Another example of the use of a thread cure used as a charm to avert the evil eye, or droch-shùil, was collected by Alexander Carmichael on 10 April 1875, from the recitation of Fionnghal NicLeòid, Flora MacLeod, a cottar, from Carnan, Ìochdar, South Uist.Read the whole article at the Carmichael Watson Project blog.
17 August 2011
A Charm to avert the Evil Eye
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