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Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West CornwallVol. 2

79 entries · 10 sections

by William Bottrell

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Duffy and the Devil (An Old Christmas Play)

Part First Part Second Celtic Monuments Of Boleigh And Rosemodrass Boleigh or Boleit Menheres Holed Stones, &c The Last Cardew, of Boskenna, and the Story of Nelly Wearne Story of Nelly Wearne The Witch of Burian Church-Town The Story of Madam Noy A Modern Sancreed Witch A Queen's Visit to Baranhual The Small People's Cow Tom of Chyannor, the Tin-Streamer The Fairy Dwelling on Selena Moor

The I’an's House of Treen

Introduction The I’ans Quit Treen Unexpected Visitors The Proud Pendars The I’an's Ghosts

Castle Treen and its Legends

The Key of the Castle Giants of Castle Treen Dan Dynas The Small People (Fairies)St. Levan Witches Traditions of Pacurno

Legends of St. Levan

St. Levan and His Sister Johanna's Garden The St. Levan Stone Parchapel Well A Legend of Pargwarra An’ Pee Tregeer's Trip to Market on Hallan Eve Pendeen of Old An Overseer and a Parish Clerk of St. Just about sixty years ago The Fairy Master, or Bob o’ the Carn

A Tinner's Fireside Stories

The Knockers of Ballowal Tom and the Knackers Old Songs and Nicknames

An Excursion to Chapel Uny Well

Introduction The Changeling of Brea Vean Betty Stogs's Baby How a Morvah Man Bought Clothes for his Wife How A Zennor Man Choked Himself, but had his Will in his Pocket

The Smugglers of Penrose

Part the First Part the Second Tregagle

West Country Superstitions

Devil's Money The Slighted Damsel of Gwinear The Wreck of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovel A Night's Ride to Scilly Ancient Bridal Customs Madron Well The Crick-Stone, or Men-an-tol Charms The Fairy Tribes Mermaids and the Hooper The Wrecker and the Death Ship The Sun Never Shines on Those Who Have Sworn Away A Life A Legend of Pengersec

Notes, Illustrative Anecdotes

Miracle Plays, Christmas Plays, &c.The Levelis, of Trewoof Duffy and the Devil Pendre and Baranhual The Danes Landing on the Cornish Coast for Plunder St. Levan's Path A Ghostly Ship's-Bell Brea and Pendeen, in St. Just The Burning of Vellan-Dreath The Men-an-tol, Constantine Tolmen Divination by Rushes and Ivy-Leaves Recent Ill-Wishing Midsummer Bonfire The Mermaid of Zennor Glossary of Local Words Subscribers' Names Errata