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Name
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The Buggane of St Trinian's
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Description
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The most famous of the bugganes, the malevolent site-specific spirits of Manx folklore. This buggane tore the roof off St Trinian's church every time it was built. Timothy the tailor took on the challenge, stitching a pair of breeches while the buggane rose from the ground before him. It demanded he look at its great head, large eyes, and long teeth. Timothy kept stitching. He finished the last stitch and leapt to consecrated ground just in time. The buggane, unable to follow him onto holy earth, tore off its own head and hurled it after him. Timothy was unscathed. The church remains roofless to this day. The story captures the accommodation at work: Christianity protected against the buggane, but it did not deny the buggane's existence.
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Manx Name
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Buggane
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Type
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Creature
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Legend
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Source
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Moore, Folk-lore (1891)
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