26+ Folklore Cat Sìth
A similar creature exists in irish folklore spelled cú sídhe and it also bears some resemblance to the welsh cŵn annwn.
Folklore cat sìth. Meet the king of cats from celtic folklore. Cat sìth pronounced like cat shee the name is derived from the gaelic words cait meaning cat and sith the term for fairies. The cat sìth is a fae from celtic mythology. Kʰuː ˈʃiː plural coin sìth e scottish gaelic pronunciation. The cù sìth e scottish gaelic pronunciation. In many myths they are. The cù sìth is thought to make its home in the clefts of rocks and.
Kʰaʰt ˈʃiː or cat sidhe irish. The malevolent ghost like cat has all black fur aside from a small white spot on its chest and supposedly haunts the scottish highlands. Kat ˠ ˈʃiː cat sí in new orthography is a fairy creature from celtic mythology said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its chest legend has it that the spectral cat haunts the scottish highlands the legends surrounding this creature are more common in scottish folklore but a few occur in irish. The cat sìth scottish gaelic. They are around the size of a dog and while they stand on four legs while near people they rear up on their hind legs and act as humans do when they aren t being watched. Cats in some modern holidays and rituals can be traced back to characters known as cait sidhe and cait sith from ireland and scotland. These felines appear with black fur and a white spot on their chest and occasionally with a white blaze on their head.