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Of these Islands, or Green Spots of the Floods, there are some singular superstitions

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Of these Islands, or Green Spots of the Floods, there are some singular superstitions (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

He who visits these Islands imagines on his return that he has been absent only a few hours, when, in truth, whole centuries have passed away (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

  • attestation: Of these Islands, or Green Spots of the Floods, there are some singular superstitions (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

    "' Of these Islands, or Green Spots of the Floods, there are some singular superstitions."

  • attestation: He who visits these Islands imagines on his return that he has been absent only a few hours, when, in truth, whole centuries have passed away (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

    "He who visits these Islands imagines on his return that he has been absent only a few hours, when, in truth, whole centuries have passed away."

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