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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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