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Cas a’ Mhogain Riabhaich
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Notes: a Glencoe or Kintyre witch.
Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bana-bhuids
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[bɑṉɑvudʹʃ] Notes: witch.
Location: Sutherland, Embo
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bana-bhuidseach
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Notes: a witch.
Location: Skye, Elgol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bana-bhusdraich
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witch. (Éir.)
Location: ? [Eriskay – see below]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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banabhuids
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[bɑ̃ṉɑvu̟ḏʃ] Notes: witch.
Location: Ross-shire, Aultbea
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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banabhuisd
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Notes: witch; woman reputed to practice witchcraft.
Location: Sutherland, Kinlochbervie, Oldshoremore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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banabhuisd
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[bɑ̃ṉɑvu̜ʃdʹ] Notes: witch.
Location: Sutherland, Bettyhill, Swordly
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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banabhuisleach
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Notes: witch.
Location: Romasdal
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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banabhuisleach (sic)
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Notes: a witch.
Location: Skye, Kilmuir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bonnach-luirgeadh
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Notes: said to be the reward given to a person by a witch for telling her when someone’s cow had calved. She would then put a spell on the cow to render it dry.
Location: Tiree
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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buidseach
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[budʹʃəx] Quotation: “Port nam Buidseachan” – place-name. Notes: a witch’s curse; also witch.
Location: Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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builliartaich
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a witch. [NOTES: a note added above – muileartach.]
Location: South Uist, Iochdar
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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builliarteach
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witch.
Location: South Uist, South Lochboisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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doideag
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a witch.
Location: South Uist, South Lochboisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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eachrais ùrlair
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a witch.
Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fiosaiche
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witch.
Location: Na Hearadh [Harris], Cluer
Category: Nàdur an Duine / Personality
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geasach
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witch.
Location: Na Hearadh [Harris], Cluer
Category: Nàdur an Duine / Personality
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leth chlàr ùrlar
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witch.
Location: South Uist, South Lochboisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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leóbag-cham
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Note: a flatfish (DJMK says it is a witch) which has its mouth and eyes the opposite way to the normal. Yellowish-brown colour.
Origin: [Caversta]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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poca-na-busraichean
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a spell by a witch through a bag connected with witchcraft.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
