Cabyll-ushtey
Cabyll-ushtey is the name for the water horse in the Celtic mythology of the Isle of Man . According to legend, it is dangerous and lures people to their doom.
etymology
Cabyll-ushtey means water horse in Manx ( cabyll = "horse" and ushtey = "water"). It is related to the Welsh Ceffyl dŵr and the Scottish Gaelic Each Uisge as well as the Irish Gaelic each uisce or in the anglicized form "aughisky" from Ireland.
Behavior and appearance
Like all water horses, the Cabyll-ushtey lives in a lake or deep river and attracts people to follow it into the water. When a person follows into the water, the beast pulls its victim below the surface and tears it to pieces. The Cabyll-ushtey attracts both people and animals. Furthermore, the water horse causes unrest in groups of people and herds of animals and causes the potential victims to run away and spread widely. The Cabell-ushtey then catches the slowest person or animal and kills them.
Literary background
In one story, a farmer saw a Cabyll-ushtey in Kerro Clough climb out of the water to tear up a grazing cow. This observation gave the farmer the explanation for why his herd of cattle was getting smaller and smaller. Unfortunately, the Cabyll-ushtey ate its daughter after leading the flock from the water. The Cabyll-ushtey only appears in a few Manx legends.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198609674.001.0001/acref-9780198609674-e-706
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
