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Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME '"'' FROM THE *r,, SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND ' ,1^,, THE GIFT OF "> " 4 Mctirg fH. Sage 1S91 fl.msff 9734 , •». il- Tl)^ date shows 'when this TolumJb was takenlr^^^t-.-J To renew th^' book copy the call' No. and give to • ^.' liiL*«l ' ,' 3' the Ubrarian?i_ £li St i^t'm .j^ ' HOWE U^e All 'fiooks ^bjecl , turijed at^ei^wf cal year fp^ inspWio repairs. '* " •';'* ; •'- -Students—mtjgjt; t0' ,turn^^' bqoks ('befo!^ leavitM; town, (^ffice^ V should arrange fpr')^^ . return of books wanted during their absence from town. vm^trm Books needed by mdre than one person are held on the reserve ' ' ' • Up:, , A'.. .. : Volimies ftf p^odi- cals and of pamphlets are held in the library as much as possible. For special purposes they are given out for a limited time. Borrowers should not use their library ppvileges for the bene- fit of other persons. , Books of special value and gift bocAs, when the giver wishes it, are not allowed to circulate. \ Readers are asked to report all cases of books marked or mutilated. Do not deface books by marks and writing, » Library Cornell University GR690 .M15 lochs a^^^^^^^ Folklore of Scottish 3 1924 029 911 140 olln OR. Ml.5 FOLKLORE OF SCOTTISH LOCHS AND SPRINGS. The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924029911140 FOLKLORE OF SCOTTISH LOCHJ AND SPRINGS. BY JAMES M. MACKINLAY, M.A, F.S.A.SCOT. GLASGOW: WILLIAM HODGE & Co. 1893. jfv-6-^rts*V ^2.8\^55' • I,. JT PREFATORY NOTE. No work giving a comprehensive account of Well-worship in Scotland has yet appeared. Mr, R. C. Hope's recent volume, "Holy Wdls: Their Legends a/ad Traditions," discusses the subject in its relation to England. In the following pages an attempt has been made to illustrate the more outstanding facts associated with the cult north of the Tweed. Various holy wells are referred to by name; but the list makes no claim to be exhaustive. J. M. M. 4 Westboubne Gardens, Glasgow, December, 1893. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I. Worship of Water, 1 II. How Water became HoijT, 24 III. Saints and Springs, 39 IV. More Saints and Springs, 56 V. Stone Blocks and Saints' Springs, 72 VI. Healing and Holt Wells, 86 VII. Watbr-Cures, 108 VIII. Some Wonderful Wells, 128 IX. Witness of Water, 140 X. Water-Spirits, 155 XL More Water-Spirits, 171 XII. Offerings at Lochs and Springs, 188 XIII. Weather and Wells, 213 XIV. Trees and Springs, 230 XV. Charm-Stones in and out op Water, - 241 XVI. Pilgrimages to Wells, 263 XVII. SuN-WoRSHip AND Well-Worship, 280 XVIIL Wishing-Wells, - - 314 XIX, Meaning of Marvels, - 324 — Among the works consulted are the following, the titles being given in alphabetical order: A Descriptipn of tie Western Islands of Scotland. By John MacCulloch, M.D. 1819. A Description of the Western Islands. By M. Martin. Circa I6d5. A Handbook of Weather Folklore. By the Rev. C. Swainson, M.A. A Historical Account of the belief in Witchcraft in Scotland. By Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe. A Journey through the Western Counties of Scotland. By Robert Heron. 1799. Ancient Legends : Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland. By Lady Wilde. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language. By John , Jamieson, D.D. Aimals of Dunfermline and Vicinity. By Ebenezer Henderson, LL.D. Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland. By Rev. Charles Cordiner. 1780. Archaeological Sketches in Scotland : Districts of Kiutyre and Knapdale. By Captain T. P. White. A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, mdcclxxii. By Thomas Peimant. A Tour in Scotland, mdcclxix. By Thomas Pennant. Britannia ; or, A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing King- doms of England, Scotland, and" Ireland, and the Islands adjacent, from the Earliest Antiquity. By William Camden. Translated from the edition published by the Author in mdcvii. Enlarged by the latest discoveries by Richard Gough. The second edition in four volumes. 1806. Celtic Heathendom. By Professor John Rhys. Celtic Scotland : A History of Ancient Alban, .By William Forbes Skene. Churchlore Gleanings. By T. F. Thiselton Dyer. X LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED. High and Daemonologie in Forme of a Dialogve. Written by the England, Mightie Prince James, by the Grace of God King of the Faith. 1603. Scotland, Prance, and Ireland ; Defender of Descriptive Notices of some of the Ancient Parochial and Collegiate Churches of Scotland. By T. S. Muir. Domestic Annals of Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolu- tion. By Robert Chambers, LL.D. Ecclesiological Notes on some of the Islands of Scotland. By T. S. Muir. English Folklore. By the Rev. T. F. Thiselton Dyer, M.A. Essays in the Study of Folk Songs. By the Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco. Ethnology in Folklore. By G. L. Gonune. Folklore. Folklore Journal. Folklore of East Yorkshire. By John Nicholson. Folklore of Shakespeare. By Rev. T. F. Thiselton Dyer, M.A. Oxon. Folklore ; or. Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within this Century. By James Napier, F.R.S.E. Gairloch in North-west Ross-shire: Its Records, Traditions, Inhabi- tants, and Natural History. By John H. Dixon. Historical and Statistical Account of Dunfermline. By Rev. Peter Chalmers, A.M. Kalendars of Scottish Saints. By the late Alexander Penrose Forbes, Bishop of Brechin. Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London. Burt's Letters. 1754. List of Markets and Fairs now and formerly held in Scotland. By Sir James David Marwick, LL.D. Memorabilia Domestica ; or. Parish Life in the North of Scotland. By the late Rev. Donald Sage, A.M., Minister of Resolis. New Statistical Account of Scotland. Circa 1845. Notes and Queries. Notes on the Folklore of the North-east of Scotland. By the Rev. Walter Gregor. LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED. XI Notes on the Folklore of the Northern Counties of EngUmd and the Borders. By William Henderson. Observations on Popular Antiquities, including the whole of Mr. Bourne's Antiquitates Vulgares. By John Brand, A.M. Old Glasgow : The Place and the People. By Andrew MacGeorge. Old Scottish Customs, Local and General. By E. J. Guthrie. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. Edited by Francis H. Groome. Peasant Life in Sweden. By L. Lloyd. Popular Antiquities of Great Britain. By John Brand, M.A. Popular Romances of the West of England. By Robert Hunt, F.R.S. Popular Tales of the West Highlands. By J. F. Campbell. Pre-historic Annals of Scotland. By Daniel Wilson, LL.D. Pre-historic Man. By Daniel Wilson, LL.D. Primitive Culture, By Edward B. Tylor, D.C.L. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Old Series, 1851-1878 ; New Series, 1878-1891. Rambles in the Far North. By R. Menzies Fergusson. Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland ; or. The Traditional History of Cromarty. By Hugh Miller. Scotland in Early Christian Times. By Joseph Anderson, LL.D. Scotland in Pagan Times : The Bronze and Iron Ages. By Joseph Anderson, LL.D. Scotland in the Middle Ages. By Professor Cosmo Innes. Social Life in Scotland. By Charles Rogers, LL.D. Statistical Account of Scotland. By Sir John Sinclair. Circa 1798. The Antiquary. The Archaeological Journal. Published under the direction of The Council of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. The Book of Days : A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in con- nection with the Calendar. Edited by R. Chambers. The Darker Superstitions of Scotland. By John Graham Dalyell. 1834. Tlie Early Scottish Church : Ecclesiastical History of Scotland from the First to the Twelfth Centuries. By the Rev. Thomas M'Lauchlan. XU LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED. The Bvery-Day Book. By William Hone. The Folklore of Plants. By T. F. Thiselton Dyer. The Gentleman's Magazine Library—Manners and Customs. Edited by G. L. Gomme, F.S.A. The Gentleman's Magazine Library—Popular Superstitions. Edited by G. L. Gomme, F.S.A. The Golden Bough : A Study in Comparative Religion. By J. G. Frazer, M.A. The History of St. Cuthbert. By Charles, Archbishop of Glasgow. The History of St. Kilda. By the B,ev. Kenneth Maoaulay, minister of Ardnamurohan. 1769. The Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells of England, including Rivers, Lakes, Fountains, and Springs. By R. C. Hope, F.S.A. The Origin of Civilisation. By Sir J. Lubbock, Bart. The Past in the Present. By Arthur MitcheU, M.D., LL.D. The Popular Rhymes of Scotland. By Robert Chambers. 1826. The Popular Superstitions and Festive Amusements of the High- landers of Scotland. By William Grant Stewart. The Surnames and Plaoenames of the Isle of Man. By A. W. Moore, M.A. I'raditions, Superstitions, and Folklore (chiefly Lancashire and the North of England). By Charles Hardwick. Tree and Serpent Worship. By James Fergusson, D.C.L., F.R.S. 'Twixt Ben Nevis and Glenooe : The Natural History, Legends, and Folklore of the West Highlands. By the Rev. Alexander Stewart, LL.D. Unique Traditions, chiefly of the West and South of Scotland. By John Gordon Barbour. Wayfaring in France. By E. H. Barker. Weather-lore: A Collection of Proverbs, Sayings, and Rules con- cerning the Weather. By R. Inwards, P.R.A.S. Witch, Warlock, and Magician. By W. H. Davenport Adams. — FOLKLORE OF SCOTTISH LOCHS AND SPRINGS. CHAPTER I. Worship of Water. Archaic Nature -worship — Deification of Water Metaphors Divination by Water — Persistence of Paganism — Shony Superstitions of Sailors and Fishermen—Sea Serpent—Mer-folk —Sea Charms—-Taking Animals into the Sea—Rescuing from Drowning—Ancient Beliefs about Rivers—Dead and Living Ford—Clay Image—Dunskey—Lakes—Dow Loch—St.
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