http://ealuscerwen.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/thesis-adieu-also-spancel-and-th-white/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:03:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ealuscerwen.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/thesis-adieu-also-spancel-and-th-white/#comment-13797 Eamonn P. Kelly Mon, 11 May 2009 17:27:56 +0000 http://ealuscerwen.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/thesis-adieu-also-spancel-and-th-white/#comment-13797 This is an Irish folk custom referred to in Dinneen's Irish-English dictionary under 'Buarac'' 'Buarach bháis, an unbroken hoop of skin cut with incantation from a corpse across the entire body from shoulder to footsole and wrapped in silk of the colours of the rainbow and used as a spancel to tie the legs of a person to produce certain effects by witchcraft (Con. Folk tales).' (P. S. Dinneen, Foclóir Gaedilge agus Béarla an Irish-English Dictionary (Dublin, 1927), 136). Hope this is of use to you, Regards, Eamonn P. Kelly, Keeper of Irish Antiquities. National Museum of Ireland This is an Irish folk custom referred to in Dinneen’s Irish-English dictionary under ‘Buarac”
‘Buarach bháis, an unbroken hoop of skin cut with incantation from a corpse across the entire body from shoulder to footsole and wrapped in silk of the colours of the rainbow and used as a spancel to tie the legs of a person to produce certain effects by witchcraft (Con. Folk tales).’ (P. S. Dinneen, Foclóir Gaedilge agus Béarla an Irish-English Dictionary (Dublin, 1927), 136).
Hope this is of use to you,
Regards,
Eamonn P. Kelly,
Keeper of Irish Antiquities.
National Museum of Ireland

]]> http://ealuscerwen.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/thesis-adieu-also-spancel-and-th-white/#comment-13559 Bebopalula Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:04:29 +0000 http://ealuscerwen.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/thesis-adieu-also-spancel-and-th-white/#comment-13559 The spancel is noted in Piers Anthonys book, "Current Events". However in this book the spancel was created by Morganna, and was taken from a Living man, who died as a result of bleeding to death from the spancel being taken from him. According to the book, Morganna was the first to use the spancel, created it for the purpose of making unsuspecting Arthur fall in love with her, so therefore it must have come from her teacher the sorcerer Merlin. The spancel is noted in Piers Anthonys book, “Current Events”. However in this book the spancel was created by Morganna, and was taken from a Living man, who died as a result of bleeding to death from the spancel being taken from him. According to the book, Morganna was the first to use the spancel, created it for the purpose of making unsuspecting Arthur fall in love with her, so therefore it must have come from her teacher the sorcerer Merlin.

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