After a fulling mill was built on the Isle of Man, it was said that the noise it made caused the fairies to depart the adjacent area. One man even claimed to witness "multitudes of the good people" wailing as they left in search of a quieter part of the island. #FolkloreSunday
📷 : Paul Teysen
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Upon realizing he had sold his horse to a fairy, a Manx man went to his parson to ask if he had done evil. The parson reasoned that since the fairy purchased the horse through a fair bargain in good faith, he saw no reason to believe there was any malice in the act. #FolkyFriday
The Phynnodderee was a fairy who abandoned his duties to the Fairy Court in order to woo a lovely Manx maiden. As punishment for this, he was banished from fairy society and cursed to live as a wild man with long shaggy hair on the Isle on Man until Doomsday. #FolkyFriday
📷 : Jonathan Borba
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According to a Manx folktale, a man once sold his horse to what he through was just a little man but quickly became terrified upon witnessing the horse and its fairy buyer suddenly sink down into the earth and disappear once the deal was done. #LegendaryWednesday
📷 : Globe City Guide
The Buggane - a huge ogre-like creature, native to the Isle of Man.
“…Bugganes were said to be covered in black hair, with claws, tusks and a large mouth. They were known to tunnel underground, were intelligent and spoke to people on occasion.
A Bugganes tended to live in old ruins, forests or waterfalls, where it would remain unless disturbed somehow…”
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