Welsh and Manx

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• Barddas — Iolo Morganwg — Barddas — The Welsh bardic theology compiled by Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams): the Druidic doctrine of Annwn, Abred, Gwynvyd, and Ceugant; the nature of God and creation; the transmigration of souls; the Ogham alphabet; the Bardic Triads; and the full system of Welsh Druidic cosmology.
• British Goblins — Wirt Sikes — British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions — Wirt Sikes' 1880 survey: the complete folklore of Wales — the Tylwyth Teg, the Pwca, Cambrian giants, enchanted islands, phantom funerals, corpse candles, and the fairy faith of the Welsh people.
• Celtic Folklore, Welsh and Manx — John Rhys — Celtic Folklore, Welsh and Manx — John Rhys' 1901 scholarly collection: the folklore of Wales and the Isle of Man gathered from oral tradition, with detailed comparative analysis of Celtic mythology, folk customs, fairy belief, and the survival of ancient religion.
• Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man — A.W. Moore — Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man — A.W. Moore's 1891 survey: the folklore, mythology, and traditions of the Isle of Man — the fairies (Ferrishyn), the Buggane, the Phynodderree, Norse survivals, water-horses, witchcraft, and the unique cultural fusion of Manx folk tradition.
• Prolegomena to the Study of Old Welsh Poetry — Edward Anwyl — Edward Anwyl's scholarly introduction to the problems of interpreting the oldest Welsh poetry — Taliesin, Aneurin, the Gododdin. From Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorian, 1903.
• The Four Ancient Books of Wales — W.F. Skene — The Four Ancient Books of Wales — W.F. Skene's 1868 edition and translation: the oldest Welsh poetry — the Black Book of Carmarthen, the Book of Aneurin (Y Gododdin), the Book of Taliesin, and the Red Book of Hergest — the foundational texts of early Welsh literature.
• The Mabinogion — The Mabinogion, the great cycle of Welsh mythology from the Red Book of Hergest, in the classic translation by Lady Charlotte Guest (1877)
• The Phynodderree — Edward Callow — The Phynodderree and Other Legends of the Isle of Man — Edward Callow's 1882 collection of Manx folklore: the Phynodderree (the fairy exile), the Mooinjer Veggey (Little People), the Lhiannan-shee, Mona's history and legends, ghost stories, and the folk traditions of the Isle of Man.
• The Welsh Fairy Book — W. Jenkyn Thomas — The Welsh Fairy Book — W. Jenkyn Thomas's 1907 collection of Welsh fairy legends, myths and traditions: 83 stories from the Mabinogion cycles, Arthurian legend, fairy folk, water spirits, and Welsh supernatural tradition.
• Traces of the Norse Mythology in the Isle of Man — A.W. Moore — Traces of the Norse Mythology in the Isle of Man — A.W. Moore's scholarly essay tracing the survival of Norse mythological beliefs in Manx folk tradition, with illustrative texts from Norse sources (1904).