Gethin

Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

• attestation: The wizard traced two rings on the sward touching each other '' like a number 8 "; he went into one, and Gethin into the other, the wizard strictly charging him on no account to step out of the ring (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

  "The wizard traced two rings on the sward touching each other '' like a number 8 "; he went into one, and Gethin into the other, the wizard strictly charging him on no account to step out of the ring."

• attestation: The ttaw-harn then proceeded to trafod 'i lyfrau, or "busy himself with his books"; and there soon appeared a monstrous bull, bellowing dreadfully; but the plucky Gethin held his ground, and the bull (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

  "The ttaw-harn then proceeded to trafod 'i lyfrau, or "busy himself with his books"; and there soon appeared a monstrous bull, bellowing dreadfully; but the plucky Gethin held his ground, and the bull vanished."

• attestation: terrible object, a "fly-wheel of fire," which made straight for poor Gethin and made him swerve out of the ring (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

  "terrible object, a "fly-wheel of fire," which made straight for poor Gethin and made him swerve out of the ring."

• attestation: The devil consented, and let go his hold of Gethin, whereupon the cwmshurwr immediately blew out the candle, and the devil was discomfited (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

  "The devil consented, and let go his hold of Gethin, whereupon the cwmshurwr immediately blew out the candle, and the devil was discomfited."

• attestation: Gethin preserved the piece of candle very carefully, stowing it away in a cool place; but still it wasted away although it was never lighted (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

  "Gethin preserved the piece of candle very carefully, stowing it away in a cool place; but still it wasted away although it was never lighted."

• attestation: Gethin got such a fright that he took to his bed, and as the candle wasted away he did the same, and they both came to an end simultaneously (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

  "Gethin got such a fright that he took to his bed, and as the candle wasted away he did the same, and they both came to an end simultaneously."

• attestation: Gethin vanished — and it was not his body that was put into the coffin, but a lump of clay which was put in to save appearances (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

  "Gethin vanished — and it was not his body that was put into the coffin, but a lump of clay which was put in to save appearances!"