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Folklore

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

15 Things You Didn’t Know About Brigid, Irish Goddess And Saint

Ireland · Kildare · Saints

15 Things You Didn’t Know About Brigid, Irish Goddess And Saint

10 Rat Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know

Animal Superstitions

10 Rat Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know

11 Common British Garden Plants and How To Use Them in Magic and Folklore

Esoteric Arts · Folklore

Trees and Plants

11 Common British Garden Plants and How To Use Them in Magic and Folklore

What is a Kelpie? Scotland’s Horses of Hell!

Mysterious Creatures

What is a Kelpie? Scotland’s Horses of Hell!

Britain’s 5 Strangest New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions

Britain’s 5 Strangest New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions

Herne the Hunter: The Spirit of Windsor Forest

Folklore · Ghosts and Hauntings

Berkshire · South-East England

Herne the Hunter: The Spirit of Windsor Forest

What are the Arthur’s Seat Coffins?

Dark History · Folklore

Edinburgh · Midlothian · Scotland

What are the Arthur’s Seat Coffins?

The Lonely Shepherd And The Power Of The Welsh Folktale

The Lonely Shepherd And The Power Of The Welsh Folktale

Meet Nuckelavee, Scotland’s Cronenbergian Centaur

Mysterious Creatures

Meet Nuckelavee, Scotland’s Cronenbergian Centaur

No Escape Halloween Special REVIEW

No Escape Halloween Special REVIEW

Cove’s Isie Caie, The Last Aberdeen Fish Wife

Aberdeenshire · Scotland

Cove’s Isie Caie, The Last Aberdeen Fish Wife

Iron Folklore Facts And Superstitions You Didn’t Know

Iron Folklore Facts And Superstitions You Didn’t Know

Blackpool’s Horrible Flaherty Sisters and Their Trail of Blood!

Folklore · True Crime

Blackpool · Lancashire · North-West England

Blackpool’s Horrible Flaherty Sisters and Their Trail of Blood!

Visit Grovely Woods And Its Haunting Terrors

South-West England · Wiltshire

Visit Grovely Woods And Its Haunting Terrors

The Deadly River Hags of England

Mysterious Creatures

The Deadly River Hags of England

British Flowers: Superstition and Folklore

Trees and Plants

British Flowers: Superstition and Folklore

5 Mysterious Devon Folklore Tales

Devon · South-West England

5 Mysterious Devon Folklore Tales

5 Folklore Legends From Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire · East of England

5 Folklore Legends From Cambridgeshire

Mystery of the Rufus Stone, New Forest

Folklore · Ghosts and Hauntings

Hampshire · South-East England

Mystery of the Rufus Stone, New Forest

The Morrigan: Ireland’s Darkest Goddess

Mysterious Creatures

Ireland · Northern Ireland

The Morrigan: Ireland’s Darkest Goddess

What Is The Lincoln Imp?

East Midlands · Lincolnshire

What Is The Lincoln Imp?

Martin Mere’s Strange Tales Of Mermaids

Mysterious Creatures

Lancashire · Mermaids · North-West England

Martin Mere’s Strange Tales Of Mermaids

Dobhar Chu, Ireland’s Vicious Supernatural Crocodile Otter Monster

Mysterious Creatures

Connacht · Ireland · Leitrim · Sligo

Dobhar Chu, Ireland’s Vicious Supernatural Crocodile Otter Monster

Avebury Stone Circles And Their Ancient Mysteries

Ancient Sites · South-West England · Stone Circles · Wiltshire

Avebury Stone Circles And Their Ancient Mysteries

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