The book Arran; - Cook Clan

284 THE BOOK OF ARRAN
he goes in red sparks up the chimney, and no more did he trouble
the girl.
[On this type of story a book has been written called from the English
version 'Tom, Tit, Tot.' The story is known as of the
class, that being the German name. The Banffshire variant is
Stoorie.']
URUISG ALLT-UILLIGMDH
' Rumpelstiltskin
' Whuppity
Ann an AUt-Uilligridh tha linne ris an canar gus an la an duigh,
* Linne-na-Beist.' Tha e air a radh gu'n d'fhuair an linne an t-ainm
so chionn gu'n robh, a reir an t-sean sgeoil, Uruisg uamhasach aon
uair a gabhail c6mhnuidh ann an cosan na linne. Thuit gu'n robh
fear 6g aig an Uruisg so—M^ileachan a b'ainm dha—^agus air uairean
dh'fhagadh e bruachan an iiillt agus ghabhadh e cuairt troimh na
h-aehaidhean.
THE URUISG 1 OF ALLT-UILLIGRIDH
In Allt-Uilligridh there is a pool which is called to this day ' The
Monster's Pool.' It is said that the pool got this name because that,
according to tradition, a terrible Uruisg at one time dwelt in the
caverns of the pool. It happened that this Uruisg had a young
male one—called Meileachan—and at times he would leave the banks
of the stream and would take a turn through the fields.
INNIS EABHRA
Tha An Innis Eabhracha, reir beul-aithris, 'na eilean a tha fo
dhruidheachd, agus *na laighe fo 'n fhairge dltith do dh' Eilean-aniaruinn
a mach o thraigh Choire-chraoibhidh. Air uairean bhitheadh
e an sealladh cho soilleir 's gu'm faicteadh na h-adagan arbhair air
na h-achaidhean, agus na mnathan a' cur an luideagan a mach air
thiormachadh. Tha e nis mu leth-chiad bliadhna bho 'n chunnacas
mu dheireadh e. Aon latha air do thuathanach a bhi mach ag amharc
' The Uruisg was supposed to be a liuge being of solitary habits that haunted
lonely and mountainous places. In it the qualities of man and spirit were curiously
commingled. There were male and female Uruisgs, and the race was said to be the
offspring of unions between mortals and fairies.
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