tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post4196881470857824352..comments2024-03-20T18:13:07.791-07:00Comments on LOCH NESS MONSTER: Here Be Mermaids!Glasgow Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-79794742259690686372014-03-09T04:33:24.161-07:002014-03-09T04:33:24.161-07:00Hi GB,
I think what I actually meant when stating...Hi GB, <br />I think what I actually meant when stating that this book is a 'goldmine' for folklore information is that each chapter in the book features a gazette of folklore tales and legends on each county of the British Isles. I have a copy of the book (really my Dad's) and it doesn't really delve too far into the Scottish Loch Monsters as other books do. It does have a fairly comprehensive selection of mythic lore and historical customs on every county that's featured. I checked for a copy on Amazon.UK last night and the copies of the book aren't cheap (£70 upwards) but if your curious about anything mythical then I'd be happy to have a browse for you.<br />jimmy_sher72https://www.blogger.com/profile/16123798050799717911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-8864935599649220262014-03-08T15:11:43.881-08:002014-03-08T15:11:43.881-08:00No, I don't, Jimmy. I'll check it out.No, I don't, Jimmy. I'll check it out.<br />Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-85680677695587989502014-03-08T15:10:26.738-08:002014-03-08T15:10:26.738-08:00This is intriguing because back in 1989 I found a ...This is intriguing because back in 1989 I found a copy of the Reader's Digest Folklore myths and Legends of Britain up in a spare and was surprised at how many legends there are of 'Merfolk' up in the highlands of Scotland. However, Mermaids/Merfolk inhabiting freshwater domains aren't so common as their coastal counterparts, this account you've published concerns a Mermaid who seems to inhabit this particular Loch. I don't know if you've got a copy of this book in your possession GB, and I have a sneaky suspicion that you have, but it is a 'goldmine' of information about folklore legends of our glorious isles. jimmy_sher72https://www.blogger.com/profile/16123798050799717911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-90717824360214240102014-03-05T10:19:55.408-08:002014-03-05T10:19:55.408-08:00Thanks for ther observation,Thanks for ther observation,Glasgow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-81470556667596041772014-03-05T10:16:18.833-08:002014-03-05T10:16:18.833-08:00Looking at my copy of MacLennan's Gaelic Dicti...Looking at my copy of MacLennan's Gaelic Dictionary (reprinted from 1925) and found an entry:<br />seilcheag: snail, slug<br />So Loch Duntelchaig is something like Loch of the Fort of the Slug. Ted Holiday would have loved this.<br />And the entry immediately above is:<br />seilch: water monster, supposed to inhabit certain lochs.<br />Strangely enough, "each uisge" never made it into this particular compilation.<br /><br />*AnonStg*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-62327196369038226302014-03-05T09:01:09.866-08:002014-03-05T09:01:09.866-08:00You wrote: "strange conversation he had with ...You wrote: "strange conversation he had with the Mermaid, and how he was preserved after his return to Inverness." but the article reads "strange conversation he had with the Mermaid, and how he was preserved, but died five days after his return to Inverness." <br /><br />Very important that a writer quotes correctly, if they wish to be believed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com