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The Legend of Lady Godiva
Rudall, Alison E
1981
An examination of the legend of Lady Godiva, comprising four sections. The first, presenting a history of the legend, includes transcripts and a discussion of seven accounts of the legend, a discussio...
The Courtney Manuscript and Related Papers
1973-1974
This file contains papers relating to the republication of Margaret Courtney's 'Cornish Feasts and Folklore' (originally published Penzance: Beare, 1890). Tony Green, lecturer at the Institute of Dial...
Spring and Summer Festivals
1963-1981
This file includes a colour section from the West Yorkshire Road Car Company calendar for 1963 on well-dressing in Tissington, Derbyshire, on Ascension Day; a section of a colour poster on the May Day...
Conferences and Folk Events
1974-1981
This file contains ephemera used to promote and provide information on conferences and other events related to folklore and folklife. This includes a leaflet for the 2nd Yorkshire Folk and Craft Fayre...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
Cook, Catherine
1970-1971
Male informant talks about his father visiting a witch doctor at Ripon, and a cure involving a jar of nails taken from shoes; also refers to a ritual at a local church at midnight, and black cats. [Tr...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Cook, Catherine
[1970/1971]
Fred Longthorne, recorded at home, talking about practical jokes; the supernatural experiences of others in ?Gill How mine; a local legend concerning John Kay's grave; lead mining - death of miner, ac...
The Folklore and Traditions of Schoolchildren in Hull and Beverley Between 1890 and 1910
Hawkins, Edith Mary
1969
M.Phil. study of children's folklore in Hull and Beverley, in two parts. Part One contains an introductory chapter offering definitions of folklore and traditions, the term school children, an outline...
Corn Dollies
Gebarowicz, Anita
1980
A dissertation examining the craft of making corn dollies, and the folklore associated with them. Its sections provide information on regional names for corn dollies, the varieties of wheat used, song...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979]
Mrs. Jordan, recorded in Birdsedge, talks about her childhood games, played in Crawley, West Sussex. Describes ball games, 'Battle of Waterloo', French skipping (elastics), counting-out rhymes; song; ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ellington, Northumberland. Survey of English Dialects recording in Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Feb 1953
Side 1 is Ellington recording (12 Feb 1953). Side 2 is Binfield Heath recording (24 Feb 1953).[Side 1]Bob Levison describes working as farm worker aged 12 to 17, then working in mine for 40 years, com...
The Puck Fair of Killorglin
Smith, Camilla
1982
A study of the Puck Fair, held in Killorglin, County Kerry, and based on fieldwork interviews undertaken in August and December 1981. The Introduction presents background information on the town, whil...
Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
July/August 1961
Herbert Sykes of Wetwang relates items of weatherlore - rainbows, moon (and associated rhymes), wind direction, horses' behaviour/crows' behaviour (nesting) as signs of weather; Mrs. Sykes relates say...