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ILyn Glas or

the depth; for there is a tradition that if a sheep got into the ILyn Glas, it could not be got out again, as something would at once drag it to the bottom

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the depth; for there is a tradition that if a sheep got into the ILyn Glas, it could not be got out again, as something would at once drag it to the bottom (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

  • relationship: As to his father, he had seen the Water Spirit many times, and he had also been fishing in the ILyn Glas or Ffynnon Las, once upon a time, when he hooked a wonderful and fearful monster: it was not li (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

    "As to his father, he had seen the Water Spirit many times, and he had also been fishing in the ILyn Glas or Ffynnon Las, once upon a time, when he hooked a wonderful and fearful monster: it was not like a fish, but rather resembled a toad, except that it had a tail and wings instead of legs."

  • attestation: the depth; for there is a tradition that if a sheep got into the ILyn Glas, it could not be got out again, as something would at once drag it to the bottom (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

    "the depth; for there is a tradition that if a sheep got into the ILyn Glas, it could not be got out again, as something would at once drag it to the bottom."

  • attribution: Pierce (Elis o'r Nant), of Dolwydelan, that the lake is variously known as ILyn (Cwm) Ffynnon Las, and ILyn Glas or Glaslyn: this last is the form which I find in the maps (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

    "Pierce (Elis o'r Nant), of Dolwydelan, that the lake is variously known as ILyn (Cwm) Ffynnon Las, and ILyn Glas or Glaslyn: this last is the form which I find in the maps."