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The golden bough : a study in magic and religion (v.2)
Frazer, Sir James George (1854-1941)
1890
Includes bibliographical footnotes and index.
Legends, Folktales, and Witches
[1971-1974]
This file includes a photocopy of questionnaires from the University College Dublin Department of Irish Folklore questionnaire, including sections on banshees, beverages, bonfires, local songs and wel...
Treatments and Cures
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains items relating to traditional treatments and cures for common diseases and ailments. This includes a photocopy of the 'Home Remedies' section of 'The Foxfire Book', edited by Eliot ...
Twentieth Century Attitudes to Death
Rowley, Karen Jayne
1981
A study comprising four chapters. The first presents a brief outline of the development of attitudes to death throughout the ages leading up to the twentieth century. The second chapter concerns early...
Ballads: General
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains the typed text of a song written about celebrations at Rothwell on the jubilee of George III (25 October 1809), collected by Peter Brears; a photostat copy of the text for 'England ...
Sound Recording, Monmouthshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)
[1960s]
Mr. Padfield, recorded in Crosskeys [undated]; talks about the local landscape and afforestation; boom time for coal mines during World War One; economic slumps and unemployment, dole and soup kitchen...