INDEX

Aberhafesp, Spirit in Church of 169

Angelystor, announcing deaths 170

Æschylus’ Cave-dwellers 113

Annwn, Gwragedd 3 134

Annwn, Plant 3

Antagonism between Pagan faiths 160 161 181

Animal Folk-Lore 308-352

Ass 337

Bee 337-340

Birds Singing 310

Flocking 310

Blind worm 352

Cat 321 323 340-342

Cow 129-137 342

Crow 304 314-315

Crane 321

Crickets 342-3

Cuckoo 317-321

Cock 310 321

Duck 321

Eagle 321

Flying Serpent 349

Frog 281

Fox 193

Goose 304 305 312

Goatsucker 322

Haddock 345

Hare 343-345

Heron 321 323

Hen 305 322

Hedgehog 345

Horse 346

Jackdaw 324

Ladybird 347

Magpie 324-327

Mice 348

Mole 348

Owl 304 327

Peacock 327

Pigeon 327

Pigs 348

Raven 304 328

Rook, Crow 304 314 316 316

Robin Redbreast 329 332

Seagull 329 330

Sawyer, Tit 331

Snakes 348-350

Slowworm 352

Sheep 351

Swallow 330 331

Swan 331

Swift 331

Spider 351

Squirrel 351

Tit-Major 331

Woodpigeon 333-336

Woodpecker 336

Wren 331-333

Yellowhammer 337

All Hallow Eve, Nos Glan Gaua 95

Spirits abroad 138-9 168-70

Divination on 280-1 286 288-9

Apparitions 181-209 293-297

Applepip divination 290

Arawn 128

Avanc 133

“Bardd Cwsg, Y” 144 284 285

Baring-Gould—Spirit leaving body 293

Piper of Hamelin 307

Beaumaris spirit tale 293

Bell, Hand, used at funerals 171-2

Corpse 172

Passing 171-2

Veneration for 172

Devil afraid of 171

Ringing at storms 173

Spirits flee before sound of 173

Bella Fawr, a witch 223

Betty’r Bont, a witch 236 240

Belief in witchcraft 217

Bennion, Doctor 216

Bees, Buying a hive of 337

Swarming 338

Strange swarm 339

Deserting hive 339

Hive in roof of house 339

Informing bees of a death 339

Putting bees into mourning 340

Stolen 340

Bendith y Mamau 2

Bible, a talisman 151 245 248

Bible and key divination 288

Bingley’s North Wales—Knockers 121

Birds singing in the night 305

before February 310

Flocking in early Autumn 310

Feathers of 310

Blindworm 352

Boy taken to Fairyland 48

Brenhin Llwyd 142

Bryn Eglwys Man and Fairies 36

“British Goblins,” Fairy dances 94 97

“Brython, Y,” Fairies’ revels 95

Burne’s, Miss, Legend of White Cow 131-2

Burns, Old Nick in Kirk 168

Nut divination 289

Canwyll Corph, see Corpse Candle,

Canoe in Llyn Llydaw 28

Card-playing 147-151

Cat, Fable of 323

Black, unlucky, &c 321 341

indicates weather 340

Black, drives fevers away 341

May, brings snakes to house 341

Witches taking form of 224

Cæsar’s reference to Celtic Superstitions 277 310 343

Careg-yr-Yspryd 212

Careg Gwr Drwg 190

Caellwyngrydd Spirit 214

Cave-dwellers 112-13

Ceffyl y Dwfr, the Water Horse 138-141

Cetyn y Tylwyth Têg 109

Ceridwen 234

Cerrig-y-drudion Spirit Tale 294

Cerrig-y-drudion, Legend of Church 132

Ceubren yr Ellyll, Legend of 191

Changelings, Fairy 51-63

Churches built on Pagan sites 160

Mysterious removal of 174-181

Chaucer on Fairies 89

Charms 238-9 258 262 276

Charm for Shingles 262-3

Toothache 264-266

Whooping Cough 266

Fits 266

Fighting Cocks 267 312

Asthma 267

Warts 267-8

Stye 268

Quinsy 268

Wild wart 268

Rheumatism 269

Ringworm 269

Cattle 269-272

Stopping bleeding 272

Charm with Snake’s skin 273

Rosemary 273-4

Charm for making Servants reliable 272

Sweethearts 281

Charm of Conjurors 239-254

Charm for Clefyd y Galon, or Heart Disease 274

Clefyd yr Ede Wlan, or Yarn Sickness 275

Christmas Eve, free from Spirits 192

Churns witched 238

Clefyd y Galon 274

Clefyd yr Ede Wlan 275

Crickets in House lucky 342

Deserting house unlucky 343

Crane, see Heron

Coblynau, Knockers 112-121

Coel Ede Wlan, or Yarn Test 283

Corpse Candle 298-300

Cock, unlawful to eat 343

Devil in form of 310

Offering of 311

Crowing of, at doors 311

Crowing at night 298

Crowing drives Spirits away 311

Charm for Fighting 312

White, unlucky 321 341

Crow 304 314 315

Conjurors 251-262

Charms of 239 254 258-260

Tricks of 255 257 260-1

Cow, Dun 129 131 137

Legend of White 131

Freckled 130-1

Fairy Stray 134-137

Witched 243

Cyhyraeth, Death Sound 302

Cynon’s Ghost 212

Cuckoo Superstitions 317-321

Cwn Annwn 125-129

Dancing with Fairies 36-39

Davydd ab Gwilym and the Fairies 3 24

Death Portents 297-307

Deryn Corph, Corpse Bird 297

Devil 143-192

Devil’s Tree 185

Bridge 190

Kitchen 190

Cave 191

Door 170

Destruction of Foxes 193

Dick Spot 212 255 256

Dick the Fiddler 84

Divination 279-290

Candle and Pin 287

Coel Ede Wlan, or Yarn Test 283

Frog stuck with Pins 281

Grass 288

Hemp Seed 286

Holly Tree 288

Key and Bible 288

Lovers’ 289-90

Nut 289

Pullet’s Egg 286

Snail 280

St. John’s Wort 280

Troi Crysau, Clothes Drying 285

Twca, or Knife 284

Washing at Brook 285

Water in Basin 287

Dogs, Hell 125 127

Sky 125 127

Fairy 49 81 83 125

Dwarfs of Cae Caled 97

Droich 113-121

Dyn Hysbys 209 259

Drychiolaeth, Spectre 301 302

Eagle, Superstitions about 263-4 321

Erdion Banawg 131

Ellyll 3 4 111 191

Dân 112

Ellyllon, Menyg 111

Bwyd 111

Elf Dancers of Cae Caled 98-100

Stones 110

Shots 110-11

Elidorus, the Fairies and 32-35

Epiphany 285-6

Evil Eye 219

Fable of Heron, Cat, and Bramble 323

Magpie and Woodpigeon 335

Robin Redbreast 329

Sea Gull 329

Famous Witches—

Betty’r Bont 236 240

Bella Fawr 223

Moll White 229 232

Pedws Ffoulk 242

Fabulous Animals, see Mythic Beings

Fairies, Origin of 1 2 35 36

Chaucer’s reference to 89

Shakespeare’s reference to 72 96 97

Milton’s reference to 86

Fairies inveigling Men 36-44

Working for Men 85-87

Carrying Men in the air 100-102

in Markets and Fairs 108

Binding Men 112

Children offered to Satan by 63

Love of Truth 35

Grateful 72

Fairy Animals 81-3 124-5 129-132

Dances 87-97

Tricks 100-103

Knockers 112-124

Ladies marrying Men 5-24

Changelings 51-63

Implements 109-112

Men captured 104-107

Mothers and Human Midwives 63-67

Money 82-84

Riches and Gifts 72-81

Visits to human abodes 68-71

Families descended from 6 28

Fetch 294

Fire God 152

Fish, Satan in 153

Flying Serpent 349

Foxglove 111

Frog Divination 281

Fuwch Frech 129-132

Gyfeiliorn 129 134-137

Ffynnon y Fuwch Frech 130

Elian 216

Oer 223

Gay, Nut divination 289

Giraldus Cambrensis 27 32 182

reference to Witches 233-236

Ghost, see Spirit

Ghost in Cerrigydrudion Church 132

Aberhafesp Church 169

Powis Castle 204

revealing Treasures 202

at Gloddaeth 193-4

Nannau Park 191

Tymawr 195

Frith Farm 196

Pontyglyn 197

Ystrad Fawr 197-8

Ty Felin 198

Llandegla 199

Llanidloes 199-200

Llawryglyn 348

Clwchdyrnog 202

Llanwddyn 212

David Salisbury’s 201

Cynon’s 212

Squire Griffiths’ 200

Sir John Wynne’s 211

Raising 215

Visiting the Earth 192

Glain Nadroedd 350

Goat-sucker 322

Goblins, different kinds of 5 97

Golden Chair 77

Goose flying over House 304

laying small egg 305

egg laying 312

Gossamer 112

Gwiber, Flying Serpent 349

Gwion Bach 234

Gwragedd Annwn 3

Gwrach y Rhibyn 142

Gwr Cyfarwydd 38 55 257 259

Gwyddelod 80

Gwyll 4

Gwylliaid Cochion 4 5 6 25 26

Haddock, why so marked 345

Hag, Mist 142

Hare 227-230 236 343-345

crossing the road 230

Cæsar’s reference to 343

Giraldus Cambrensis on hags changing themselves to hares 233

Man changed to a 236

Witch hunted in form of 230-233

Witch shot in the form of 228

S. Monacella, the patroness of hares 345

Harper and Fairies 91

Hedgehog sucking Cows 345

fee for destroying the 346

Hên 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 Têg, 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 331

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 182 210

Torrent Spectre 141

Transformation 227 234-237

Transmigration 276-279

Tylwyth Têg, see Fairies

Van Lake Fairy tale 16-24

Voice calling a Doctor 294

Water Horse 138-141

Water Worship 161

Welsh Airs 84 88

Aden Ddu’r Fran 84

Toriad y Dydd 88

Williams, Dr. Edward, and Fairies 97

Witches 216-251

Llanddona 222-3

transforming themselves into cats 224-226

transforming themselves into hares 227-235

hunted in form of hare 230-233

killed in form of hare 228

in churn in form of hare 229

cursing Horse 242

cursing Milk 238-9

cursing Pig 238

how tested 250-1

Spells, how broken 244-250

Punishment of 243

Laws against 218

Wife snatching 29

Woodpecker, Weather Sign 336

Woodpigeon 333-336

Wraith 292 294 308

Wren, unlucky to harm 331-2

Hunting the 332

Curse on breaker of nest 333

Wyn Melangell 345

Ystrad Legend 12

Yarn Sickness 275-6

Test 283-4

Yspryd Cynon 212

Ystrad Fawr 197-8