Cabyll-ushtey

Cabyll-ushtey refers to the water horse in the Celtic mythology of the island of Man. According to the legend, it is dangerous and lures people into their ruin.

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Cabyll-ushtey means "water horse" (cabyll - horse and ushtey - water) on manx. It is related to the Welsh "Ceffyl dŵr" and the Scottish Gaelic "Each Uisge" as well as the Irish-Gaelic "each uisce" or in anglicised form "aughisky" from Ireland. Behavior, and appearance

Like all the waterhorses, the Cabyll-ushtey lives in a lake or deep river, attracting people to follow him into the water. When a man follows in the water, the beast draws his victim under the surface and rips it to pieces. The Cabyll-ushtey attracts both humans and animals. Furthermore, the water horse causes unrest in human groups and herds of animals and causes the potential victims to run away and spread widely. The Cabell-ushtey then catches the slowest person or the slowest animal and kills it. Edit Literary BackgroundQual

In a story, a farmer saw a Cabyll-ushtey in Kerroclough, which rose out of the water to rip a grazing cow. This observation gave the farmer the explanation why his herd of cattle became smaller and smaller. Unfortunately, the Cabyll-ushtey ate his daughter after leading the herd from the water. The Cabyll-ushtey appears only in a few Manx legends. Edit source text Single-level Edit source text

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