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Islay Folklore: Giants, Fairy Changelings, and the Water Bull
Islay is an island to the west of Scotland, at the entrance to the Firth of Lorn. It's 25 miles north of Northern Ireland. Archaeological evidence sh…
1 year, 8 months ago
Lindisfarne Legends: St Cuthbert, Ghostly Monks and the Petting Stone
Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, lies some 11.5 miles to the south east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, just off the coast of Northumberland. Only accessible at l…
1 year, 8 months ago
Legends of Mythical Birds: From the Phoenix to the Firebird
It's easy for mythical birds to capture the imagination, whether it's the phoenix rising from the ashes, or Aethon eternally pecking Prometheus' live…
1 year, 8 months ago
Folklore of Ornamental Birds: From Holy Birds to Death Omens
Humans have found a whole range of uses for birds over the centuries. Hunting with them, keeping them for their song, using them for food or divinati…
1 year, 8 months ago
Debunking Historic Building Myths with James Wright
James Wright (Triskele Heritage), is an award winning buildings archaeologist. He has two decades professional experience of ferreting around in peop…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Folklore of Garden Birds: Blackbirds, Sparrows, Wrens & Robins
It's often easy to overlook what we see every day, or at least regularly. Perhaps that's why we overlook our humble garden birds in favour of majesti…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Folklore of Birds of Prey: Companions and Competition
Birds of prey have an interesting relationship to humans, having been both competing predators and avian companions for leisure pursuits. They've pro…
1 year, 9 months ago
Yokai and Japanese Folklore with Thersa Matsuura
Thersa Matsuura, an American author living in Japan, explores lesser-known aspects of Japanese culture, folklore, superstitions, and myths. Fluent in…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Folklore of Aquatic Birds of Cliffs, Lakes and Rivers
Few watery scenes are quite complete without birds in the picture. Ducks drifting across a country pond. Gulls wheeling in the sky above the beach, b…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sunderland Ghost Stories: Grey Ladies, Serial Killers and Poltergeists
Sunderland began life as three separate settlements on the River Wear. A fishing village called 'Soender-land', or land that is cut asunder' existed …
1 year, 9 months ago