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sionnach commented on the word blue men of the minch
Legendary beings who haunt the Minches (the channels separating the Outer Hebrides from the rest of Scotland), occasionally bothering sailors. They are either kelpies or fallen angels, and are reputed to drag mariners to the bottom of the sea if they fail to answer questions in rhyming couplets (in Gaelic, naturally).
July 6, 2009
bilby commented on the word blue men of the minch
Given my lack of Gaelic, I'm a goner.
July 6, 2009
sionnach commented on the word blue men of the minch
I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
When the wind blows the water white and black.
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.
July 6, 2009