Old-World Survivals in Ross-shire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8933592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheila Macdonald (0000-0002-8840-4282, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1903 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 368-384 |
| Publication date | 1903-12-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1903.9719373 |
| OpenAlex | W2072347922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The Highlanders most certainly speak of the fairies as Little Folks (Wee people).In Niel Munro's Shelling Stories, which simply teem with Gaelic "diom literally translated, he makes constant allusion to the Wee Folks, showtog that in Argyleshire at any rate they are so designated.In our part, though °f course the common name Is Sithichan (the peaceful folks), I have constantly heard them described as wee folks with large heads.They are always asso ciated with green clothes." Kirtle " is not R Gaelic word." Green coats " would perhaps be a better translation.I have heard them described as ««a lot °f lassies with preen petticoats," by a man who pretended to have seen them
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Shire · Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · History
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2016 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |