Angus Folklore

A trawl through the folklore, history, tales, and ephemera of Angus (including Dundee)

Thursday, 28 April 2016

The Deil o' Glenisla

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The Deil o’ Glenisla had many names back in his days of his glory:  the King o’Lintrathen , Bamff , or just plain Ramsay .  Nowadays he wo...
Friday, 15 April 2016

Wells Once More

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I knew this would happen - and it’s entirely my fault.  No sooner had I feverishly compiled a ‘hot list’ (or should that be ‘wet list’?) of...
Friday, 8 April 2016

Forgotten Sons: Captain Maule Ramsay and Right Wing Extremism

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This is a difficult one.  Some people deserve to be remembered not for their great deeds, fortitude or admirable characteristics, but for t...
Saturday, 2 April 2016

The Worry of Worthies - Dafties and Characters from Long Ago

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Dundonians of a certain age might remember Barrack Street Museum.  Downstairs was a newspaper archive and upstairs there was a series of di...
Friday, 25 March 2016

Rhymes and Rivalries: Water, Place Prejudice, Death

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Not all Angus folk were regarded as equal in the halcyon days of long ago.  Previous entries have shown that ‘Angus bodies’ (as inhabitants ...
Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Fisher Folk(lore)

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The coastal communities of Angus, as in other places, long had their own customs, beliefs and superstitions, some of which were widespread a...
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Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Well, Well, Well.

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Right, you asked for this:  an extensive, but frustratingly un-comprehensive , list of wells which exist or once existed in Angus, with in...
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