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An index to all the surnames mentioned in "Guernsey folk-lore"

Hugo, Francis Hilary M

1932

"Guernsey folk-lore", compiled by Sir Edgar MacCulloch and edited by E.F. Carey, was first published London, 1903.

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Guernsey folklore : recorded in the summer of 1882

Stevens-Cox, James

1971

This paper on Guernsey folk-lore appeared under the initials A.P.A. in the November issue of The Antiquary, 1882.

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Devils, Saints and Heroes: A Collection of Stories, Customs and Beliefs from Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes

Clark, Elizabeth S M

1969

A collection of some of the customs, beliefs and narratives from four Scottish islands, Great Cumbrae, Little Cumbrae , Arran and Bute, gathered from printed sources and interviews with selected inhab...

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Some Aspects of Custom and Belief in the West Indian Community in Leeds

Smith, Eric A

1968

Study presented for the postgraduate Diploma in Folk Life Studies. Information gathered from informants relates to customs and beliefs observed in individual islands of the West Indies, or to observan...

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The Folklore of the Northumbrian Fishing Communities

Robson, Joanne

1967

A study of crab, lobster and salmon fishermen, and the communities in which they live, covering the length of the Northumberlandcoast. In collecting folklore of the area and the industry, the collecto...

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An Annotated Collection of Visayan Riddles from Leyte and Samar, Philippines

Vilches, Ma Luz C

1980

M.A. dissertation comprising an annotated collection of riddles from the Philippines (islands of Leyte and Samar), gathered by the collector from the archive of the Divine Word University Museum in Ta...

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Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.

1836-1985

The bulk of items in this file are dated 1959-1985. The file contains leaflets, printed volumes and other items mostly concerning folk-related museums and collections. It includes Frank Atkinson's pri...

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Pen and pencil sketches of Faröe and Iceland : With an appendix containing translations from the Icelandic and 51 illustrations engraved on wood by W. J. Linton

Symington, Andrew James (1825-); Ólafur Pálsson (1814-1876)

1862

Appendices: I. Icelandic stories and fairy tales, tr. by the Rev. O. Pálsson. II. Specimens of old Icelandic poetry. III. Poems on northern subjects, in English and Icelandic. IV. Information for int...

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