Folklore

The Magonia Review has a review by John Rimmer of two recent books by David Paul, entitled "Illustrated Tales of Lancashire" and "Illustrated Tales of Cheshire." They include folklore, ghost stories and historical incidents that have passed into folklore:
http://pelicanist.blogspot.com/2019/11/l...shire.html

Rimmer also links to a bizarre account from the 1850s of small pieces of butter inexplicably appearing in a cottage in Lostock (now in Greater Manchester):
https://moremagonia.blogspot.com/2017/07...ggart.html

[Laird]

The Magonia Review has a review by John Rimmer of two recent books by David Paul, entitled "Illustrated Tales of Lancashire" and "Illustrated Tales of Lancashire."

I think you meant for one of those Lancashires to be Cheshire.

I think you meant for one of those Lancashires to be Cheshire.

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