Lares, 438.

Layamon, 308 n., 323.

Leaba Mologa, 414.

Leabhar na h-Uidhre (Book of the Dun Cow), 259, 285, 292, 353, 374, 377, 409.

—— Age of, 283 n.

Lear, 7, 118, 135, 322:
see Manannan.

Lebar Brecc, 271, 313 n., 454.

Lebar Gabala, 292.

Lecan, Y. B. of, Age of, 283 n.

Leinster, 294, 371.

—— Book of, 285, 292, 303, 356;
age of, 283 n.

Lemures, 438.

Leprechaun, 25, 28, 47, 52, 71, 82, 235-6, 241, 243, 493.

—— Etymology of, 236.

Lia Fáil, 14, 401.

Libations to Fairies, 36, 92-3, 200, 218, 273, 291.

Lights, 7, 61, 77, 83, 133, 145, 155, 180, 207, 215.

—— Science and, 463, 483-4.

Limerick, 78, 386.

Lismore, Book of, 401, 412;
age of, 283 n.

Lough Derg, 72, 442 ff.

Lough Gur, 78, 386.

Lug, 62, 292, 369, 450.

Lugnasadh, 451.

Lutins, 159 n., 190-1, 206 ff., 493.

Lyonesse, 12, 167.


Mabinogion, 10, 260, 297, 304, 317, 328-9, 451.

—— Age of, 308 n., 331.

—— Editions of, 308 n.

Mael-Duin’s Voyage, 348.

Magic, 10, 93, 120, 131, 153, 156, 168, 171, 204, 245, 250, 253-65, 281, 292, 299, 324, 328, 339, 346, 380-1:
see Charms, Divination, Magicians, Necromancy, Fairy Spell, Witches, and Witchcraft.

—— Ancient, 255-60.

—— Celtic, 256-7, 259-60.

—— Fairy, 42, 199, 203, 265, 327.

—— Frazer, Dr., and, 254-5.

—— Indian, 258, 489 n.

—— Religion and, 42, 255, 287 n., 292, 381, 404-5:
see Exorcism, and Taboo.

—— Roman Church and, 42, 237 n.

—— Study of, 257, 489 n.

—— Taboo and, 274 ff.

—— Theories of, 253.

Magicians, 131, 156, 227-8, 247, 253-5, 257, 262-5, 268, 299, 329, 344, 380-1, 417, 433, 437, 489 n.:
see Manannan, and Merlin.

Magnetism, Animal, 262.

Malory, 308 n., 312, 315, 323, 380.

Mana, 254-5, 262, 265, 278, 479.

Manannan, 7, 62, 80 n., 118, 120, 131-2 n., 135, 299, 333, 335, 339, 342-3, 345-6, 356, 372-4, 376.

—— Hermes, like, 343 n.

Manes, 438, 441.

Marazion, 173.

Märchen, 23.

Marie de France, 308 n., 325-6, 348.

Math, 417.

Matter of Britain, 328, 331.

May Day, 312, 435.

—— Fairies and, 43, 53, 100 n., 124.

Meath, 297, 415.

Meave (Medb), 3, 43, 70, 288-9, 301, 440.

Megaliths, Alignement of, 419 ff.:
see Archaeology.

Melwas, 311, 313-4, 316.

Menhir: see Archaeology.

Merionethshire, 144.

Merlin, 10, 149, 314-5, 321-2, 329-30, 403, 417, 429, 435-7, 447.

Mermaid, 25, 28.

Mesca Ulad, 344.

Midir, 302, 311, 374-6, 413.

Mil, 284, 291:
see Milesians.

Milesians, 32, 287, 303, 349, 372, 377 n.

Mithras, 448.

Modred, 322, 324.

Mongan, 260.

—— Re-birth of, 370 ff., 394-5.

Montgomeryshire, 145.

Morbihan, xv, 199 n., 273, 399, 401, 403-4, 428.

Morgan, 200-1, 352.

—— le Fay, 311, 315, 327.

Morrigu, 302-3, 305, 315:
see Badb.

Moytura, 2, 303, 335.

Munster, 300, 348.

Mysteries, xiii, 14, 59, 173, 257-9, 313 n., 337-8, 343, 359, 365, 377 n., 405 ff., 409 ff.

—— Celtic, 409 ff., 444 ff.

—— Nature of, 411, 422, 448 ff.

—— Puberty, 449 ff.

Mysticism, xvii, 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 13-4, 58-9, 78, 313, 341 n., 356, 360 n., 364, 377 n.

—— Comparative, 457-8.

Mythology, Interpretation of Irish, 307.

—— Origin of, 281, 455.


Necromancy, 151 n., 258, 404, 489 n.

Nennius, 308 n., 322.

Nereids, 230-1.

New Grange, 2, 36, 61, 409 ff., 451.

Newlyn, 178 ff.

Nirvana, Meaning of, 366, 391.

November Day (or Eve), Origin of, 439, 453.

—— Fairies and, 38, 53, 73, 91, 93 n., 100 n., 179, 213, 218, 288-9, 301:
see Samain.

Nuada, 319.

Nymphs, 229-31.


Obsession: see Possession.

Occultism, Discussion of, 240.

Ogam, 340, 372.

Ogier, 348.

Oracles, 10, 15, 410, 448.

Osiris, xv, 309 n., 310, 320-1, 381, 422, 439-40.

Ossian (Oisin), 57, 260, 299.

Ossian’s Voyage, 346-7, 357.

Otherworld, 60, 62, 78, 123, 194, 220, 246-7, 252, 277-8, 281, 295, 311, 316, 318, 321, 371-3, 443.

—— Atlantis and, 33 n., 59.

—— Classical, 336-7.

—— Description of, 332-8, 340-3, 349 ff.

—— Egyptian, 380-1, 422.

—— Evolution of idea of, 333 n., 353-7.

—— Heaven, as, 354-5, 446.

—— Hell, as, 355.

—— Interpreted, 70, 285, 337-8, 356, 492.

—— Location of, 332-4.

—— Names of, 334-5.

—— Nature of, 332-8, 340-3, 356-7.

—— New Zealand, 275.

—— Passport to, 336-7.

—— Polynesian, 275.

—— Purgatory, as, 281, 354, 364:
see Purgatory.

—— Re-birth and, 334, 365:
see Re-birth.

—— Science and, 514-5.

—— Virgil on, 336-7, 382, 445.

—— Voyages, 328, 335, 338-57, 378-80.


Paimpont, 188:
see Brocéliande.

Pantheism, Celtic, 377 n.

Paracelsus, 167, 240, 254.

Pardon, Breton, 428, 450 n.

Peel, 129, 132, 387.

Pembrokeshire, 147, 153, 161.

Penates, 190, 229.

Penzance, 12, 174 ff., 391.

‘People of Peace,’ Origin of name, 438 n.:
see Fairy Names.

Phallicism, 402 n.

Phantom: see Apparition, Dead, Death, Fairy, Ghost, and Science and Fairies.

—— Coach, 25.

—— Funeral, 10, 126, 145, 152, 213-5, 221.

—— Horse, 79 n., 215.

—— Ship, 25.

—— Washerwomen, 212, 216.

Philtres, 258.

Phoenicians, 12, 173, 176, 395-6.

Pict, 165-6, 234 n.-5.

Pin-Wells, 430.

Pixies, 158-9, 164 ff., 207, 220, 229, 238, 241, 250, 398, 406, 493.

—— Etymology of, 165.

Pliny on Druids, 256, 259, 260, 433.

Pluto, 312, 337, 367, 452.

Poltergeist Phenomena, 67, 74, 88, 120, 124-5, 132, 156, 162, 164, 218, 220, 488.

—— Fairies and, 475-6, 482, 484.

—— Science and, 459, 463, 481, 490.

Possession, 34, 69, 112, 207, 265, 268 ff., 375:
see Demon-Possession, and Exorcism.

—— Science and, 472.

Proserpine, 312, 336-8, 382, 450 n., 475.

Psychical Research, 14, 255, 265, 365, 459, 461 ff., 471 ff., 493, 497, 502 ff.

—— Society, 268, 330,