In Manx folklore, a buggane was a huge ogre-like creature native to the Isle of Man. Some have considered them akin to the Scandinavian troll.
TIM MVLREA AND THE BUGGANE (The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man (1882))
Roofless St.Trinian's with Greeba Mountain in the background
An ogre is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, humanoid being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and ficti
Buggane
…In Manx folklore, a buggane (or boagane) was a huge ogre-like creature native to the Isle of Man. Some have considered them akin to the Scandinavian troll. A shapeshifter, the buggane is generally described…
Giovanni Lanfranco: Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre, oil on canvas, c. 1624
Puss in Boots before the ogre. One of the platters on the table serves human babies (illustrated by Gustave Doré).
Hop-o'-My-Thumb steals the ogre's seven-league boots (illustrated by Gustave Doré, 1862).
Puss in Boots before the ogre (illustrated by Walter Crane).