Fairies (C)
Cabyll-Ushtey |
The water-horse of the Isle of Man. See also the Each Uisge of Scotland and the Aughisky of Ireland. |
Cailleach Bheur |
She is the spirit of winter and she tends to the forest animals during that season. See also the Brown Man of the Muirs. |
Capelthwaite |
He could take any shape he liked but generally appeared as a black dog who liked to help the farmers bring their sheep and cattle in from the fields. |
Cauld Lad of Hilton |
Half brownie and half ghost, he haunted the Hilton Castle by making a great racket while he cleaned anything that was left dirty over-night in the kitchen. |
Changelings |
Fairies sometimes stole mortal babies and left changelings in their place. |
Clap-Cans |
He really doesn't do anything other than clapping his cans and making a great racket. |
Cluricane |
He was a solitary fairy who was said to hide in a cask so he could move along with the home-owner. |
Coblynau |
These are the mine goblins of Wales. A miner could follow their sound to be best ore in the mine. See also the Knockers. |
Coleman Gray |
An old chap found a small pixie who was cold, hungry and lost. The fellow nurse the pixie back to health but one day a voice called out to Coleman Gray. With that, the pixie dashed away to his father and never returned. |
Crodh Mara |
These are the water-cattle of the Highlands of Scotland and will lead an entire herd of mortal cows into a fairy hill if not watched very closely. While not as dangerous, they resemble the Each Uisge. |
Cu Sith |
A dark-green fairy dog with feet as large as a man's, they were generally used as protection of the fairy house. If released, they could be extremely dangerous. See also the Black Dogs. |