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.
30 books found
Cover unavailableSacred Waters: Holy Wells and Water Lore in Britain and Ireland
Sacred Waters examines the holy wells, springs and water customs of Britain and Ireland, bringing together folklore, traditional belief and the changing religious meanings attached to local water sources. Janet and Colin Bord consider how…
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Cover unavailableScotland's Stories
Scotland’s Stories gathers historic tales, folklore, myths and legends rooted in the country’s castles, lochs, glens, islands and battlefields. Arranged by region, it links familiar landscapes with the stories attached to them, from the kelpie…
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Cover unavailableScotsferatu
Scotsferatu examines the place of the vampire in Scottish culture, history and folklore, challenging the assumption that undead blood-drinkers belong mainly to continental Europe. Dee Lawlor traces Scottish traditions and reported encounters, including the Highland…
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Cover unavailableScottish Borders Folk Tales
Scottish Borders Folk Tales gathers traditional stories rooted in the region’s landscapes, history and storytelling culture. Among its characters are the Lochmaben Harper, Tam Linn and Thomas the Rhymer, alongside Muckle Mou’d Meg and Michael…
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Cover unavailableScottish Folk Tales for Children
Judy Paterson retells Scottish folk tales involving sea monsters, water-horses, talking animals, witches, giants, trolls and the Wee Folk. The collection includes ‘The Water Horse of Loch Garve’, ‘The Changeling of Kintalen’, ‘The Puddock’ and…
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Cover unavailableScottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Tom Muir gathers 35 Scottish folk tales shaped by the sea, drawing on stories from coastal communities, lochs and islands. The collection includes selkies, mermaids, pirates and the Devil, alongside tales of shipwrecks, whirlpools and…
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Cover unavailableScottish Folk Tales of Love
Scottish Folk Tales of Love brings together 24 traditional stories shaped by love in its many forms, from devotion between partners to bonds between families, friends and communities. Tom Muir’s retellings move between Celtic myth…
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Cover unavailableScottish Urban Myths and Ancient Legends
Scottish Urban Myths and Ancient Legends gathers tales from across Scotland, bringing ancient traditions into conversation with more recent stories circulated through communities, schools, the internet and campfires. Grace Banks and Sheena Blackhall present folklore…
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Cover unavailableShetland Folk Tales
Shetland Folk Tales brings together twenty traditional stories shaped by the islands’ sea-bound landscape and distinctive storytelling culture. Mermaids and mermen appear alongside trows, witches, a njuggel and a seal, while tales such as ‘The…
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Cover unavailableShropshire Folk Tales
Amy Douglas gathers thirty traditional stories from across Shropshire, shaped by the county’s fields, hedgerows, villages, market towns and wilder hills. The collection includes tales of macabre events, magic, otherworlds and local history, alongside stories…
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Cover unavailableShropshire Folk Tales for Children
Shropshire Folk Tales for Children gathers thirty traditional stories rooted in the county’s landscape, history and oral storytelling traditions. Amy Douglas retells tales of giants, ghosts, witches, kings, knights and monster fish for children aged…
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Cover unavailableSligo Folk Tales
Joe McGowan gathers Sligo’s traditional stories from the Curlew Mountains and Benbulben to Kesh Corann, Lough Gill and Enniscrone. The collection includes myths of Balor and the Battles of Moyturra, Diarmuid and Gráinne, St Patrick…
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Cover unavailableSnowdonia Folk Tales
Eric Maddern retells stories from the old kingdom of Gwynedd, ranging across Snowdonia, Anglesey and the Llŷn Peninsula. The collection draws on the Mabinogion, Arthurian tradition and Merlin’s legends, while also bringing in Druids, Taliesin,…
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Cover unavailableSomerset Folk Tales
Somerset Folk Tales gathers newly collected and retold stories shaped by the county’s coast, waterways, fields, woods and high ground. Its landscapes provide the settings for accounts of sea morgans crossing dangerous tides, witches in…
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Cover unavailableSomerset Folk Tales for Children
Sharon Jacksties retells Somerset stories for children aged 7–11, drawing on the county’s rivers, woods, hills, caves and villages. The collection brings together tales of magical creatures, legendary figures, dragons and the origins of familiar…
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Cover unavailableSouth Yorkshire Folk Tales
South Yorkshire Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in the county’s landscapes, communities and changing history. Its cast includes heroes and villains, giants and fairies, knights, highwaymen, dragons and boggarts, alongside accounts connected with forests, halls…
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Cover unavailableStaffordshire Folk Tales
Staffordshire Folk Tales gathers thirty stories rooted in the county’s oral tradition, retold by local storyteller Johnny Gillett, known as The Journey Man. Together they reflect Staffordshire’s character, local wisdom and recurring comic or cautionary…
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Cover unavailableStories of the Sun
Stories of the Sun combines twelve monthly sunrise vigils with nature writing, folklore and stories shaped by humanity’s relationship with the Sun. Dawn Nelson moves between personal observations of dawn, ancient cultures, myths, legends and…
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Cover unavailableStoryland: A New Mythology of Britain
Storyland retells medieval myths that imagine the origins of Britain, England, Wales and Scotland, beginning between Creation and Noah’s Flood and ending with the Norman Conquest. Amy Jeffs brings together giants, founders, kings and saints,…
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Cover unavailableStoryland: Britain Began with Myths
Storyland: Britain Began with Myths retells the legends attached to Britain’s landscapes, tracing stories of Trojans, giants, dragons, kings, goddesses and heroes. Amy Jeffs’s children’s adaptation brings together tales of magic, monsters, prophecies and contested…
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Cover unavailableStorymaker
Storymaker is a practical guide to creating and sharing new stories with children, whether in classrooms, family settings or other group situations. Giles Abbott presents methods for building narratives from simple structural prompts, helping adults…
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Cover unavailableStraeon Gwerin Cymru
Straeon Gwerin Cymru brings together a collection of Welsh folk tales from Peter Stevenson, a storyteller, illustrator, author and collector of folklore. The book presents traditional stories connected with Wales, preserving material shaped by oral…
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Cover unavailableStrange Irish Tales for Children
Strange Irish Tales for Children brings together four traditional Irish stories shaped for younger readers by storyteller Eddie Lenihan. Its folklore includes King Cormac’s Fighting Academy and the tale of how the first blackbird came…
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Cover unavailableSuffolk Folk Tales
Kirsty Hartsiotis retells thirty traditional stories from Suffolk, bringing together legends of the county’s coast, marshes, Breckland, villages and towns. The collection includes the Green Children of Woolpit, the secret behind Black Shuck, Suffolk’s last…
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Cover unavailableSupernatural England
Supernatural England brings together material on English folklore, occultism and parapsychology, presenting the subject through reports, beliefs and traditions associated with supernatural experience. Eric Maple places these themes within an English setting rather than treating…
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Cover unavailableSupernatural Isle of Man
Supernatural Isle of Man gathers legends, reported encounters and present-day mysteries connected with the island. Jenny Randles considers stories of strange beings beneath a bridge, including customs associated with paying them respect, alongside an account…
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Cover unavailableSuperstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
John Gregorson Campbell records Highland and island traditions gathered from oral sources, preserving beliefs about fairies, omens, animals, prophecy and everyday supernatural danger. The collection includes tales of fairy women and other encounters with the…
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Cover unavailableSurrey Folk Tales
Surrey Folk Tales gathers thirty stories linked to the county’s towns, villages and landscapes. Janet Dowling retells accounts of dragons near Guildford, a talking puma, fairies who spirit people away and horses that grow wings…
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Cover unavailableSussex Folk Tales
Sussex Folk Tales gathers stories rooted in the county’s hills, forests, marshes, coast and urban edges. Michael O’Leary’s retellings include dragons in bottomless ponds, demons in Wealden copses, ghosts, witches and wise women, alongside creatures…
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Cover unavailableSussex Folk Tales for Children
Sussex Folk Tales for Children gathers traditional stories and local legends from across the county, with tales linked to Wilmington, Mayfield, Rye, Lewes, Rottingdean, Ashdown Forest and the South Downs. The stories bring together chalk…
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