tarroo ushtey
animal_ally water Manx folklore single tradition · 1
The tarroo ushtey is a mythical water bull in Manx folklore. It is similar to the Scottish Gaelic tarbh uisge.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kelpie, voughas, tarbh uisge, each-uisge
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Progeny resulting from a mating between a kelpie and a normal horse were impossible to drown, and could be recognised by their shorter than normal ears, a characteristic shared by the mythical water bull or tarbh uisge in Scottish Gaelic, similar to the Manx tarroo ushtey.”
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