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The Ben-Varrey

Folklore
Also known as: Ben-varry

The Manx mermaid. Part of Moore's full taxonomy of the supernatural beings that inhabited the Manx landscape alongside the human population. The ben-varrey belonged to the coastal waters in the same way the buggane belonged to specific inland sites. Each creature had its territory, its character, and its rules of engagement with the human world.

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  • Moore, Folk-lore (1891), Ch. IV
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