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Holy Cross Church and the Witches of Wallsend
Churches can be sites of divination, haunted locations, and important community hubs. Yet in Wallsend, Holy Cross Church is notorious for a tale of w…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Tale of Enon Chapel: London's Most Notorious Burial Site
Here in the 21st century, death and burial often occur as part of a sanitised process. Death happens away from home, often in hospitals, and funerals…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Folklore of Lychgates and Popular Burial Monuments
You would absolutely know a lychgate if you saw one. They make popular backdrops for wedding photos, and provide a quaint air of rustic charm to coun…
1 year, 1 month ago
Folklore and Church Names: Preserving Local History
I started out with the intention of looking at unusual church names. The problem was, this offered the potential to accidentally poke fun at their co…
1 year, 1 month ago
Origins of Sports Team Names: Preserving Folklore and History
Looking at the origins of sports team names might seem antithetical to folklore. Yet sport forms part of the ritual calendar for many people, whether…
1 year, 2 months ago
Cader Idris Lore and Writing Folklore with Victoria Male
Victoria Male is an internationally recognized screenwriter, earning accolades from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, film festivals, an…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Folklore of British Pub Names Linked to Local History
There is no shortage of bizarre pub names in the UK. Some of them appear to be a combination of random objects, like the Frog and Nightgown. Others h…
1 year, 2 months ago
Strange Street Names: From The Philog to Dog Leap Stairs
Unlike place names, which often give us information who once lived somewhere, street names can be a different case entirely. Sometimes they bear the …
1 year, 2 months ago
From Coven to Hot Coffee: The Folklore of Place Names Part 2
Place names are important and pass on a lot of valuable information, even if we no longer understand how to interpret it. Within them, they tell us w…
1 year, 2 months ago
Goats in Folklore: From the Farmyard Doctor to the Devil
When I decided to write about goats in folklore, I thought I would find plenty of content. After all, they appear in mythology. Look at Amalthea, the…
1 year, 3 months ago