#Celtic #FolkloreThursday: The name #luideag (lootchak), which means 'The Rag', belonged to a murderous female demon who haunted a lochan (the Lochan of the Black Trout) on the #IsleOfSkye. She was as squalid in appearance as she was evil in disposition.
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The Luideag (meaning 'rag' in #Gaelic), a demon who haunted lochs on Skye (Image: Silvina Pianta) #FolkloreThursday

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: The name #luideag belonged to a murderous female demon who haunted a lochan on the #IsleOfSkye. She was as squalid in appearance as she was evil in disposition and an account of her can be found in Mackenzie, Scottish Folk Lore and Folk Life.

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There was a demon called the Luideag, or Rag, a female demon that haunted Lochan Nan Dubh Bhreac in Skye and slew what men she could catch. #folklorethursday #Folklore

#Celtic #FaustianFriday: `The #athach is a monster that haunted the #ScottishHighlands, killing passersby and throwing them into gorges or down rocky hills. Athachs included the female #luideag of #Skye and the male #díreach of #GlenEtive, who had one hand growing out of his
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#FaustianFriday: `The #athach is a monster that haunted the #ScottishHighlands, killing passersby and throwing them into gorges or down rocky hills. Athachs included the female #luideag of #Skye and the male #díreach of #GlenEtive, who had one hand growing out of his chest
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