I'd have to run, carrying my wife, as she'd be going TOWARDS the bark, yelling "I WANT TO PET AND CUDDLE THE CU-SITH!" Not sure who'd be more scared, me or the Cu-Sith lol
Love your videos you have a nack for telling stories my grandmother was a Mccall and I love stories from Scotland. I'm an old man now but I can still remember her stories like it was yesterday. Thank you
Cu-sith strikes me as a very interesting legend, one I've not heard of before. I come from Black Shuck country (he was said to haunt the track leading past the house where I once lived. A friend claimed to have seen him just 100 yds from my door. It was such an odd conversation, because I just think of these legends as stories, yet despite my friend being - by my experience - a trustworthy person of sound mind, he was convinced Black Shuck had walked alongside him and his Rottweiler as they walked to the woods nearby).
I love this video. My Papa was from the Highlands and would tell me these auld tales in Gaidhlig. This is one of them. Scary as a bairn but comforting to hear now. Thanks bud.
We had a similar legend where I grew up. There are two wolves a black skeletal and a white spiritual. The white wolf is a messenger of your coming doom. Your first indication of your death is a howl that will freeze you to your core. The second is a sighting of the white wolf with a tremendous howl. The third is the white wolf will come to lick your face in condolence. After the white wolf leaves the black wolf will attack you and eat your insides while you are alive. Both wolves are the size of a horse. Always kept me on edge while I was out at night.
We have our very own Scotthish dame Anne Dashiell came to Maryland on 1700s and married Isaac Handy snd help found Salisbury Maryland a rich family on plantation of Pemberton Hall.
I thought I was pretty familiar with the cu sith folklore, but as it turns out I knew far less than I thought. Thanks for the story, and the information. I can't remember if I've commented before, but your channel is a treasure.
According to my ancestry DNA I am more than half Scottish. Even came with red hair and blue eyes for a time. I would love to explore more and even visit these places and stories mentioned in you’re videos.
@@LiathWolf I’m thinking as long as everything’s opening up and restrictions aren’t to bad I might do it this year or next. I don’t know where to even start yet once I’d get there.
1:53 - Dammit I almost spit out my drink! Seriously one of my favorite sketches and you just Michael Palin fish slap me with it! x'D 'They mean to win Wimbledon!'
Yet again, interesting, insightful, well presented and documented. How I wish more presenters had your standards but I’m very grateful you do. Many thanks for your bardic beneficence.
I’m so entranced by these Scottish 🏴 Folktales it occurred to me when I heard the ghostly howls of the Fae dogs @0711 in the video, the ONLY thing to make the stories more alive would be the voices of the men & women playing their parts. Maybe the voices could be made by some Scottish friends of the narrator😉. They could play the parts of the Cū-sìth the terrified young shepherd too. Doesn’t really matter tho’, I’m having a grand time listening to Liath Wolf a Scottish narrator too. 😉 Oh for sure, there’s nothing more exciting than Fae Dogs in a tale too. Gotta love the rare Old Time Scotch Collies🐕 .
These videos of yours are great, very well done, well produced, best of all you get straight to the point without the meandering blethering of most posters on this thing. Best of luck, I hope you get a million views each
I love that at the end you used a picture of Ruth when talking about the Cu Sidthe. For anyone who doesn't know that particular artwork is from the anime The Ancient Magnus Bride. Also in said anime was called a Black Church Dog. Based of his name and design I would say he was inspired by the Grimm more then anything. Also just discovered your content and I am enjoying it thus far.
Funny enough he's not, Clan MacDonald of Clanranald, also known as Clan Ranald or Clan Ronald, is a Highland Scottish clan and a branch of Clan Donald, one of the largest Scottish clans
Thanks Tim. Yeah, there is a crazy amount of history to the Macdonalds of Clanranald, they are decendants of Clan Donald and blood related to the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. Thanks for watching. (If you want to look into it here is a book on the history of the Clan Donald, It covers all the decendant clans as well) [The clan Donald : Macdonald, A. (Angus), 1860-1932] Theres a free online archived version
cheers Liath needed a creature for the chapter I'm working on in my latest story and the Cu Sith is perfect as always love your videos keep up the good work
Loved this! I wonder, did the Hound of the Baskerville's come about because of cu sith, or perhaps the Irish Wolfhound, or Scottish Deerhound? I completely enjoy your sharing of these myths and legends! Thank you!
I would think its linked to one of the many British spectral hounds of folklore. I am not entirly sure, but it is a great story in its own right. Thanks for watching
@@maryblaylock6545 Thank you very much. My pronunciation is far from perfect lol. But that in its self is an aspect of Scotland. I have freinds who live 50 miles away and their pronounciation of even common words are very different to mine. Scotland is full of dialects.
ah, one evening walking home in the dark after work I came across two large dogs, maybe they were just coyotes maybe they were dog-wolf hybrids, whatever they were they scared me 😭🐺😭🐺 they walked away slowly bouncing as they slunk through a pathway into the dark behind two houses, they were not afraid of me at all, and the way they almost bounce as they walk sort of without a hurry, uffff it's creepy!!!!
@@theropen1997 There are some differences between the Aos Si and the Daoine Sith. But in general they are very similer. The Daoine Sith are a mix of the old Irish folklore, Pictish lore and Norse. (roughly lol)
It’s a difficult question to answer, Much of folklore mixes, parables, history and religion. It explains the world that the people of the time lived in. Much of it is based in fact. The Black Douglass for instance was a real warrior and achieved incredible feats in his life, the same is true for the witch trials I have covered (the conjecture is that magic or satanic powers were used). I know people who will swear to me that they have seen or experienced strange things in the Scottish woodlands. In my personal experience I have no repeatable concrete evidence, which determines the existence of magical creatures that are not constrained within the physical boundaries of our perceived reality. I hope that answers your question, even if it’s a little vague lol.
The wolf and the hound are both animals sacred to the Celtic god Nuada/Noddens. He was the first High-king of the Tuatha Dé and God of Kingship, hunting, and the wilderness.
i'd always read it was the VIKINGS who sacrificed and buried dogs to create guardian spirits. nowhere in Christian lore is there anything compelling anyone to "create" a spirit when spirits already exist to protect or guide. it would have been regarded as witch craft. in fact, Christians were never taught to sacrifice anything since it would contradict the whole reason for Christ's death. I've spent my entire life studying myths and folklore and find it annoying (and even a little disturbing) how they're gradually being twisted and altered. that's not good. it means people are deliberately adding their own personal opinions and influences which eventually erases the original. You might as well skip all of these youtubers and stick with the original texts. and before anyone craps their pants, yes I know folklore is often absorbed by religions. I'm not disputing that. BUT we can still trace the origins and where they converged. not once have i come across any Christian folklore where dogs or any animals were sacrificed. if there are I would love to see the sources of proof, happily... but it still wouldn't make any sense unless these people had a vague idea of the doctrines, were new converts (and incapable of reading because we all know how the catholics liked to keep people ignorant and subservient.)
Hi, I am not claiming to know anything for sure, you could very well be correct and the video wrong, I just reiterated what I found in the source material. If you want to check it out all the sources I used to make this video are included in the description. Thanks
Excerpt from Evans, S. (2014) British Folklore: Legends of the Black Dog [ztevetevans.wordpress.com/201...]. "The Church, or Kirk, Grim In many parts of Europe, including Britain, early Christians are believed to have sacrificed animals when a new church was built. A black dog would be buried alive on the north side of the land which would then become the guardian spirit keeping the church and grounds safe from the devil. It was often regarded as a herald of doom bringing death to anyone who encountered it." It also states that many of these traditions can be traced back to viking customs that became adopted in England.
Haven't seen much of this on the Hiberno Norse peninsula of the Wirral....although some of the locals do have some strange customs, Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers ,spring to mind...
Just with oral histories over a millenia and writing, rewriting, translations can't you say that the myths you study are bastardized versions of the very original tellings? A parent reciting folklore to teach a kid some lesson will emphasize certain aspects of the story and his kid may tell that version or an altered version to his own kid to impart a lesson. Sure people adding things for content that remove any messaging or make it nonsensical isn't very good but folklore is supposed to change with the times, it is the lore of the folk, the common man, afterall
Could it not be because a lot of Scots are decendents of Vikings,so way back then lines were blurred and that's were a misunderstanding of the Christain/dog/Viking thing happened?
The ultimate "I will die trying to pet this animal"
Why would ya pet it?! You’d probably lose a hand trying that!
@@andrewobrien8325 ironically I like to pet that big Dog too. but not the Cat 1:31 hell nah lol
I totally would as well. Would also say "worth it" as I die as well.
Reckon so.
CAN I PET THAT DAWGG
I actually named my wolf-dog Cooshee, which is the D&D elvish hound based upon this bit of legend. She was the best animal companion I ever had.
I'd have to run, carrying my wife, as she'd be going TOWARDS the bark, yelling "I WANT TO PET AND CUDDLE THE CU-SITH!"
Not sure who'd be more scared, me or the Cu-Sith lol
Dude I’m with your wife lol me too 😂
*me coming in the comments section to say I would pet the cu-sith*
@@PillowWords I only have two arms to carry people, stack up lol
Love your videos you have a nack for telling stories my grandmother was a Mccall and I love stories from Scotland. I'm an old man now but I can still remember her stories like it was yesterday. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Creepy pastas, try as they might, don’t come close to the old tales. These seem to convey more weight, and cast a terrific shadow.
Gratitudes, friend!
Cu-sith strikes me as a very interesting legend, one I've not heard of before.
I come from Black Shuck country (he was said to haunt the track leading past the house where I once lived. A friend claimed to have seen him just 100 yds from my door. It was such an odd conversation, because I just think of these legends as stories, yet despite my friend being - by my experience - a trustworthy person of sound mind, he was convinced Black Shuck had walked alongside him and his Rottweiler as they walked to the woods nearby).
I love your voice so soothing
I love this video. My Papa was from the Highlands and would tell me these auld tales in Gaidhlig. This is one of them. Scary as a bairn but comforting to hear now. Thanks bud.
We had a similar legend where I grew up. There are two wolves a black skeletal and a white spiritual. The white wolf is a messenger of your coming doom. Your first indication of your death is a howl that will freeze you to your core. The second is a sighting of the white wolf with a tremendous howl. The third is the white wolf will come to lick your face in condolence. After the white wolf leaves the black wolf will attack you and eat your insides while you are alive. Both wolves are the size of a horse. Always kept me on edge while I was out at night.
I do love the stories of the Cu Sith and the Cat Sith
We have our very own Scotthish dame Anne Dashiell came to Maryland on 1700s and married Isaac Handy snd help found Salisbury Maryland a rich family on plantation of Pemberton Hall.
This was a great story. Thanks for the entertainment. 🇦🇺✝️🇦🇺
In my book I name my daughter husband Cu' Chulainn I love that name❤
I guess we are making You the new professor for history of magic in Hogwarts.
It should be near to You anyway
Am I the only one who cracked up when the clip of the guy running in fast forward came on?
Do you have more tales of Scottish i meant Legends I love hearing more of your videos
Fantastic story 👏 I truly enjoy them all ,Angie
I thought I was pretty familiar with the cu sith folklore, but as it turns out I knew far less than I thought. Thanks for the story, and the information. I can't remember if I've commented before, but your channel is a treasure.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching
I enjoy looking at the calmest art pictures of this creature.
"... and thought the man had taken leave of his senses" (shows a pic of Liam Neeson) 😂
I thought it was him! 😂
According to my ancestry DNA I am more than half Scottish. Even came with red hair and blue eyes for a time. I would love to explore more and even visit these places and stories mentioned in you’re videos.
Everyone should visit scotland at least once, its a beautiful place
@@LiathWolf I’m thinking as long as everything’s opening up and restrictions aren’t to bad I might do it this year or next. I don’t know where to even start yet once I’d get there.
@@austinhathaway182 Head up north to the Highlands lol thats my advise although I may be bias haha
@@LiathWolf will do thanks!
Thank you for the word of warning
Thanks again ! (another compelling story)
Why do I always listen to your audios right before bed? WHY??
I still hide behind the sofa when the Daleks appear...those cockney accents...scary...
Excellent, thank you for your great work.
Another fantastic video! Thank you. 😀
We also have the same creature in Ireland, basically the same apart from the name being Cú Sibhe.
1:53 - Dammit I almost spit out my drink! Seriously one of my favorite sketches and you just Michael Palin fish slap me with it! x'D
'They mean to win Wimbledon!'
Same its a great sketch, thanks
Yet again, interesting, insightful, well presented and documented. How I wish more presenters had your standards but I’m very grateful you do. Many thanks for your bardic beneficence.
Thank you very much
sounds like the precision was going off to fight and the dogs were distracted by the men at the firelight.
Thanks for this story 😊
Fascinating! I hadn't heard of this creature before now.
I’m so entranced by these Scottish 🏴 Folktales it occurred to me when I heard the ghostly howls of the Fae dogs @0711 in the video, the ONLY thing to make the stories more alive would be the voices of the men & women playing their parts. Maybe the voices could be made by some Scottish friends of the narrator😉. They could play the parts of the Cū-sìth the terrified young shepherd too.
Doesn’t really matter tho’, I’m having a grand time listening to Liath Wolf a Scottish narrator too. 😉
Oh for sure, there’s nothing more exciting than Fae Dogs in a tale too. Gotta love the rare Old Time Scotch Collies🐕 .
Thanks for watching, having people voice all the characters would be great, I would like to do that eventually
@@LiathWolf -Yes it would be nice but the Folktales are brilliant with or without voices.
Movie *Lady in the Water* has a flavor of this spirit-beast imvolved in the plot.
Great video. I always look forward to them.
These videos of yours are great, very well done, well produced, best of all you get straight to the point without the meandering blethering of most posters on this thing. Best of luck, I hope you get a million views each
Woof - Woof - Woof
I love that at the end you used a picture of Ruth when talking about the Cu Sidthe. For anyone who doesn't know that particular artwork is from the anime The Ancient Magnus Bride. Also in said anime was called a Black Church Dog. Based of his name and design I would say he was inspired by the Grimm more then anything. Also just discovered your content and I am enjoying it thus far.
Thanks for watching, its a great Anime haha
Yea was just thinking this awesome anime 😊 has a great mix of Scottish mythical creatures in
A never ending source of wonderful material, thank you so much.
Great video! Inspired me to do some artwork & creature design. :D
Just discovered your channel. Great videos. I'm from Philippines but im into these types of stories from different places in the world. 🖤
Awesome, Glad you enjoy the videos.
2:54 "The McDonald's of clan Ronald" Are you making that part up?
Funny enough he's not, Clan MacDonald of Clanranald, also known as Clan Ranald or Clan Ronald, is a Highland Scottish clan and a branch of Clan Donald, one of the largest Scottish clans
Thanks Tim. Yeah, there is a crazy amount of history to the Macdonalds of Clanranald, they are decendants of Clan Donald and blood related to the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. Thanks for watching. (If you want to look into it here is a book on the history of the Clan Donald, It covers all the decendant clans as well) [The clan Donald : Macdonald, A. (Angus), 1860-1932] Theres a free online archived version
@@T_Greer How does the clown fit in?
@@hanshotfirst6488 I can't find any information about his name that doesn't contradict the next.
So glad this was the first comment I saw. I was going to say the same thing verbatim.
cheers Liath needed a creature for the chapter I'm working on in my latest story and the Cu Sith is perfect as always love your videos keep up the good work
I love all your videos! They’re so informative and interesting 😆
Elfquest, the comic book series intensifies
fascinating.
I really enjoy these videos! Keep 'em coming!
Thanks theres more to come!
Loved this! I wonder, did the Hound of the Baskerville's come about because of cu sith, or perhaps the Irish Wolfhound, or Scottish Deerhound? I completely enjoy your sharing of these myths and legends! Thank you!
I would think its linked to one of the many British spectral hounds of folklore. I am not entirly sure, but it is a great story in its own right. Thanks for watching
@@LiathWolf Just curious, I know how to pronounce 'Liam'. Would I prounounce your name, Liath, the same way?
@@puca7908 Liath is prounounced "Lee-ah" It means grey. Thanks
@@LiathWolf Thank you for giving us the stories and the correct pronunciation of so many words.
@@maryblaylock6545 Thank you very much. My pronunciation is far from perfect lol. But that in its self is an aspect of Scotland. I have freinds who live 50 miles away and their pronounciation of even common words are very different to mine. Scotland is full of dialects.
Such beautiful enchanting story's thank you
It's like a wolf
But more dire
Im freaked out i had a dream about this dig being chained up a year later my father died
I would give the cu sith a ham sandwich to make friends with it.
Very dangerous dogs, but impressive.
I wonder who braids their tail and fur... Faries perhaps?
Anyway, nice vid, greetings from the Netherlands!
Good question! This is why making videos is great, I honestly never thought about that haha. Thanks
ah, one evening walking home in the dark after work I came across two large dogs, maybe they were just coyotes maybe they were dog-wolf hybrids, whatever they were they scared me 😭🐺😭🐺 they walked away slowly bouncing as they slunk through a pathway into the dark behind two houses, they were not afraid of me at all, and the way they almost bounce as they walk sort of without a hurry, uffff it's creepy!!!!
Wow ! 🐺
One of my favorite scottish creatures ^^
Also how do you spell the name of the old gods/fairies they are associated with?
They are called the Daoine Sith "people of the mounds" (It was said that the Sith lived in the under/other world beneath the mounds) Hope that helps
@@LiathWolf Oh ok, I know them by their Irish name Aos Sí.
@@theropen1997 There are some differences between the Aos Si and the Daoine Sith. But in general they are very similer. The Daoine Sith are a mix of the old Irish folklore, Pictish lore and Norse. (roughly lol)
@@LiathWolf Fascinating
Howlin at the moon 🌝 🐺
And still I find no tail of the weird phenodoggery. Tales of this dog like trickster were told in my youth, but I find no track of it here...
You missed out the legend of the CU Dhub of the Forest of Gaick
lol, yeah that has led to many terrifying tales in Scotland aswell haha
@@LiathWolf not as terrifying as the scary half man half Biscuit ,Trumpton riots...( fellow Tranmere Rovers fans...which explains a lot...)
Another great example of storytelling....E
Glad you enjoyed it
Never heard of these islands
M. Night Shamalan (spelling 🤷🏼♀️ )
used characteristics of this in film with a mermaid at an apartment complex…. I’m cleaning can’t look it up lol
Is it really malevolent though? There are stories of them appearing to protect certain people, certain families.
What about the Gwyllgi.
He seems to be the welsh black dog
I gotta ask, Do you personally believe in these faerie creatures of Scotland? Would love to hear your feedback
It’s a difficult question to answer, Much of folklore mixes, parables, history and religion. It explains the world that the people of the time lived in. Much of it is based in fact. The Black Douglass for instance was a real warrior and achieved incredible feats in his life, the same is true for the witch trials I have covered (the conjecture is that magic or satanic powers were used). I know people who will swear to me that they have seen or experienced strange things in the Scottish woodlands. In my personal experience I have no repeatable concrete evidence, which determines the existence of magical creatures that are not constrained within the physical boundaries of our perceived reality. I hope that answers your question, even if it’s a little vague lol.
The wolf and the hound are both animals sacred to the Celtic god Nuada/Noddens. He was the first High-king of the Tuatha Dé and God of Kingship, hunting, and the wilderness.
Coo Shuh-ee
What were those animated clips from?
Vinland Saga and The Ancient Magus' Bride
In the Bulgarian language, "cuchee" means dog.
Huh. I thought it was pronounced cu- sith
I Scottish but don’t have a accent
Where did you learn all this folklore?
i'd always read it was the VIKINGS who sacrificed and buried dogs to create guardian spirits. nowhere in Christian lore is there anything compelling anyone to "create" a spirit when spirits already exist to protect or guide. it would have been regarded as witch craft. in fact, Christians were never taught to sacrifice anything since it would contradict the whole reason for Christ's death.
I've spent my entire life studying myths and folklore and find it annoying (and even a little disturbing) how they're gradually being twisted and altered. that's not good. it means people are deliberately adding their own personal opinions and influences which eventually erases the original.
You might as well skip all of these youtubers and stick with the original texts.
and before anyone craps their pants, yes I know folklore is often absorbed by religions. I'm not disputing that. BUT we can still trace the origins and where they converged. not once have i come across any Christian folklore where dogs or any animals were sacrificed.
if there are I would love to see the sources of proof, happily... but it still wouldn't make any sense unless these people had a vague idea of the doctrines, were new converts (and incapable of reading because we all know how the catholics liked to keep people ignorant and subservient.)
Hi, I am not claiming to know anything for sure, you could very well be correct and the video wrong, I just reiterated what I found in the source material. If you want to check it out all the sources I used to make this video are included in the description. Thanks
Excerpt from Evans, S. (2014) British Folklore: Legends of the Black Dog [ztevetevans.wordpress.com/201...].
"The Church, or Kirk, Grim
In many parts of Europe, including Britain, early Christians are believed to have sacrificed animals when a new church was built. A black dog would be buried alive on the north side of the land which would then become the guardian spirit keeping the church and grounds safe from the devil. It was often regarded as a herald of doom bringing death to anyone who encountered it."
It also states that many of these traditions can be traced back to viking customs that became adopted in England.
Haven't seen much of this on the Hiberno Norse peninsula of the Wirral....although some of the locals do have some strange customs, Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers ,spring to mind...
Just with oral histories over a millenia and writing, rewriting, translations can't you say that the myths you study are bastardized versions of the very original tellings? A parent reciting folklore to teach a kid some lesson will emphasize certain aspects of the story and his kid may tell that version or an altered version to his own kid to impart a lesson. Sure people adding things for content that remove any messaging or make it nonsensical isn't very good but folklore is supposed to change with the times, it is the lore of the folk, the common man, afterall
Could it not be because a lot of Scots are decendents of Vikings,so way back then lines were blurred and that's were a misunderstanding of the Christain/dog/Viking thing happened?