Folklore of Lancashire information

romanticization of folklore, in the works of John Roby, whose Traditions of Lancashire set a precedent for future folklore writings in Lancashire (and also...

of Paracelsus) Jenny Greenteeth in the folklore of Lancashire Peg Powler said to inhabit the River Tees in Yorkshire The grindylow in the folklore of...

inhabiting fields or other topographical features.The 1867 book Lancashire Folklore by Harland and Wilkinson, makes a distinction between "House boggarts"...

English folklore consists of the myths and legends of England, including the English region's mythical creatures, traditional recipes, urban legends,...

Tradition and Folklore. Smith Settle. p. xiii. ISBN 1858250668. Crosby, Alan (2000). The Lancashire Dictionary of Dialect, Tradition and Folklore. p. xiv....

Footprints and Other Folklore: Local Legend and Archaeological Evidence in Lancashire", Folklore, vol. 119, no. 119, The Folklore Society, pp. 93–5, doi:10...

of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Volume 4 (1852) [24] Lancashire Folk-lore (1867) Lofthouse, Jessica (1976) North-country Folklore...

archaeology, literature, folklore of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Isle of Man, as well as the Celtic philology of the Isle of Man. He frequently contributed...

Edwardian Lancashire". Folklore. 130: 395-414 at 404-405. Young, Simon (2019). "What's Up Doc? Seventh Sons in Victorian and Edwardian Lancashire". Folklore. 130:...

responsible for the deaths of a number of people whose bodies have been retrieved from the waterways (principally the canals) of Greater Manchester, England...

Place-Names of Lancashire. Manchester University Press. W. Rollinson, (1997), The Cumbrian Dictionary of Dialect, Tradition and Folklore, Smith Settle...

ISBN 978-0-7478-0470-3. Lofthouse, Jessica (1976). North-country folklore in Lancashire, Cumbria and the Pennine Dales. Robert Hale. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7091-5345-0...

In English folklore, grindylow or grundylow is a creature in the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name is thought to be connected to Grendel,...

a. Wicked Jenny, Ginny Greenteeth and Grinteeth is a figure in English folklore. A river-hag, similar to Peg Powler and derived from the grindylow, she...

southern littoral of Lancashire in England. It is thought likely they were a sept or sub-tribe of the Brigantes, who, at the time of the Roman invasion...

in the area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. All but two were tried at...

authority on Lancashire folklore, industrial archaeology and the arts who was President of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Folklore Society...

English folklore. "Dun" is a dull shade of brownish grey. The Dun Cow was said to be a savage beast roaming Dunsmore Heath, an area west of Dunchurch...

is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous...

the families of seafarers. Outsiders tended to call these people "scousers". In The Lancashire Dictionary of Dialect, Tradition and Folklore, Alan Crosby...

south-west, and Lancashire to the west. The city of Leeds is the largest settlement. The county, established in 1974, has an area of 2,029 km2 (783 sq mi)...

heritage of Gujarati folklore. His folktales mirrors milieu of Gujarat, dialects, duhas, decors, humane values, sense of sacrifice and spirit of adventure...

Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 4 miles (6 km) east of Blackburn, 6 miles (10 km) west of Burnley, 13 miles (21 km) east of Preston, 20...

after Napoleon, the first Emperor of the French. Common folklore supposes that Napoleon compensated for his lack of height by seeking power, war, and...

originally from the city of Calicut in southwestern India. Printed calico was imported into the United States from Lancashire, England, in the 1780s, and...

medieval times, the district was a township of the ancient parish of Manchester in the Salford Hundred of Lancashire. Manchester City F.C. was founded as St...