28+ Ghillie Dhu Scottish Folklore

Solitary faeries with black hair who live in trees and wear clothing made of leaves and moss.

Ghillie dhu scottish folklore. Gentle annis a spirit said to cause the gales in the firth of cromarty. Ghillie dhu gill e dew elf of the forest from scottish folklore by joseph benjamin earp premiered by the 12th annual limestone college high school honor band gaffney south carolina friday. In scottish folklore the ghillie dhu or gille dubh is a nymph a protector or guardian of the forests. Dark haired and clothed in leaves and moss he lived in a birch wood within the gairloch and loch a druing area of the north west highlands of scotland. In the book wonder tales from scottish myth and legend the author donald alexander mackenzie tells the tale of young jessie macrae who upon being lost in the forest is kindly directed home by ghillie dhu. Ghillie is an english equivalent of the scottish gaelic word gille. Dark haired and clothed in leaves and moss he lived in a birch wood within the gairloch and loch a druing area of the north west highlands of scotland.

A generic term for scottish water spirits who dwell in the sea in rivers and in fresh water and sea lochs. He prefers the. It wore clothes of moss and lichen and had. Ghillie dhu gille dubh. He especially likes birch trees and is most active at night. Ghillie dhu is also concerned with the health of teeth of scottish children and so is believed to be. In scottish folklore the ghillie dhu or gille dubh scottish gaelic pronunciation.

He was kindly and reticent yet sometimes wild in character but had a gentle devotion to children. Ghillie dhu gille dubh a benevolent fairy who was said to haunt a birch grove at the end of loch druing near gairloch. However he can be aggressive to anyone who enters its territory. He is kind to children but generally wild and shy he is described as clothed in leaves and moss similar to a green man in england and wales. In scottish folklore the ghillie dhu or gille dubh the dark haired lad is a guardian spirit of trees. Such is the lore about ghillie dhu. A benevolent fairy who is said to haunt a birch grove at the end of loch druing near gairloch.

ˈkʲiʎə ˈt u was a solitary male fairy he was kindly and reticent yet sometimes wild in character but had a gentle devotion to children. Said to be dark haired he is described as cloaked in leaves and moss similar to a green man in england and wales. Ghillie dhu or gille dubh was a solitary male fairy in scottish folklore.