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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Pagan Britain

Ronald Hutton

Pagan Britain traces the development of belief and ritual from the Palaeolithic era through late prehistory, Roman rule and the arrival of Christianity. Ronald Hutton assesses what monuments, artefacts, inscriptions, earthworks, pits, burials and legends…

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Painting the Tales

Katherine Soutar; Taffy Thomas MBE

Painting the Tales brings together Katherine Soutar’s illustrations for The History Press Folk Tales series, showing how regional legends and traditional narratives became visual compositions. The collection ranges across Britain, with images connected to places…

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Paranormal Edinburgh

Gordon Rutter

Paranormal Edinburgh gathers reports and traditions linked to the city’s darker reputation, ranging from accounts of ancient and modern witches to claimed fairy portals. Gordon Rutter also considers ghost sightings in the Old Town, placing…

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Pembrokeshire Folk Tales

Christine Willison

Christine Willison gathers tales from across Pembrokeshire, linking local landscapes with stories of saints, princes, smugglers and legendary creatures. The collection includes episodes from the Mabinogion, traditions surrounding Saint David and Owain Glyndŵr, and accounts…

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Percy Maylam's The Kent Hooden Horse

Richard Maylam; Geoff Doel; Mick Lynn

Percy Maylam’s 1909 study records the hooden horse, a distinctive East Kent Christmas custom involving a carved horse’s head, attendants and seasonal visits. Maylam gathered evidence from documents, correspondence and his own observations of the…

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Perthshire Folk Tales

Lindsey Gibb; C.A. Hope; Melissa Shaw; Jess Smith

Perthshire Folk Tales gathers traditional stories linked to the county’s moors, mountains, rushing rivers and ancient woodlands. Retold by storytellers Lindsey Gibb and C.A. Hope, the collection brings together accounts of witches, faeries, black dogs,…

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Plant Magic: The Supernatural Side of Botany

Gregory J. Kenicer

Botanist Gregory J. Kenicer examines the supernatural traditions surrounding plants, from trees to herbs and ferns. Historical examples explain their associations with luck, divination, curses and magical medicine. The book ranges across European traditions, drawing…

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Prehistoric Belief

Mike Williams

Mike Williams examines how belief may have shaped human life across approximately 35,000 years of European prehistory. The book considers trance, shamanism, spirits and ideas about the afterlife, while relating them to major changes in…

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