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In Manx mythology, a was a huge ogre-like creature, native to the Isle of Man. ==Manx folklore== A shape shifter, the Buggane's natural look is described as "...covered with a mane of coarse, black hair; it had eyes like torches, and glittering sharp tusks."〔(Morrison, Sophia. ''Manx Fairy Tales'', David Nutt, London, 1911 )〕 The most famous story recounts a Buggane who found himself an inadvertent stowaway on a ship bound for Ireland. Determined to return to Ellen Vannin he caused a storm and guided the ship towards the rocky coast of Contrary Head. His plan was interdicted through the intervention of St. Trinian. Invoked by the captain with a promise to build a chapel in his honor, the saint guided the ship safely into Peel Harbor. Incensed, the buggane screamed, "St. Trinian should never have a whole church in Ellan Vannin."〔(Callow, Edward. "The Buggane's Vow", ''The Phynodderre and Other Legends of the Isle of Man'', J. Dean and Son, London, 1882 )〕 When the chapel came to built, three times the local people put a roof on, and three times the buggane tore it off. As magical creatures, bugganes were known to be unable to cross water or stand on hallowed ground.〔 The ''Buggan ny Hushtey'' lived in a large cave near the sea, and was known for having no liking for lazy people.〔Morrison, Sophia. "Buggane ny Hushtey, the Buggane-of-the-Water: A Manx Folktale", ''Folklore'', Vol. 34, No. 4 (Dec. 31, 1923), pp. 349-351〕 However, it should not be confused with the Cabyll-ushtey, the Manx Water Horse. Bugganes were occasionally called upon by the fairies to punish people that had offended them. The buggane of Glen Meay would have pitched a lazy housewife into a waterfall for putting off baking until after sunset, had she not cut loose the strings of her apron to escape.〔 The buggane from Gob-na-Scuit was known for tearing the thatch off the hay-stacks, puffing the smoke down chimneys, and pushing sheep over the edge of the brooghs (a steep bank or grassy cliff).〔("Old Nance and The Buggane", Feegan's, IOM )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buggane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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