Quotes from William MacKenzie

A cat… Good for Mackintoshes only. To others it is considered rosadach, or untoward. The cat is regarded as evil, as shown by the fact that witches are believed to assume this form.

A Frith may be made at any time; but the first Monday of the quarter — a' chiad Di-luain de'n Raithe — is considered the most auspicious.