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.
10 books found
Cover unavailableNorfolk Folk Tales
Hugh Lupton gathers thirty-three tales connected with Norfolk’s churches, villages, waterways and historic landscapes. The collection moves from the Callow Pit Coffer and the Potter Heigham Drummer to stories of witches, holy wells, bells and…
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Cover unavailableNorfolk Folk Tales for Children
Norfolk Folk Tales for Children gathers traditional stories reworked by professional storyteller and historian Dave Tonge. The tales draw on the county’s places, people and distinctive dialect, while introducing younger readers to the way folklore…
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Cover unavailableNorth of Ireland Folk Tales for Children
Doreen McBride retells folk tales linked to the north of Ireland, bringing together stories of mermaids, pishogues, fairies, witches, wizards and ghosts. The collection moves between eerie reports, comic episodes and old legends involving Celtic…
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Cover unavailableNorth Wales Folk Tales for Children
Fiona Collins retells traditional stories from North Wales, placing dragons, giants, wizards, witches and monsters among the region’s mountains, rivers and rolling hills. The collection also introduces the Tylwyth Teg, the Welsh fairies, alongside tales…
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Cover unavailableNorth Yorkshire Folk Tales
North Yorkshire Folk Tales gathers legends and traditional stories from across the county, ranging from the open Yorkshire Dales to its towns and cities. Ingrid Barton arranges the material around recurring figures and themes, including…
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Cover unavailableNorthamptonshire Folk Tales
Kevan Manwaring gathers Northamptonshire stories spanning local history, legend, ghost tradition and myth. The collection includes the Great Fire of Northampton, a farmer who outwits a bogle, and the reported last execution of witches in…
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Cover unavailableNorthumberland Folk Tales
Northumberland Folk Tales gathers traditional stories shaped by the county’s borderland history, landscape and storytelling culture. Its characters include saints seeking refuge, ancient kings struggling over land and salvation, and communities facing one another with…
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Cover unavailableNot of This Wold II: A Second Anthology of Weird Lincolnshire Writing
The second Not of This Wold anthology continues the project’s exploration of strange Lincolnshire through a new collection edited by Kate Cherrell. Its focus is the county’s mysterious and supernatural character, approached through creative writing…
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Cover unavailableNot of This Wold: An Anthology of Weird Lincolnshire Writing
Edited by Kate Cherrell, this anthology gathers prose and poetry inspired by Lincolnshire’s strange stories and supernatural traditions. Its contributors approach the county through fiction, folklore and other forms of imaginative writing. Created alongside the…
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Cover unavailableNottinghamshire Folk Tales
Nottinghamshire Folk Tales gathers traditional stories linked with Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, outlaws and the Sheriff of Nottingham, while looking beyond the county’s most familiar legends. Pete Castle also includes the Men of Gotham, tales…
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