Rustic Speech and Folk-Lore

CHAPTER XII

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SUPERNATURAL BEINGS

Belief in ghosts 191-192 Boggarts 192-195 The Gabriel Ratchets 195 The Devil and his Dandy-dogs; Tregeagle 196 The Seven Whistlers 197 Imaginary monsters referred to in threats to children 198-199 Mine-goblins 199-200 Will o’ the wisp 200-201 Hob 201-202 The Devil in dialect lore 203-206 Fairies and pixies 207-210 Witches, and white witches 211-213