Merrow

Merrow ( from Gaelic murúch ) or Murrough ( Galloway ) is a merman and the Scottish and Irish equivalent of the Mermaids of other cultures. About this nature is said that they are human from head to waist, from the waist down they have the body of a fish. They have a friendly, humble, loving and benevolent disposition. Other legends tell that they have little green eyes and teeth arms in the form of fins and red noses. With their red caps they should be able to cross the sea.

There are other names in Gaelic, which refer to this creature: Muir gheilt, Samhghubha, Muidhuachán, and Suire. They've been around for thousands of years, because according to the chronicles of the bards, Suire played around the invading Milesians, as they entered the Irish shores for the first time.

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• O'Hanlon, John, Irish folklore: Traditions and Superstitions of the Country. first published in 1870. reissued by EP Publishing Ltd. , 1973.

• Mythical Creatures
• Mythological aquatic creature