Definitions

1. Kelpie, The - is a Scottish water faerie.
2. Kelpie is also a family name found around north-west Ireland and parts of Scotland, although in relatively small numbers.
3. The kelpie is a supernatural shape-shifting water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland.
4. Kelpie is also the name of a seaweed ale brewed by the Heather Ale Company in Alloa, Scotland.
5. The kelpie is a white mare, who true to her nature can jump amazing lengths and heights.

Ossie

1. Ossie imagines that the kelpie is his mother's soul.

Loch

1. When a tired traveller would get on the back of the kelpie, it would gallop into the loch and devour its prey.

Common Form

1. The water horse is also a common form of the kelpie, said to lure mortals, especially children, into the water to drown and eat them.

Breed Standard

1. Although a breed standard existed in the 1870s, the Kelpie got its first official standard in 1902.

Kelpie

1. The kelpie is a supernatural shape-shifting water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland.
2. Kelpie is also a family name found around north-west Ireland and parts of Scotland, although in relatively small numbers.
3. In other words, the kelpie of folklore has been transformed into a more "realistic" and "contemporary" notion of the creature.

Categories

1. Lochs
2. Biology > Genetics > Breeding > Breed Standard
3. World > Countries > United Kingdom > Scotland
4. Family Name
5. Common Form
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