Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?

Subject: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: olddude
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 09:41 AM

I hear it on some tv show but could find nothing online. Is it a Mermaid type of creature?

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: olddude
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 09:42 AM

Sorry for spelling my cell phone is quite small to type

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 09:46 AM

The blue men of the Minch. A stretch of water between the Hebrides and the Scottish mainland supposedly inhabited by kelpies or storm demons.

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: olddude
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 09:55 AM

Boy did I get that wrong thank you. What is a kelpie my friend.

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: GUEST,Squeezer
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 10:17 AM

Not sure if you can call them kelpies, which I believe live in inland lochs and pools. The blue men are psychopathic enthusiasts of poetry who (if I recall correctly) will jump on a boat and demand that the sailors answer a riddle in verse (Gaelic of course). If you don't come up with an immediate reply you're dragged down and drowned.

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: olddude
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 11:11 AM

Oh boy.. I would be treading water. I never heard that before thank you

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: olddude
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 11:17 AM

What is the thing that lives in the highlands. I am interested in the folklore.

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: GUEST,Derrick
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 11:30 AM

Old Dude,Google The blue men of the Minches,this will bring up several references to them and their legends.
Likewise Kelpies,

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: olddude
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 11:34 AM

Thank you. I was spelling it wrong

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: GUEST,Rahere
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 11:54 AM

Silkies/selkies.

Subject: RE: Folklore: What is the Scottish blue man of mist?
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 02:18 PM

See here for a CD by Meantime: http://www.footstompin.com/cd-meantime-the-blue-men-of-the-minch