Category Archives: Fairies

Fairies cross the Mersey: more modern fairy sightings

Posted on August 10, 2011 by richard

NIGEL WATSON cast his mind back to 1964 when beings described as ‘leprechauns’ caused chaos on Merseyside: two classic cases of modern fairy sightings. The Beatles were not the only group to send people wild in Liverpool during the summer … Continue reading →

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Top 5 fairy sites in Britain

Posted on April 23, 2011 by richard

JANET BORD continues her selection of the ten most fairy-haunted sites in Britain with her top 5. The Isle of Man is especially rich in fairy-lore, and one place where there have been recent sightings is Glen Auldyn (south-west of … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Fairy Sites: 10-6

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

JANET BORD is an expert on British fairylore and and I can heartily recommend her Traveller’s Guide to Fairy Sites (Gothic Image 2004). Janet has prepared a Top 10 of her favourite fairy-haunted sites (although with some difficulty) and I … Continue reading →

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A modern fairy sighting in North Wales

Posted on January 25, 2011 by admin

An encounter with a glowering goblin which suddenly appeared to a man out walking his dog. Continue reading →

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A fairy witness on Skye

Posted on December 16, 2010 by admin

Recollection of an elderly resident of Scotland’s most romantic island who firmly believed in the power of the ‘sithe’. Continue reading →

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Flying fairies and friendly fairies

Posted on March 29, 2010 by admin

There is a wild expanse in Denbighshire, North Wales, known as the Hiraethog which at one time was well-known for its fairy-lore. Continue reading →

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The bunny-bashing goblin

Posted on March 26, 2009 by admin

A bizarre and rather horrible story of a possible encounter with a particularly nasty member of the ‘Little People’ courtesy of Richard Freeman, of the Centre for Fortean Zoology. Continue reading →

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Much more than Cottingley

Posted on March 5, 2009 by admin

Two modern fairy sightings from one of the most fairy-haunted counties in the UK Continue reading →

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Having a drink with the fairies

Posted on December 28, 2008 by admin

There are several legends of travellers stealing drinking vessels from the little people – and one about a golden cup stolen from a Druid. Two of these magic cups are now treasures in our national museums. Continue reading →

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Who’s that knocking?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by admin

Cornish tin miners believed they worked side by side with ‘knockers’, a species of subterranean fairy who could lead them to rich deposits of ore. Continue reading →

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