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Folklore

Folklore, legends, customs and old beliefs from Britain and Ireland, including strange creatures, local traditions and supernatural tales.

Ballyragget Castle: The Wishing Chair of the Butlers

Haunted Castles · Ireland · Kilkenny · Leinster

Ballyragget Castle: The Wishing Chair of the Butlers

Why Do We Touch Wood? 10 Common Superstitions Explained

Why Do We Touch Wood? 10 Common Superstitions Explained

Lammas and Lughnasadh: Britain’s Ancient August Festival

Lammas and Lughnasadh: Britain’s Ancient August Festival

The Forgotten Ghost of Windermere: How the Claife Crier Inspired a Novel

Cumbria · North-West England

The Forgotten Ghost of Windermere: How the Claife Crier Inspired a Novel

The Each‑Uisge: Scotland’s Shape‑Shifting Water Monster

Mysterious Creatures

The Each‑Uisge: Scotland’s Shape‑Shifting Water Monster

The Major Oak: The Story of Robin Hood’s Legendary Tree

East Midlands · Nottinghamshire · Robin Hood · Trees and Plants

The Major Oak: The Story of Robin Hood’s Legendary Tree

How Mark Rees turned a love of Welsh folklore into a career

How Mark Rees turned a love of Welsh folklore into a career

Cat-Sith: The Soul-Stealing Fairy Cat

Mysterious Creatures

Ireland · Scotland

Cat-Sith: The Soul-Stealing Fairy Cat

How to Celebrate the Magic of Midsummer

How to Celebrate the Magic of Midsummer

Ceasg: The Terrifying Scottish Mermaid of Folklore

Mysterious Creatures

Mermaids · Scotland

Ceasg: The Terrifying Scottish Mermaid of Folklore

How to Spot a Fairy Tree in Ireland

Fairies · Ireland · Trees and Plants

How to Spot a Fairy Tree in Ireland

St Dymphna: The Irish Princess Who Fled a Mad King

Ireland · Saints

St Dymphna: The Irish Princess Who Fled a Mad King

Healey Dell’s witchcraft and fairy legends linked to Robin Hood

Dark History · Folklore

Greater Manchester · North-West England · Rochdale · Witchcraft

Healey Dell’s witchcraft and fairy legends linked to Robin Hood

7 Vinegar Superstitions You Show Know

7 Vinegar Superstitions You Show Know

Meet Gytrash, Yorkshire’s Black Dog of Death

Mysterious Creatures

Black Dogs · Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

Meet Gytrash, Yorkshire’s Black Dog of Death

Haunted Cherry Trees: Ghost Stories and Dark Folklore You Didn’t Know

Trees and Plants

Haunted Cherry Trees: Ghost Stories and Dark Folklore You Didn’t Know

St Walpurga: The Anglo-Saxon Nun Behind Dracula’s Darkest Night

Dracula · Saints

St Walpurga: The Anglo-Saxon Nun Behind Dracula’s Darkest Night

Lady Day, The Forgotten 25 March Date Britain Once Feared

Lady Day, The Forgotten 25 March Date Britain Once Feared

40 Death Folklore and Superstitions You Should Know

40 Death Folklore and Superstitions You Should Know

Daffodils: 10 Superstition and Folklore You Didn’t Know

Trees and Plants · Wales

Daffodils: 10 Superstition and Folklore You Didn’t Know

Hooden Horse Folklore of East Kent

Kent · South-East England

Hooden Horse Folklore of East Kent

The Folklore of Night-Time Sounds, Part 2: Buckinghamshire Hauntings

Buckinghamshire · South-East England

The Folklore of Night-Time Sounds, Part 2: Buckinghamshire Hauntings

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Vampires

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle Upon Tyne

The Folklore of Night-Time Sounds and the Haunting of Buckinghamshire, Part 1

Buckinghamshire · South-East England

The Folklore of Night-Time Sounds and the Haunting of Buckinghamshire, Part 1

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