Faery experiences come in many forms. Perhaps the most unique and intriguing example centres on Am Bratach Sith, the Fairy Flag of Dunvegan. To the uneducated eye, the disintegrating cloth in Dunvegan Castle looks more like a rag than the most precious heirloom of...
Name pronunciation: Scottish Gaelic: “khaht shee” General Information: The Cat-Sìth is a legendary creature from Scottish and Irish folklore. Most accounts describe it as a fairy-like being that looks like a very large black cat with a white spot on its chest....
Name pronunciation: ANG-us OG General Information: Angus Og is the Scottish god of summer and youth. He is often linked with love, music, and renewal. In many tales, he is the fairest son of Beira, the Cailleach, Goddess of Winter. He is also the destined husband of...
Name pronunciation: Scottish Gaelic: “SLOO-uh(g)” General Information: The Sluagh, or “host of the dead,” are a flock of malevolent spirits found in Scottish and Irish folklore. Many in the Hebrides feared the Sluagh, which some called fallen angels and others knew as...
The Sìthichean or faeries did not always live alongside humankind on the earth but danced in the heavens. They were ‘Na Fir Chlis’- ‘The Nimble Men’. They were the children and descendants of the Cailleach Beira, and they were frequently giant in size. The Nimble Men...
Name pronunciation: “Shee” (plural Sìthichean pronounced Shee-hee-chen) General Information: The Scottish Sìthichean are powerful beings, not tiny winged fairies. Most mythological creatures in Scotland fall under the category of being a sìth. They live alongside...