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A fascinating book full of strange places and traditions

Legendary Ayrshire: Custom, Folklore, Tradition

 

Carn Publishing, 2009

81 photographs and sketches, 240pp, Hardback.

ISBN 978 0 9518128 6 0

£17.00

 

Many of Ayrshire’s traditional tales are being forgotten in an ever-modernising world. This books takes a look back at the folklore and customs of the county, rediscovering the places and stories that were honoured in some way by the Ayrshire folk of the past.

           Here can be found accounts of the places traditionally associated with early saints, and thus venerated for centuries, as well as rocks and stones that were perhaps places of pilgrimage. Ancient wells and strange caves can be found all over the county, and this volume is a comprehensive guide to them all.

           There are traditional tales of ghosts and hauntings, fairies and witches, as well as the ancient festival of Beltane, still long revered even after Reformation ministers deemed it as un-Christian.

           Some of the old traditions associated with birth, marriages and death, often unique to this county, are recalled, as well as other customs that took place at different times of the year.

           The lover of Ayrshire history and tradition will find much in this book that they were unaware of, and will want to get back into the countryside to rediscover their forgotten heritage.

 

Chapters:

Rocks and Stones                        

Caves and Grottoes                                         

Wells and Water                                                

Trees and Bushes                                              

Beltane and Bonfires                                        

Fairies and other Mythical Creatures              

The De’il                                                  

Saints and Miracles                                          

Witches and Warlocks                                      

Curses                                                                

Legendary Battles                                   

Ghosts                                                                

Other Legends                                                   

Old Customs

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