Folklore Books from the UK & Ireland

Discover folklore books from across the UK and Ireland, from local legends and old customs to supernatural traditions and strange regional tales. These titles explore the beliefs, stories and traditions that have shaped communities for generations.

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Dál Riada Folk Tales

Colin Urwin

Dál Riada Folk Tales gathers stories linked to the ancient Gaelic kingdom stretching from north-east Ireland across Argyll and the Hebrides to Skye. Its coastal world is shaped by seafaring warriors, Viking raiders, island communities,…

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Dancing with Trees

Allison Galbraith; Alette J. Willis

Dancing with Trees gathers retold folk tales from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, tracing old connections between people, place and the more-than-human world. Its stories draw on a range of traditions, including Celtic, Norse, Aesopic,…

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Dark Folklore

Mark Norman and Tracey Norman

Dark Folklore examines the darker edges of British belief and custom, bringing together accounts of folk ghosts, historic witchcraft, folk horror and superstition. Its subjects include the Old Hag tradition and the ways demons were…

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Defiant Irish Women

Eddie Lenihan

Defiant Irish Women presents the stories of five Irish women remembered for ruthless actions, political cunning or violent resistance to the restrictive conventions of their times. Eddie Lenihan brings together history, legend and oral storytelling…

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Denbighshire Folk Tales

Fiona Collins

Fiona Collins gathers Denbighshire stories shaped by the county’s castles, wells, hills and historic communities. The collection includes reported hauntings at Bodelwyddan Castle, the White Lady of Dyserth, a corpse candle at Melin y Wig…

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Derbyshire Folk Tales

Pete Castle

Derbyshire Folk Tales gathers traditional stories associated with the county, from the regional legend of ‘The Derby Ram’ to local versions of familiar tales such as ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Pete Castle organises the collection…

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Derry Folk Tales

Madeline McCully

Derry Folk Tales gathers stories from County Derry drawn from historical sources and newly recorded local reminiscences. Its subjects range from the legends of St Columba and the skeleton on Derry’s coat of arms to…

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Devils in the Details: On Location with Folk Tales in England’s Forgotten County

Rory Waterman

Rory Waterman goes into the Lincolnshire landscape to investigate thirteen folk tales where they were supposedly born. Devils in the Details combines folklore, local history and travel writing to uncover the people, places and traditions…

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Devon Folk Tales for Children

Leonie Jane-Grey

Devon Folk Tales for Children gathers stories rooted in the county’s rivers, farms, moors and wild coastline. Its cast includes goblins tinkering in old ore mines, pixies playing along pack routes trodden by Dartmoor ponies,…

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Devonshire Folk Tales

Michael Dacre

Michael Dacre’s collection brings together thirty tales rooted in Devonshire folklore, local tradition and the county’s long history. Some were gathered from residents, while others have developed through repeated tellings, giving the book the feel…

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Dictionary of Earth Mysteries

Janet Bord; Colin Bord

Dictionary of Earth Mysteries is an A–Z reference to Britain’s ancient sites, legends, customs and earth-mystery traditions. Janet and Colin Bord bring together entries on stone circles, burial grounds, ley lines, the Green Man and…

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Donegal Folk Tales

Joe Brennan

Donegal Folk Tales brings together traditional stories associated with County Donegal, placing legends within the landscapes that shaped them. Joe Brennan’s collection ranges from Balor of the Evil Eye and stories of St Colmcille to…

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Dorset Folk Tales

Tim Laycock

Dorset Folk Tales gathers legends rooted in the county’s oral tradition, with stories connected to its hills, coastline, ancient buildings and fortified places. Giants, dragons and remembered local characters appear alongside tales shaped by family…

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Dorset Folk Tales for Children

Tim Laycock

Dorset Folk Tales for Children brings together 14 traditional West Country stories retold by folk singer, musician and actor Tim Laycock. Its cast includes demons, dragons, giants, mermaids and Jack-o’-lanterns, while the tales draw on…

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Dorset Mysteries

Jean Stubbs

Dorset Mysteries is a short, multi-contributor collection concerned with unexplained mysteries associated with the county of Dorset. Its subject classification places it within occult and paranormal nonfiction, while the regional focus ties the material to…

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Down Folk Tales

Steve Lally

Steve Lally’s collection brings together stories linked to County Down, ranging from outlaw legends and ghost accounts to fairy traditions and local curiosities. Redmond O’Hanlon appears as a notorious rapparee whose reported career inspired tales…

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Druids

Anne Ross

Anne Ross examines the Druids as religious specialists within the Celtic world, considering their origins, authority and relationship with kings, warriors and wider society. The study brings together evidence from classical commentators, archaeology, and the…

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Dublin Folk Tales

Brendan Nolan

Dublin Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in the people, streets and landmarks of Ireland’s capital. Brendan Nolan brings together accounts of Bang Bang Dudley, a street character associated with shootings, and Lugs Brannigan, remembered as…

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Dublin Folk Tales for Children

Órla Mc Govern

Dublin Folk Tales for Children gathers 10 stories rooted in Dublin places, memories and storytelling traditions. Órla Mc Govern draws on subjects including the River Poddle, Castleknock Castle, Dalkey, sea glass and the city’s everyday…

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Dublin Urban Legends

Brendan Nolan

Dublin Urban Legends gathers stories that have circulated around the capital as fact, near-fact or whispered possibility. Brendan Nolan, a Dublin folklorist and native Dubliner, records the tales attached to the city’s streets, landmarks and…

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Dumfries and Galloway Folk Tales

Tony Bonning

Tony Bonning gathers Dumfries and Galloway stories rooted in local places, speech and tradition. The collection moves from faeries and changelings to witches, warlocks, ghosts, spectres, wraiths and poltergeists, alongside tales of tricksters, magical creatures…

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