Proverbs referring to Witches, Gypsies, and Fairies (2)

The European Times

FAIRIES Where the scythe cuts and the sock rives,No more fairies and bee-hives. Laugh like a pixy (i.e., fairy). Waters locked! waters locked! (A favourite cry of fairies.) Borram! borram! borram! (The cry of the Irish fairies after mounting their steeds.Equivalent to the Scottish cry, “Horse! horse and hattock!”) To live in the land of […]