Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories
These tales were collected by me whilst living in Anglesea during the winter 1891-2.
With the exception of the French story, they were told me and I took them down at the time.
Particulars respecting the narratives will be found in the Notes.
In most cases I have done but little “editing”, preferring to give the stories as told.
The old book referred to in the Notes I bought from a country bookseller, who knew neither its author, title, or date, but I have since been informed the book is Williams’ Observations on the Snowdon Mountains , published in 1802, a book well known to students of Celtic literature.
P. H. E.
CLARINGBOLD, BROADSTAIRS. April 1894 .
CONTENTS
Once upon a time a lot of fairies lived in Mona.
One day the queen fairy’s daughter, who was now fifteen years of age, told her mother she wished to go out and see the world.
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WELSH FAIRY-TALES AND OTHER STORIES
Collected And Edited By P. H. Emerson
AUTHOR’S NOTE.
THE FAIRIES OF CARAGONAN.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
THE CRAIG-Y-DON BLACKSMITH.
OLD GWILYM.
THE BABY-FARMER.
THE OLD MAN AND THE FAIRIES.
TOMMY PRITCHARD.
KADDY’S LUCK.
THE STORY OF GELERT.
(AS CURRENT IN ANGLESEA)
ORIGIN OF THE WELSH.
CROWS.
ROBERT ROBERTS AND THE FAIRIES.
THE FAIRY OF THE DELL.
II.
ELLEN’S LUCK.
THE FAIRIES’ MINT.
THE PELLINGS.
THE LONG-LIVED ANCESTORS.
THE GIANTESS’S APRON-FULL.
GWRGAN FARFDRWCH’S FABLE.
THE STORY OF THE PIG-TROUGH.
BILLY DUFFY AND THE DEVIL.
THE STORY OF JOHN 0’ GROATS.
EVA’S LUCK.
THE FISHERMEN OF SHETLAND.
THE PASTOR’S NURSE.
NOTES.
(1) THE FAIRIES OF CARAGONAN.
(2) THE CRAIG-Y-DON BLACKSMITH.
(3) OLD GWILYM.
(4) THE BABY-FARMER.
(5) THE OLD MAN AND THE FAIRIES.
(6) TOMMY PRITCHARD.
(7) KADDY’S LUCK.
(8) STORY OF GELERT.
(9) ORIGIN OF THE WELSH.
(10) THE STORY OF THE CROWS.
(11) ROBERTS AND THE FAIRIES.
(12) THE QUEEN OF THE DELL.
(13) ELLEN’S LUCK.
(14) THE PELLINGS.
(15) THE LONG-LIVED ANCESTORS.
(16) THE GIANTESS’S APRON-FULL.
(17) A FABLE.
(18) THE STORY OF THE PIG-TROUGH.
(19) BILLY DUFFY AND THE DEVIL.
(20) JOHN O’ GROATS.
(21) EVA’S LUCK.
(22) THE FISHERMEN OF SHETLAND.
(23) THE PASTOR’S NURSE.
FINAL.