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Post by Shrink Proof on May 2, 2023 14:07:57 GMT
On a possibly unrelated note, this morning I was reading an article in The Enquiring Eye, a zine published by the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall, in which the author put forward the theory that a lot of the "old Manx legends" about Witchcraft, Faeries etc. were the work of crafty locals seeking to boost the tourist trade from foreign parts (e.g., Sussex). cheers, Hel. Four or five years ago I went to a talk in Inverness about the impact of Nessie on the locality. It was estimated that Nessie provides a £24 million boost to the economy locally each year (souvenirs, money spent in local hotels & eateries, etc.).
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Post by helrunar on May 2, 2023 14:12:09 GMT
That's an impressive figure! I don't suppose you have ever heard mention of a place called Tuatha Inver (or Inbhear) in any folklore in the region? It is mentioned in a poem I always read around the time of Beltane by an American Craft Elder who is a sort of forbear of mine. It is said that there is a "tower" in this place and the description, in the poem, suggests a sidhe in the sense of Faery fort (which may have been the original meaning of sidhe, I have read--a place rather than a being or tribe). But as it appears in the poem, Tuatha Inbhear is also described as an island in the midst of the sea.
No need to bother responding if all this strikes you as the merest piffle.
cheers, Hel.
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Post by Shrink Proof on May 2, 2023 15:12:47 GMT
It's not piffle, it's Scots Gaelic, a language that I find incredibly difficult. Tuath is North and Inbhir is estuary or river mouth (Inbhir Nis is the Gaelic name for Inverness, the place at the mouth of the River Ness, for instance - it's easier when you know that bh in Gaelic is pronounced like v in English).
No, I haven't encountered Tuatha Inver. That said, I've only scratched the surface of Highland folklore. There are countless towers, castles, ruins, stone circles, monoliths and other pieces of assorted weirdness scattered all over the Highlands, all of them with some gruesome/strange/creepy (delete where inapplicable) tale(s) attached and I doubt anyone gets to see 5% of them in total.
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Post by helrunar on May 2, 2023 15:59:55 GMT
Wow, so many thanks, Malcolm. What you wrote there is extremely helpful! I appreciate your remarks.
Would love to come over and explore someday. And I've heard from a friend I trust that Scots blokes are EXTREMELY friendly. Heartwarming!
cheers, Hel.
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Post by Knygathin on Jun 7, 2023 8:50:49 GMT
The Loch Ness monster legend didn't do much for me when I drove past, although it was fascinating with the depth of the lake and the precipitous shore almost dropping vertically down. I tried to detect some activity on the surface. But it doesn't look like a place where any kind of life would thrive. Wonder what the legend has going for it, since I have only seen a couple of fuzzy photos from the 70s, that may as well be a diver's arm with a sock over his hand. This here dinosaur looks more convincing, from off the coast of West Africa.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 7, 2023 10:12:19 GMT
This here dinosaur looks more convincing, from off the coast of West Africa, although I guess it may be photoshopped or a model. That looks like a piece of driftwood.
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Post by Knygathin on Jun 7, 2023 19:36:24 GMT
That looks like a piece of driftwood. Fair enough, a piece of driftwood can look like just about anything. But I think you may need a new pair of glasses. This could be the most sensational find in centuries. Except it seems to lack genitals, and an orifice for excrements.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 7, 2023 20:43:57 GMT
That looks like a piece of driftwood. Fair enough, a piece of driftwood can look like just about anything. But I think you may need a new pair of glasses. This could be the most sensational find in centuries. Except it seems to lack genitals, and an orifice for excrements. I do need new glasses; thanks for reminding me! My current ones are from 1992.
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Post by dem bones on Jul 28, 2023 17:01:35 GMT
J. F. Derry - Loch Ness Monster and Other Unexplained Mysteries (Haynes Publishing, 2013) Introduction: Monsters and Aliens
Loch Ness Monster — Enter the Dragon (1933-1934) UFOs — The War of the Worlds (1950-1966) Yeti — You Know What they Say About Big Feet (1951-2012) Loch Ness Monster — Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (1967-1972) UFOs — He's Got An "Ology" (1967-1979) Ghosts — Who You Gonna Call? (1903-1929) Loch Ness Monster — Stalking With Dinosaurs (1972-1978) UFOs — Close Encounters (1981-1996) Ghosts — Peeves and Whoooooster (1931-1978) Loch Ness Monster — How To Catch A Star (1981-2012) UFOs — The Circle of Life (2000-2013) Ghosts — Neighbours From Hell (1981-2012) Loch Ness Monster — It's A Family Affair (1937-2011) British Big Cats — Cat Among the Pigeons (1995-2012)
Epilogue — The Wonder YearsBlurb: There's been 80 years of people visiting the chocolate-box beauty of Loch Ness, amassing eyewitness accounts, sonar images and video footage of the legendary beast that lurks beneath its serene surface, a living relic from prehistory, a direct descendant of the dinosaurs. And what of our own ancestors? Are they now the giant ape-like creatures roaming the highest mountain ranges?
How many more monsters are out there, avoiding detection in the remotest places of our globe: in lakes, seas and on land? We used to mark these homes of the mysterious and anonymous on our maps with hic sunt dracones, "Here There Be Dragons". Now we know these curious life forms by name: Nessie, Yeti, Bigfoot. And then there's the visitors from the after life, and visitors from other planets. There are so many unexplained mysteries just on Earth, in the here and now; we have only just begun to understand the secrets of the Universe and its other dimensions. Through the remarkable Daily Mirror archive you can now travel through time and discover some of those secrets.200+ page compilation of Fortean news items, cartoon strips and photographs from the Daily Mirror archive. UFO's and the Loch Ness Monster predominate — Nicholas Witchell is quoted in support of 'authentic' film footage of the creature breaking surface ("it was hideous, angular, bony and revolting"), Frank Searle and Doc Sheils regularly sighted, though sadly no mention of the magnificent Alex Harvey and his wonderful "solo album". Ghost content includes reports from Borley Rectory, multiple poltergeists, the O'Brien Banshee ("The night Anne Lady Fanshawe saw it she shook with fright so much her nightdress fell off"), the phantom cyclist of the Shoreham — Brighton Road, a Bee Gee in a Haunted Mansion, spooky goings-on in a Winsford gym, a 'Martian' visits Lovers Lane, an exorcism in Coventry, and "We Live in Britain's Most Haunted House." Would be delighted were rival rags to attempt something similar. The Mirror also published a companion volume with the self-explanatory title, Titanic: The Unfolding Story.
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