Popular Tales of the West Highlands

Fairy tales

Volume I

• The Young King Of Easaidh Ruadh
• The Battle of the Birds
• The Tale of the Hoodie
• The Sea-Maiden
• Conall Cra Bhuidhe
• The Tale of Conal Crovi
• The Tale of Connal
• Murchag a's Mionachag
• The Brown Bear of the Green Glen
• The Three Soldiers
• The Story of the White Pet
• The Daughter of the Skies
• The Girl and the Dead Man
• The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter
• The Poor Brother and the Rich
• The King Of Lochlin's Three Daughters
• Maol a Chliobain
• Fables
• Bailie Lunnain
• The Slim Swarthy Champion
• The History of the Ceabharnach
• The Tale of the Shifty Lad, the Widow's Son

  Volume II

• The Chest
• The Inheritance
• The Three Wise Men
• A Puzzle
• The Ridere Of Riddles
• The Burgh
• The Tulman
• The Isle of Pabaidh
• Sanntraigh
• Cailliach Mhor Chlibhrich
• The Smith and the Fairies
• *Kirkcudbright
• *Sutherland
• *Badenoch
• *Ross
• *Bearnairidh
• *Isle of Man
• *Devonshire
• *Conclusion: Fairy Beliefs
• The Fine
• The Two Shepherds
• Osean After the Feen
• The Barra Widow's Son
• The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well
• The Origin of Loch Ness
• Conall
• Maghach Colgar
• The Brollachan
• Murachadh Mac Brian
• The Three Widows
• The Son of the Scottish Yeoman who Stole the Bishop's Horse and Daughter, and the Bishop Himself
• The Widow and her Daughters
• The Tale of the Soldier
• The Sharp Grey Sheep
• The Widow's Son
• Mac-a-Rusgaich
• MacIain Direach
• Fearachur Leigh
• The Tale of Sgire Mo Chealag
• The Cat and the Mouse
• The Three Questions
• The Fair Gruagach, Son of the King of Eirinn
• The Knight of the Red Shield
• The Tail

  Volume III

• The Rider Of Grianaig, And Iain The Soldier's Son.
• Fionn's Questions.
• Diarmaid And Grainne
• The Lay of Diarmaid
• *The Story of the Lay of Diarmaid, No. 1
• *The Lay of Diarmaid, No. 2
• *The Lay of Yeearmaid. No. 3
• *The Lay of Diarmaid, No. 4
• *Fables
• How the Fox Took a Turn Out of the Goat
• How the Cock Took a Turn Out of the Fox
• The Hen
• The Keg of Butter
• The Fox and the Little Bonnach
• Caol Reidhinn. Why the Name was Given to it
• Thomas of the Thumb.
• The Bulls.
• The Hoodie Catechising the Young One
• The Hoodie and the Fox
• The Yellow Muilearteach
• The Story of the Lay of the Great Fool
• The Lay of the Great Fool
• Guaigean Ladhrach 'S Loirean Spagach
• Conall Gulban; or Guilbeinach, or Gulbairneach
• *Introduction
• *The Story of Conall Gulban
• *Story of the King of Spain.
• *The Story of Conall Gulban
• John, Son of the King of Bergen
• The Master and his Man.
• The Praise of Goll
• Osgar, the Son of Oisein
• The Lay of Osgar
• How the Een was Set Up
• The Reason Why the Dallag is Called the King's Fish
• The Lay of Magnus
• * Manus
• *The Song of the Smithy
• Duan Na Ceardach
• *Nighean Righ Fo Thuinn. The Daughter Of King Under-Waves