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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Earth Rites: Fertility Practices in Pre-Industrial Britain

Janet Bord; Colin Bord

Earth Rites examines fertility beliefs and customs associated with pre-industrial Britain, placing them within a landscape marked by standing stones, holy wells and sacred trees. Janet and Colin Bord consider how communities understood the earth’s…

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East Lothian Folk Tales

Tim Porteus

East Lothian Folk Tales gathers traditional stories and local legends from the county’s coastlines, beaches, countryside and Lammermuir Hills. Tim Porteus retells accounts involving Scottish saints, kings and queens, witches, fairies, ghosts, giants, fools and…

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East Lothian Folk Tales for Children

Tim Porteus; Morvern Graham

East Lothian Folk Tales for Children gathers stories rooted in particular places across the county, linking local landscapes with folklore, legend and eerie happenings. Tim Porteus’s retellings feature witches and wizards, dragons, faeries, ghosts and…

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East Yorkshire Folk Tales

Ingrid Barton

Ingrid Barton gathers legends from the East Yorkshire coast, the Wolds, Holderness and neighbouring stretches of the North Yorkshire shore. The collection ranges from animal lore and sea stories to accounts of saints, village oddities,…

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Elements of Epping Forest

Penny Griffiths-Morgan

The Elements of Epping Forest examines the woodland’s layered history through four organising themes: air, fire, earth and water. Penny Griffiths-Morgan considers its royal and medieval associations, highwaymen, wartime sites, prisons, murders and other tragedies,…

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Enchanted Britain

Marc Alexander

Enchanted Britain surveys almost 100 rural sites in England, Scotland and Wales associated with folklore, mythology and supernatural traditions. Marc Alexander considers how particular landscapes acquired reputations for magic, witchcraft, legendary beings and other uncanny…

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English Folk Tales of Coast and Sea

Lisa Schneidau

Lisa Schneidau retells traditional folk tales from England’s coasts and seas, where human life meets the salt water and the unknown lies beneath the waves. The collection brings together stories shaped by the country’s maritime…

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Essex Folk Tales

Jan Williams

Jan Williams gathers Essex tales of ghosts, dragons, witchcraft accusations and legendary figures, setting local tradition against the county’s long and turbulent history. Stories connected with Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking invaders sit alongside accounts of…

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Essex Folk Tales for Children

Jan Williams; Simon Peecock

Essex Folk Tales for Children gathers stories connected with the county’s towns, villages, coast and estuaries. Jan Williams includes nursery rhymes associated with Colchester, then moves through tales of dragons at Wormingford and Great Bentley,…

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Even More Merseyside Tales!

Ken Pye

Even More Merseyside Tales! gathers more than 50 short accounts from Liverpool and the towns and villages around Merseyside, ranging across local history, folklore and curious community traditions. Ken Pye’s subjects include the Crosby Hermit,…

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