jones, the Prophet, 104

Juan White, the Spirit of, 50

K.

Knife, Exorcism by the, 52

Knockers in Mines, 24

Kobolds, 29

L.

Lady of the Fountain, 178, 385 ” ” Wood, Legend of the, 193

Lake Fairies, 34

Lang, A., cited, 197

Language of the Fairies, 106

Lapse of Time under Enchantment, 89

Laws of the Welsh Spirit-World, 148

Leek, Wearing of the, 260

Lenten Customs, 266

Levitation of Mortals, 157, 163

Levy Dew, 255

Lies, the Tump of, 273

Lifting at Easter, 269

Lightning Caverns, 394

Linen, its Ancient Value, 133

Listening at the Church Door, 214

Lisworney-Crossways, the Legend of, 169

Living with Fairies, 65

Llandaff Gwrach y Rhibyn, the, 217

Llechlafar Stone, 364

Lledrith, the, 215

Llwyd the Magician, 159, 190

Llwyn y Nef, the Bush of Heaven, 72

Llyn Barfog, the Fairy Maiden of, 36 ” y Dywarchen, the Lady of, 44 ” y Fan Fach, the Sirens of, 38 ” Glas, the Shepherd of, 124 ” y Morwynion, the Maidens’ Lake, 47

Logan Stones, Superstitions concerning, 378

Lord and Beggar, Legend of the, 230

Love Charms, 302

Lucky Days, 268

Lukis, J. W., cited, 3, 380

Luther and the Changeling, 57

M.

Mab, 14

Mabinogion, the, 5, 14, 91

Magic Carpet, 164 ” Harp, 95

Maidens’ Lake, the, 47

Maid’s Trick, the, 302

Making Christ’s Bed, 267

Mallt y Nos, the, 215

Marget yr Yspryd, 165

Mari Lwyd, the, 256

Marketing on Tombstones, 280

Marriage Customs, 306

May-day Customs, 274

Meddygon Myddfai, Legend of the, 38

Melerius, the Legend of, 192

Melusina, the Welsh, 381

Memorials of Arthur, 369

Men of Ardudwy, the Legend of the, 47

Merlin the Enchanter, as a Stone Remover, 371 ” ” ” and the Red Dragon, 393 ” an Early Myth, viii.

Mermaids, 35, 47

Merthyr, the Rector of, cited, 3

Methodists, Banishers of Fairies, 6

Mid-Lent Sunday, 266

Midsummer Eve, 277

Milford Haven, the Fairies at, 9

Milk from Fountains, 356

Milk-white Milch Cow, Legend of the, 37

Mine Goblins, 24

Miner’s Wraith, the, 215

Mirage, 173

Moel Arthur, the Treasure-Chest of, 388

Moelfre Hill, the Women of, 376

Mol Walbec the Giantess, 370

Monacella’s Lambs, 162

Money thrown in Wells, 354

Morgan, Born of the Sea, 47

Morgana, 7

Mothering Sunday, 266

Mountain Ash, the Three Rods of, 210 ” the Old Woman of the, 49

Mourning in Lent, 266

Music in Welsh Fairy Tales, 91, 98

Myfyr Morganwg, 277

Mystic Wells, 345

N.

Nadolig, 286

Names of Welsh Fairies, 12

Nant yr Ellyllon, 79

Narberth in Mythic Story, 198, 234

New Year’s Day Customs, 252

Night Fiend, the, 215

Nights for Spirits, the Three, 280

Nis, the, 186

Noises, Mysterious, on Barry Island, 353

North Wales, Fairyland in, 5

Nos Calan Gauaf, 280

O.

Oaks, Superstitions concerning, 105

Odin’s Spear, 395

Offrwm, the, 332

Old Woman of the Mountain, 49 ” ” ” Torrent, 216

Origins of Fairies, 127 ” ” the Devil, 210 ” ” Death Omens, 245 ” ” Customs, 251 ” ” Spirits, 247 ” ” Mystic Well Superstitions, 359 ” ” Superstitions regarding Stones, 383 ” ” Dragons, 395

Owen Lawgoch and his Enchanted Men, 392

Owl’s Screech a Death Omen, 213

P.

Palm Sunday Customs, 266

Pant Shon Shenkin, the Legend of, 75

Pant-y-Madoc, the Gwyllgi of, 170

Pant-y-Saer, the Treasure-Hunter of, 389

Parc-y-Bigwrn, the Cromlech of, 382

Parson’s Penny, 332

Pebble-Tossers, Gigantic, 370

Pembrokeshire a Land of Mystery, 10

Peredur, the Legend of, 202, 366

Phantom Horseman, the, 174 ” Ships and Islands, 173

Pigmies, 24

Pins in Enchantment, 354

Place of Strife, the Legend of the, 59

Plant Annwn, 34

Planting Weeds on Graves, 298 ” Flowers on Graves, 299, 336

Plentyn-newid, the, 56

Plygain, the, 294

Poetico-Religious Theory of Fairies’ Origin, 134

Polly Williams and the Fairies, 81

Polyphemus, the Welsh, 179, 202

Pontypridd, Druidic Ceremonies at, 277

Preacher and Bwbach, the, 30

Prolific Woman, Legend of the, 133

Pronunciation of Welsh Words, Preface

Propitiation of Goblins, 12, 114

Psyche, 86

Puck, the Welsh, 20

Puzzling Jug, the, 283

Pwca’r Trwyn, Account of, 187 ” ” chastises a Servant Girl, 22 ” ” travels in a Jug, 118 ” ” a Proscribed Noble, 128 ” ” was it a Fairy, 190

Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, 234

Q.

Quintain, the, 284, 313

Quoits, Arthur’s, 370

R.

Ravens, Cave of the, 389

Realistic Theory of Fairies’ Origin, 129

Red Book of Hergest (Llyfr Coch), 5 ” Fairies, the, 127 ” Lady of Paviland, the, 386

Rhamanta, 302

Rhitta Gawr, the Giant, 372

Rhys and Llewellyn, the Story of, 70

Rice at Weddings, 314

Richard the Tailor, 160

Rip Van Winkle, the Original of, 89

Robber’s Stone, the, 376

Rocking Stone, Superstitions concerning, 378

Rowli Pugh and the Ellyll, 15

S.

Sabbath-breakers Turned to Stone, 376

Sacred Wells, 345

Sagranus Stone, the, 375

Sailors’ Superstitions, 9

St. Barruc’s Well, 352

St. Ceyna, the Legend of, 377

St. Clement’s Day, 284

St. Collen, the Legend of, 7

St. Cynfran’s Well, 351

St. Cynhafal’s Well, 351

St. David the Introducer of Death Portents into Wales, 245 ” his Day, 259 ” his Legendary Character, 260

St. Dogmell’s Parish, 69, 273

St. Dwynwen’s Well, 350

St. Elian’s Well, 355

St. George’s Well, 351

St. Gwenfrewi, the Legend of, 347

St. Gwynwy’s Well, 353

St. Illtyd’s Well, 357

St. John’s Eve, 277

St. Mary’s Well, 346

St. Melangell’s Lambs, 162

St. Patrick and the Elfin Dames, 35 ” a Welshman, 264 ” his Day, 264

St. Samson and the Dragon, 392

St. Tegla’s Well, 329, 349

St. Tydecho’s Blue Stone, 367

St. Ulric’s Day, 279

St. Valentine’s Day, 259

St. Winifred’s Well, 346

Salt at Funerals, 328

Sanford’s Well, 358

Scapegoat, the, 329

Science, the Marvels of, 248

Seeing the Sun Dance, 273

Serpents Turned to Stones, 377

Seven Whistlers, the, 213

Sgilti Yscawndroed, the Lightfooted, 164

Shakspeare, his use of Welsh Folk-Lore, 14, 44 ” his Visit to Wales, 20

Shepherds of Cwm Llan, the Legends of the, 121

Shoe-throwing, 314

Shon ap Shenkin, the Story of, 92

Showmen’s Superstitions, 255

Shrove Tuesday, 265

Shuï Rees and the Fairies, 67

Sin-eater, the, 324

Sion Cent the Magician, 203

Skulls, 145

Sleeping Saints, the, 73 ” Heroes, Legends of, 162, 392

Snake Stone, the, 278

Soul, its Future Destiny, 249

Souls of Dogs, 167

Sowling, 258

Spade Money, 333

Spectral Animals, 167

Spirit Fountain, the, 178 ” Life, the Question of a, 249 ” Nights, the Three, 280 ” World, Laws Governing the Welsh, 148

Spirits’ Antics, 180

Spiritual Hunting Dogs, 235

Spiritualism, 139

Spitting at the Name of the Devil, 209

Stanley, Hon. W. O., cited, 19, 115

Stone-throwing Spirits, 180, 185

Stone-tossing Giants, 370

Stone-worship, 361

Stone of Invisibility, the, 365 ” ” Remembrance, the, 366 ” ” Golden Gifts, the, 366

Stones, Curious Superstitions concerning, 361 ” at Cross-roads, 368 ” of Healing, 367

Storms, Baleful Spirits of, 385

Stripping the Carpenter, 284

Suicides, Superstitions concerning, 146, 331

Sul Coffa, 335

Summoning Spirits, 199

Supernatural, What is the, 248

Superstition, its Degree of Prevalence, 138, 251 ” in the United States, 139, 252

Sweethearts’ Charms, 302

T.

Taff’s Well, 358

Taffy ap Sion, the Shoemaker’s Son, Legend of, 75

Tailor Magician of Glanbran, the, 200

Taliesin, the Tale of, 88 ” his Dragon, 394

Talking Stone, the, 364

Tan-wedd, the, 213

Teetotallers, Fairy Antipathy to, 6

Teir-nos Ysprydnos, 280

Terrors of the Brute, Creation at Apparitions, 171

Teulu, the, 231

Thief-catching Stone, the, 366

Thigh Stone, the, 363

Thomas, Rev. Dr., cited, 300

Thor’s Hammer, 395

Three Blows, the Story of the, 40 ” Losses by Disappearance, the, 9 ” Nights for Spirits, the, 280

Throwing at Cocks, 265

Thunder and Lightning as a Death Omen, 213

Toads and Warts, 352

Tolaeth, the, 225

Tolling the Bell, 340

Tooling, 258

Toriad y Dydd, 125

Transformation of Human Beings to Animals, 167, 381 ” ” ” Stone, 374, 376

Transportation through the Air, 157, 163

Trichrug, the Giant of, 371

Tricking the Diawl, 203

Tridoll Valley Ghost, the, 181

Tudur of Llangollen, the Story of, 79

Tump of Lies, the, 273

Twelfth Night Customs, 256

Tylwyth Teg, the, 12

U.

Unknowable, the, 138

Unlucky Days, 268

V.

Vale of Neath, the, its Goblin Fame, 6

Vavasor Powell and the Devil, 198

Veil, the Goblin, 232

Venus, the Welsh, 299 ” ” her Well, 350

Villemarqué cited, 58

W.

Walking Barefoot to Church, 266

Walking-stones, 363

Warts, 351, 367

Water Maidens, 47 ” Worship, 359

Wedding Customs, 306

Wells, Mystic, 345

Wesley’s Belief in Apparitions, 141

Whistlers, the, 213

Whistling Goblin, the, 178

White as a Fairy Colour, 132 ” Catti of the Grove Cave, 144

Whitening Doorsteps to Keep off the Devil, 207

Wife of Supernatural Race, 38

Wild Huntsman, 235

Will-o’-Wisp, 20

Witches Sleeping under Stones, 368

Wonder Stone of Banwan Bryddin, the, 374

Wraiths, 215

Y.

Ychain Banog, the, 108, 392

Yellow Spot before Death, the, 216

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Transcriber's Note

Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.

Hyphenation and accent usage has been made consistent throughout. Capitalisation of items in the Table of contents and chapter headers has been made consistent.

On page 181, following an account of the damage caused by spirits is the line "This pleasant experience was often repeated." The word 'pleasant' may be an error on the part of the author or typesetter, and 'unpleasant' was actually intended, or it may be deliberate on the part of the author. Since it is impossible to be sure, it is preserved as printed.

The following amendments have been made, addressing typographic errors or inconsistency:

Page xi—Llwellyn amended to Llewellyn—"... Ianto Llewellyn and the Tylwyth Teg ..."

Page 17—reducable amended to reducible—"... all household tales are reducible to a primeval root ..."

Page 45—hurrry amended to hurry—"... in her hurry to remount, ..."

Page 49—Llanhyddel amended to Llanhiddel—"... the guise in which she haunted Llanhiddel Mountain ..."

Page 75—acccustomed amended to accustomed—"... the barren mountain he was accustomed to."

Page 106—Mammau amended to Mamau—"... Ni chytunant hwy mwy na Bendith eu Mamau, ..."

Page 117—Dolgelly amended to Dolgelley—"But first consulting a wise woman at Dolgelley, ..."

Page 117—gods amended to goods (based on reference to same further up the same page)—"He was flitting with the household goods, ..."

Page 125—Mammau amended to Mamau—"... as Bendith y Mamau was poured down ..."

Page 135—hape amended to have—"... may desire to know why these fairies have appeared ..."

Page 137—Shakespeare amended to Shakspeare—"Shakspeare: Tempest."

Page 176—Lantarnam amended to Llantarnam—"... who lived in the parish of Llantarnam."

Page 241—Landavenis amended to Landavensis—"In the ‘Liber Landavensis’ it is mentioned ..."

Page 275—Llud amended to Lludd—"... the daughter of Lludd Llaw Ereint."

Page 276—VIII amended to VII—"VII. In the remote and primitive parish ..."

Page 314—IV amended to III—"III. Among the wealthier classes ..."

Page 317—V amended to IV—"IV. A custom called the Coolstrin ..."

Page 338—Faery amended to Faerie—"Spenser: Faerie Queene."

Page 343—Taf amended to Taff—"When they came to the banks of the river Taff, ..."

Page 358—well amended to Well—"Taff’s Well, in Glamorganshire, ..."

Page 399—Gwin amended to Gwyn—"Catrin Gwyn, the Legend of, 144"

Page 400—Wybyr amended to Wybr—"Cwn y Wybr, 233"

Page 404—Howel amended to Howell—"Howell Dda, 298"

Page 408—Dyved amended to Dyfed—"Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, 234"

The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page. Other illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.

Alphabetic links have been added to the beginning of the Index for ease of navigation.

A longer version of the music for Dafydd y Garreg Wen was provided by the music transcriber and is included in this text as an addition.