Mrs Michael MacNeil

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Author’s Preface xiv
4. Acknowledgments xvi
5. Introduction xvii
6. The World of the Story-Teller
7. Middle Cape 2
8. Stories and Story-Tellers 22
9. The Reciters and the Tales
10. The Kennedys 40
11. The MacLeans 118
12. The Maclsaacs 184
13. The MacMullins 232
14. Angus MacKenzie 292
15. Joe MacLean 302
16. John MacNeil 308
17. Mrs Michael MacNeil 316
18. Neil Campbell 324
19. Dan MacNeil 330
20. Roderick MacNeil 334
21. Anonymous 340
22. Wit, Lore, and Pastimes
23. Repartee and Ready Wit 360
24. Proverbs 380
25. Expressions 384
26. Children’s Rhymes 390
27. Traditional Games 394
28. Marriage Premonitions 398
29. Signs, Superstitions, and Second Sight 406
30. Ghosts and Apparitions 420
31. Music and Dance 426
32. Notes 443
33. Select Bibliography 479
34. Aarne-Thompson International Folktale Types 484