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Marg Greenwood
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The Brownies of Folklore
By Marg Greenwood
Marg GreenwoodImage provided by Marg Greenwood
This audio forms part of a series of audio interviews conducted in 2022 by Smartify as part of the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. Listen and discover the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands through the eyes of the people who live, work and visit here.
Just what is the story behind the legendary Brownie? Join author Marg Greenwood as she discusses the character of the Brownie in the folklore of the Highlands and Islands and how her own interest in local folk tales began.
The Brownie of Gigha is still around in the psyche of people on Gigha, I believe...That superstition is still around in the psyche of many islanders.