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Folklore

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

Shug Monkey Strikes Fear Into Cambridgeshire

Cryptozoology · Mysterious Creatures

Cambridgeshire · East of England

Shug Monkey Strikes Fear Into Cambridgeshire

Beast of Killakee: Demonic Entity or Ghost?

Folklore · Ghosts and Hauntings

Dublin · Ireland · Leinster

Beast of Killakee: Demonic Entity or Ghost?

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Stinging Nettle Folklore and Uses

Folklore · Superstitions

Trees and Plants

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Stinging Nettle Folklore and Uses

Butterfly Superstitions: What Does Seeing a Butterfly Mean?

Animal Superstitions

Butterfly Superstitions: What Does Seeing a Butterfly Mean?

Discover Easter’s Pagan Roots: The Story of Eostre

Discover Easter’s Pagan Roots: The Story of Eostre

Celebrating Spring Equinox Meaning and Magic

Celebrating Spring Equinox Meaning and Magic

Wheel of the Year: Pagan Calendar Guide

Wheel of the Year: Pagan Calendar Guide

Shamrocks and Clover: 10 Superstitions You Didn’t Know

Ireland · St Patrick · Trees and Plants

Shamrocks and Clover: 10 Superstitions You Didn’t Know

The Outcast Dead: Unconsecrated Burials in the Midlands

Cemeteries and Burial Places · Folklore

Cemeteries · Death

The Outcast Dead: Unconsecrated Burials in the Midlands

Who is Black Annis?

Mysterious Creatures

Who is Black Annis?

10 Deadliest Poisons In British Folklore That Will Kill You

Dark History · Folklore

Trees and Plants

10 Deadliest Poisons In British Folklore That Will Kill You

10 Spooky Facts About Witches Brooms

10 Spooky Facts About Witches Brooms

The Book of Were-Wolves: Sabine Baring-Gould’s Howling Classic

Folklore · Mysterious Creatures

The Book of Were-Wolves: Sabine Baring-Gould’s Howling Classic

Goblins In British Folklore: Myths And Mischief

Mysterious Creatures

Goblins In British Folklore: Myths And Mischief

St Piran: Who Was Cornwall’s Patron Saint?

Cornwall · Saints

St Piran: Who Was Cornwall’s Patron Saint?

Legend of Old Crockern And The Right To Roam VIDEO

Devon · South-West England · Videos

Legend of Old Crockern And The Right To Roam VIDEO

Leeks And St David’s Day: 10 Superstitions You Didn’t Know

Trees and Plants · Wales

Leeks And St David’s Day: 10 Superstitions You Didn’t Know

19 British Bird Superstitions You Didn’t Know

Animal Superstitions

19 British Bird Superstitions You Didn’t Know

Old Crockern, Guardian Spirit of Dartmoor

Mysterious Creatures

Cornwall · South-West England

Old Crockern, Guardian Spirit of Dartmoor

Salt in Folklore: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Salt in Folklore: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Shoe Superstitions: British and Irish Folklore Unlaced

Shoe Superstitions: British and Irish Folklore Unlaced

English Witches Take on Hitler: The Story of Operation Cone of Power VIDEO

Videos · Witchcraft

English Witches Take on Hitler: The Story of Operation Cone of Power VIDEO

Scottish Mermaid Real Life Tales

Mysterious Creatures

Mermaids · Scotland

Scottish Mermaid Real Life Tales

Ireland’s Biddy Early, Wise Woman or Witch?

Clare · Ireland · Kerry · Munster · Witchcraft

Ireland’s Biddy Early, Wise Woman or Witch?

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