In British folklore, a boggart (or bogart, bogan, bogle or boggle) is a household spirit, sometimes mischievous, sometimes helpful. In Northern England, at least, there was the belief that the boggart should never be named, as when the boggart was given a name, it would not be reasoned with or persuaded and become uncontrollable and destructive. A bogle, bogill is an ancient Scottish mythological creature that has a temper. ...

It is said that the boggart crawls into people's beds at night and puts a clammy hand on their faces. Sometimes he strips the bedsheets off them. Sometimes a boggart will also pull on a person's ears. A horseshoe hung on the door of a house will keep a boggart away.

It is also an agricultural goblin, responsible for missing implements on the farm. This is why today the word boggart is a verb meaning to steal, to take more than one's fair share, or to refuse to share.^{[citation needed]}

One of the commonest tales told of a boggart is when a family can not endure its pranks any more and moves to avoid it, it will pack up its bags and move with them -- a trait it shares with the clurichaun. The family may hear him packing, or hear him declare that he is moving, and stay where they are. ^[1] The clurichaun is an Irish faery which resembles its cousin, the leprechaun. ...

The Farmer and the Boggart

In an old tale from the village of Mumby in the Lincolnshire countryside,^{[citation needed]} the boggart is described as being rather squat, hairy and unpleasant smelling. The story goes that a farmer bought a patch of land that was inhabited by the boggart. When the farmer tried to cultivate the field the boggart got angry, and after much arguing they decided to work the land together and share the bounty. The farmer, however, being greedy, began to ponder a way to cheat the boggart out of his share. When they were debating what to plant, he asked the boggart 'Which half of the crop do you want for your share, the part below the ground or above it?'. The boggart thought for a while before answering 'The part below the ground.'. The farmer sowed the field with barley. At harvest time the farmer boasted a big pile of barley while all the boggart had to show for his work was stubble. It flew into a rage and screeched that this time it would take what lay above the ground. This time the crafty farmer sowed the field with potatoes. At harvest time the farmer laughed as he claimed his massive pile of potatoes while the boggart was yet again left with nothing to show for his efforts. Simmering with rage, the boggart stormed off, never to return again. The farmer sowed the bountiful field for the rest of his days. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ...

Popular culture

There is a large municipal park called 'Boggart Hole Clough,' which is bordered by Moston and Blackley in Manchester, England. Clough is a northern dialect word for a steep sided, wooded valley; a large part of Boggart Hole Clough is made up of these valleys and are said to be haunted by Boggarts. Supposed mysterious disappearances over the years, particularly in the early 19th century, were often attributed to the Boggart of the Clough. Moston is the name of: Moston, Greater Manchester, a suburb in the city of Manchester, UK. Moston (Chester), Cheshire, a Civil Parish north of Chester Moston (Congleton), Cheshire, a Civil Parish west of Sandbach This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, North West England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

Boggarts crop up regularly as a term for a ghost in the North West of England - for instance, the Clegg Hall boggarts, ghosts of two children at a ruined hall to the East of Manchester. Clegg Hall is a 17th century hall in Lancashire, England. ...

Boggles are evil creatures in the Chronicles of Narnia, a series of fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis. The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. ...

On Puck, a moon of Uranus, there is a crater named "Bogle," in deference to the system of nomenclature on this satellite, whose features are all named after various mischievous spirits. Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Puck (puk) is a moon of Uranus. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 120 kPa Hydrogen 83% Helium 15% Methane 1. ... Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is used to uniquely identify a feature on the surface of a planet or natural satellite so that the feature can be easily located, described, and discussed. ...

Hairy Boggart is in the Monster in My Pocket series. He is very skinny, hairy, and carries a scythe, as per a particular folktale in which a human farmer steals the Boggart's land and comes up with various ways to keep the Boggart from farming it[1]. Monster in My Pocket was a toy line developed by Morrison Entertainment Group, headed by Joe Morrison and John Weems, and released by Matchbox in 1990 consisting of small, soft plastic monsters from religion and mythology, literary fantasy, and unexplained phenomena. ...

Tasha Tudor's Corgi-related picture books feature friendly Boggarts. Tasha Tudor, born Starling Burgess in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 28, 1915, is an American illustrator and author of childrens books. ... The Cardigans ears (left) are somewhat larger than the Pembrokes (right). ...

In the Harry Potter books, boggarts are creatures that lurk in cabinets and other nooks in magical buildings and shift into terrifying forms to scare humans into leaving them alone.^[2] Cover of the first book in J. K. Rowlings series: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (British/Canadian/Australian/Irish/ Japanese/Taiwanese/African version) The Harry Potter books are a series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. ...

In the "The Last Apprentice" series, boggarts are potentially dangerous creatures which can be bound or used helpfully.

In Chile, a young journalist of the University of Santiago of Chile, uses the Boggart name like signature for his works. He publishes personal commentaries, photographies and reflections on the use of computer tools, like blogs and personal binnacles of digital support, in the Internet. His real name is Fernando Olmos Galleguillos. He was born 30th June 1985 in the coastal city of San Antonio. At the moment he works as journalist in the Chile's capital city, Santiago. [2]

See also

• Bogeyman
• Bogle
• Brownie
• Buggane
• Hobgoblin
• Kobold
• sprite

The bogeyman, boogyman, or bogyman, is a legendary ghost-like monster often believed in by children. ... A bogle, bogill is an ancient Scottish mythological creature that has a temper. ... A signature Cox Brownie A brownie, brounie/Urisk (Lowland Scots) or ùruisg/brùnaidh (Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around Scotland and England (especially the north). ... In Manx Mythology, a Buggane was a huge ogre-like creature, native to the Isle of Man. ... Hobgoblin is a term typically applied in folktales to a friendly or amusing goblin. ... Kobolds are spirits of German folklore. ... The term sprite is a general term referring to a number of legendary creatures. ...

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