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The Cughtagh

Folklore
Also known as: Cughlagh

Spirit of the sea-caves in Manx supernatural tradition. Part of Moore's classified taxonomy of the Manx supernatural world, which was not chaotic superstition but a named, categorised system. Every type of spirit had its Manx name, its characteristics, its locations, and its relationship to the human community.

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  • Moore, Folk-lore (1891), Ch. IV
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