Legendes en Europe (106 legendes)
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- Colegiata de San Isidro
[Madrid (Madrid, Espagne_)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/04/26.
Themes: In the twelfth century there lived in Spain a peasant called Isidore. He spent his days ploughing his master's fields, watching his master's crops, having no thought but that of doing his duty faithfully. But the Church, following the example of our Blessed Lord, her Founder, who chose to be … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/04/26.
Themes: In the twelfth century there lived in Spain a peasant called Isidore. He spent his days ploughing his master's fields, watching his master's crops, having no thought but that of doing his duty faithfully. But the Church, following the example of our Blessed Lord, her Founder, who chose to be … Read more
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- Colegiata de San Isidro
[Madrid (Madrid, Espagne_)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/04/26.
Themes: In the twelfth century there lived in Spain a peasant called Isidore. He spent his days ploughing his master's fields, watching his master's crops, having no thought but that of doing his duty faithfully. But the Church, following the example of our Blessed Lord, her Founder, who chose to be … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 03/04/26.
Themes: In the twelfth century there lived in Spain a peasant called Isidore. He spent his days ploughing his master's fields, watching his master's crops, having no thought but that of doing his duty faithfully. But the Church, following the example of our Blessed Lord, her Founder, who chose to be … Read more
[Verrières (Aube, France)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/04/26.
Themes: [...] Aventine [...] loved all creatures so dearly that it is told of him even that one day, when he trod upon a snake and crushed it, he bent over it, cherishing it until life returned and it glided away. He lived in the sixth century, being Abbot of a … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/04/26.
Themes: [...] Aventine [...] loved all creatures so dearly that it is told of him even that one day, when he trod upon a snake and crushed it, he bent over it, cherishing it until life returned and it glided away. He lived in the sixth century, being Abbot of a … Read more
Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle Saint-Aventin
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- Chapelle Saint-Aventin
[Verrières (Aube, France)]
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/04/26.
Themes: [...] Aventine [...] loved all creatures so dearly that it is told of him even that one day, when he trod upon a snake and crushed it, he bent over it, cherishing it until life returned and it glided away. He lived in the sixth century, being Abbot of a … Read more
By Hilton, Agnes Aubrey in 1908 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/04/26.
Themes: [...] Aventine [...] loved all creatures so dearly that it is told of him even that one day, when he trod upon a snake and crushed it, he bent over it, cherishing it until life returned and it glided away. He lived in the sixth century, being Abbot of a … Read more
[Castlefarm (Tipperary, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes: Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes: Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more
[Castlefarm (Tipperary, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes: Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 01/04/26.
Themes: Once upon a time, there were two celebrated monasteries in vogue; one of those was at Aghaboe, in the Queen’s County, and the other some eight or ten miles distant, at Monahincha, in the County of Tipperary. Now it happened, that the monks of one of these monasteries had a … Read more
[Corough (Galway, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/03/26.
Themes: The opening between Aranmore and Inishmaan, or the Middle Island, is called Gregory’s Sound. According to the islanders of Aran, its name was derived from a certain venerable man named Naomh Greoihir, or St. Gregory. This holy penitent came originally from the mainland, lying in a south-eastern direction. There he … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/03/26.
Themes: The opening between Aranmore and Inishmaan, or the Middle Island, is called Gregory’s Sound. According to the islanders of Aran, its name was derived from a certain venerable man named Naomh Greoihir, or St. Gregory. This holy penitent came originally from the mainland, lying in a south-eastern direction. There he … Read more
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- Gregory of the Golden Mouth
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- Gregory of the Golden Mouth
[Corough (Galway, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/03/26.
Themes: The opening between Aranmore and Inishmaan, or the Middle Island, is called Gregory’s Sound. According to the islanders of Aran, its name was derived from a certain venerable man named Naomh Greoihir, or St. Gregory. This holy penitent came originally from the mainland, lying in a south-eastern direction. There he … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 30/03/26.
Themes: The opening between Aranmore and Inishmaan, or the Middle Island, is called Gregory’s Sound. According to the islanders of Aran, its name was derived from a certain venerable man named Naomh Greoihir, or St. Gregory. This holy penitent came originally from the mainland, lying in a south-eastern direction. There he … Read more
Maura Mc Phillips, Postcards From Ireland, Facebook
- Drumsnat lake
[Three Mile House (Monaghan, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 28/03/26.
Themes: Hardly any deep lake in Ireland is without the occupancy of an uncouth monster, seldom seen on the surface, but often observed in motion, far down in the depths of the water. Imagination is frequently exercised by the peasantry, to divine its exact form, which is supposed to differ in … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 28/03/26.
Themes: Hardly any deep lake in Ireland is without the occupancy of an uncouth monster, seldom seen on the surface, but often observed in motion, far down in the depths of the water. Imagination is frequently exercised by the peasantry, to divine its exact form, which is supposed to differ in … Read more
Maura Mc Phillips, Postcards From Ireland, Facebook
- Drumsnat lake
[Three Mile House (Monaghan, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 28/03/26.
Themes: Hardly any deep lake in Ireland is without the occupancy of an uncouth monster, seldom seen on the surface, but often observed in motion, far down in the depths of the water. Imagination is frequently exercised by the peasantry, to divine its exact form, which is supposed to differ in … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 28/03/26.
Themes: Hardly any deep lake in Ireland is without the occupancy of an uncouth monster, seldom seen on the surface, but often observed in motion, far down in the depths of the water. Imagination is frequently exercised by the peasantry, to divine its exact form, which is supposed to differ in … Read more
[Dublin (Dublin City, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/03/26.
Themes: One of the best, most honest-minded and most industrious of men is John Kearns of Irishtown; and while engaged with his well-cared horse in drawing sand for some building improvements at the Star of the Sea Church, he put the following query to the superintendent: “Did you iver hear the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/03/26.
Themes: One of the best, most honest-minded and most industrious of men is John Kearns of Irishtown; and while engaged with his well-cared horse in drawing sand for some building improvements at the Star of the Sea Church, he put the following query to the superintendent: “Did you iver hear the … Read more
[Dublin (Dublin City, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/03/26.
Themes: One of the best, most honest-minded and most industrious of men is John Kearns of Irishtown; and while engaged with his well-cared horse in drawing sand for some building improvements at the Star of the Sea Church, he put the following query to the superintendent: “Did you iver hear the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 27/03/26.
Themes: One of the best, most honest-minded and most industrious of men is John Kearns of Irishtown; and while engaged with his well-cared horse in drawing sand for some building improvements at the Star of the Sea Church, he put the following query to the superintendent: “Did you iver hear the … Read more
[Stradbally (Laois, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes: There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes: There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more
[Stradbally (Laois, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes: There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 26/03/26.
Themes: There can be no question but that historical and traditional stories are strangely woven together, and with many tangles of net-work, in the fireside narratives of our peasantry. These regarding Timogue old church, and the castle which formerly stood near it, are examples of fact and fiction, it should prove … Read more
[Saint Mullin's (Carlow, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 25/03/26.
Themes: *“Men called him Cobban Saer, and many a tale* *Yet lingers in the bye-ways of the land,* *Of how he cleft the rock, and down the vale* *Led the bright river, child-like, in his hand:* *Or how on giant ships he spread great sail,* *And many marvels else by him … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 25/03/26.
Themes: *“Men called him Cobban Saer, and many a tale* *Yet lingers in the bye-ways of the land,* *Of how he cleft the rock, and down the vale* *Led the bright river, child-like, in his hand:* *Or how on giant ships he spread great sail,* *And many marvels else by him … Read more
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- St Mullin's Monastic Site
VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- St Mullin's Monastic Site
[Saint Mullin's (Carlow, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 25/03/26.
Themes: *“Men called him Cobban Saer, and many a tale* *Yet lingers in the bye-ways of the land,* *Of how he cleft the rock, and down the vale* *Led the bright river, child-like, in his hand:* *Or how on giant ships he spread great sail,* *And many marvels else by him … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 25/03/26.
Themes: *“Men called him Cobban Saer, and many a tale* *Yet lingers in the bye-ways of the land,* *Of how he cleft the rock, and down the vale* *Led the bright river, child-like, in his hand:* *Or how on giant ships he spread great sail,* *And many marvels else by him … Read more
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- The Stone of Destiny - Hill of Tara
[Hill of Tara (Meath, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (8 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 23/03/26.
Themes: It is indeed a shameful story to relate, how the pagan king of Leinster, Eochaidh Aincheann, visited the monarch Tuathal the Legitimate at Tara, A.D. 106, and married his daughter Dairine, whom he brought to Leinster, and lived with her for some time. Afterwards, he became enamoured of her sister, … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (8 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 23/03/26.
Themes: It is indeed a shameful story to relate, how the pagan king of Leinster, Eochaidh Aincheann, visited the monarch Tuathal the Legitimate at Tara, A.D. 106, and married his daughter Dairine, whom he brought to Leinster, and lived with her for some time. Afterwards, he became enamoured of her sister, … Read more
August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Stone of Destiny - Hill of Tara
[Hill of Tara (Meath, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (8 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 23/03/26.
Themes: It is indeed a shameful story to relate, how the pagan king of Leinster, Eochaidh Aincheann, visited the monarch Tuathal the Legitimate at Tara, A.D. 106, and married his daughter Dairine, whom he brought to Leinster, and lived with her for some time. Afterwards, he became enamoured of her sister, … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (8 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 23/03/26.
Themes: It is indeed a shameful story to relate, how the pagan king of Leinster, Eochaidh Aincheann, visited the monarch Tuathal the Legitimate at Tara, A.D. 106, and married his daughter Dairine, whom he brought to Leinster, and lived with her for some time. Afterwards, he became enamoured of her sister, … Read more
[Station Island (Donegal, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/03/26.
Themes: [...] In the old pagan times a Peistha, or water serpent, of immense girth and of still greater trail, was believed to haunt the celebrated Lough Derg, in the northern parts of Ireland. Sometimes his horrid head and open jaws were seen above the surface, as if drawing in the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/03/26.
Themes: [...] In the old pagan times a Peistha, or water serpent, of immense girth and of still greater trail, was believed to haunt the celebrated Lough Derg, in the northern parts of Ireland. Sometimes his horrid head and open jaws were seen above the surface, as if drawing in the … Read more
[Station Island (Donegal, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/03/26.
Themes: [...] In the old pagan times a Peistha, or water serpent, of immense girth and of still greater trail, was believed to haunt the celebrated Lough Derg, in the northern parts of Ireland. Sometimes his horrid head and open jaws were seen above the surface, as if drawing in the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 21/03/26.
Themes: [...] In the old pagan times a Peistha, or water serpent, of immense girth and of still greater trail, was believed to haunt the celebrated Lough Derg, in the northern parts of Ireland. Sometimes his horrid head and open jaws were seen above the surface, as if drawing in the … Read more
Dylan Moore / Pasture on the slopes of Knockainy Hill, Co. Limerick
- Knockainy Hill
[Knockainey Hill (Limerick, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 20/03/26.
Themes: At the close of the second and in the beginning of the third century of the Christian era, flourished the renowned King of Munster, Oilioll Oluim, from whom many distinguished families of the south claim descent. He had married Sadhbh (or Sabia), daughter to Conn of the Hundred Battles, monarch … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 20/03/26.
Themes: At the close of the second and in the beginning of the third century of the Christian era, flourished the renowned King of Munster, Oilioll Oluim, from whom many distinguished families of the south claim descent. He had married Sadhbh (or Sabia), daughter to Conn of the Hundred Battles, monarch … Read more
Dylan Moore / Pasture on the slopes of Knockainy Hill, Co. Limerick
- Knockainy Hill
[Knockainey Hill (Limerick, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 20/03/26.
Themes: At the close of the second and in the beginning of the third century of the Christian era, flourished the renowned King of Munster, Oilioll Oluim, from whom many distinguished families of the south claim descent. He had married Sadhbh (or Sabia), daughter to Conn of the Hundred Battles, monarch … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 20/03/26.
Themes: At the close of the second and in the beginning of the third century of the Christian era, flourished the renowned King of Munster, Oilioll Oluim, from whom many distinguished families of the south claim descent. He had married Sadhbh (or Sabia), daughter to Conn of the Hundred Battles, monarch … Read more
[Stamullin (Meath, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/03/26.
Themes: A Great repertory of Irish folk-lore is the Dinnsheanchus, which professes to account for the origin of names applied to various celebrated places in Ireland. Doubtless it furnishes a record of the most ancient traditions still preserved. It usually asserts, that the compiler never found it difficult to solve the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/03/26.
Themes: A Great repertory of Irish folk-lore is the Dinnsheanchus, which professes to account for the origin of names applied to various celebrated places in Ireland. Doubtless it furnishes a record of the most ancient traditions still preserved. It usually asserts, that the compiler never found it difficult to solve the … Read more
[Stamullin (Meath, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/03/26.
Themes: A Great repertory of Irish folk-lore is the Dinnsheanchus, which professes to account for the origin of names applied to various celebrated places in Ireland. Doubtless it furnishes a record of the most ancient traditions still preserved. It usually asserts, that the compiler never found it difficult to solve the … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 19/03/26.
Themes: A Great repertory of Irish folk-lore is the Dinnsheanchus, which professes to account for the origin of names applied to various celebrated places in Ireland. Doubtless it furnishes a record of the most ancient traditions still preserved. It usually asserts, that the compiler never found it difficult to solve the … Read more
[Rostrevor (Newry, Mourne and Down, Royaume-Uni)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/03/26.
Themes: Not far away from, but high over, the romantic town of Rostrevor rises the great hill of Clough-mor, one of the Mourne range of mountains. Upon a projecting cliff, nearly midway up the ascent, is to be seen a huge mass of granite, weighing over thirty tons, as has been … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/03/26.
Themes: Not far away from, but high over, the romantic town of Rostrevor rises the great hill of Clough-mor, one of the Mourne range of mountains. Upon a projecting cliff, nearly midway up the ascent, is to be seen a huge mass of granite, weighing over thirty tons, as has been … Read more
[Rostrevor (Newry, Mourne and Down, Royaume-Uni)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/03/26.
Themes: Not far away from, but high over, the romantic town of Rostrevor rises the great hill of Clough-mor, one of the Mourne range of mountains. Upon a projecting cliff, nearly midway up the ascent, is to be seen a huge mass of granite, weighing over thirty tons, as has been … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 18/03/26.
Themes: Not far away from, but high over, the romantic town of Rostrevor rises the great hill of Clough-mor, one of the Mourne range of mountains. Upon a projecting cliff, nearly midway up the ascent, is to be seen a huge mass of granite, weighing over thirty tons, as has been … Read more
[Inchrory (Moray, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/03/26.
Themes: One upon a time a tenant in the neighbourhood of Cairngorm, in Strathspey, emigrated with his family and cattle to the forest of Glenavon, which is well known to be inhabited by many fairies as well as ghosts. Two of his sons being out late one night in search of … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/03/26.
Themes: One upon a time a tenant in the neighbourhood of Cairngorm, in Strathspey, emigrated with his family and cattle to the forest of Glenavon, which is well known to be inhabited by many fairies as well as ghosts. Two of his sons being out late one night in search of … Read more
[Inchrory (Moray, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/03/26.
Themes: One upon a time a tenant in the neighbourhood of Cairngorm, in Strathspey, emigrated with his family and cattle to the forest of Glenavon, which is well known to be inhabited by many fairies as well as ghosts. Two of his sons being out late one night in search of … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/03/26.
Themes: One upon a time a tenant in the neighbourhood of Cairngorm, in Strathspey, emigrated with his family and cattle to the forest of Glenavon, which is well known to be inhabited by many fairies as well as ghosts. Two of his sons being out late one night in search of … Read more
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- The Ghost in Armor
[Carnagh (Laois, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/03/26.
Themes: One fine day in summer, after a walk up the southern slopes of Slieve Bloom, in company with some friends, we reached the site of Mundrehid’s old ruined church, the walls of which were then nearly level with the ground. The name of this place is derived from the River … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/03/26.
Themes: One fine day in summer, after a walk up the southern slopes of Slieve Bloom, in company with some friends, we reached the site of Mundrehid’s old ruined church, the walls of which were then nearly level with the ground. The name of this place is derived from the River … Read more
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- The Ghost in Armor
[Carnagh (Laois, Irlande)]
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/03/26.
Themes: One fine day in summer, after a walk up the southern slopes of Slieve Bloom, in company with some friends, we reached the site of Mundrehid’s old ruined church, the walls of which were then nearly level with the ground. The name of this place is derived from the River … Read more
By O'Hanlon, John in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 16/03/26.
Themes: One fine day in summer, after a walk up the southern slopes of Slieve Bloom, in company with some friends, we reached the site of Mundrehid’s old ruined church, the walls of which were then nearly level with the ground. The name of this place is derived from the River … Read more
[Conon Bridge (Highland Council, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 24/02/26.
Themes: “The Conan is as bonny a river as we hae in a’ the north country. There’s mony a sweet sunny spot on its banks, an’ mony a time an’ aft hae I waded through its shallows, whan a boy, to set my little scautling-line for the trouts an’ the eels, … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 24/02/26.
Themes: “The Conan is as bonny a river as we hae in a’ the north country. There’s mony a sweet sunny spot on its banks, an’ mony a time an’ aft hae I waded through its shallows, whan a boy, to set my little scautling-line for the trouts an’ the eels, … Read more
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- Conon Old Burial Ground
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- Conon Old Burial Ground
[Conon Bridge (Highland Council, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 24/02/26.
Themes: “The Conan is as bonny a river as we hae in a’ the north country. There’s mony a sweet sunny spot on its banks, an’ mony a time an’ aft hae I waded through its shallows, whan a boy, to set my little scautling-line for the trouts an’ the eels, … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 24/02/26.
Themes: “The Conan is as bonny a river as we hae in a’ the north country. There’s mony a sweet sunny spot on its banks, an’ mony a time an’ aft hae I waded through its shallows, whan a boy, to set my little scautling-line for the trouts an’ the eels, … Read more
Walter Baxter / The Rhymer Stone
- The Rhymer's Stone
[Earlston (Scottish Borders, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/02/26.
Themes: THOMAS, of Ercildoun, in Lauderdale, called the Rhymer, on account of his producing a poetical romance on the subject of Tristrem and Yseult, which is curious as the earliest specimen of English verse known to exist, flourished in the reign of Alexander III. of Scotland. Like other men of talent … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/02/26.
Themes: THOMAS, of Ercildoun, in Lauderdale, called the Rhymer, on account of his producing a poetical romance on the subject of Tristrem and Yseult, which is curious as the earliest specimen of English verse known to exist, flourished in the reign of Alexander III. of Scotland. Like other men of talent … Read more
Walter Baxter / The Rhymer Stone
- The Rhymer's Stone
[Earlston (Scottish Borders, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/02/26.
Themes: THOMAS, of Ercildoun, in Lauderdale, called the Rhymer, on account of his producing a poetical romance on the subject of Tristrem and Yseult, which is curious as the earliest specimen of English verse known to exist, flourished in the reign of Alexander III. of Scotland. Like other men of talent … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 21/02/26.
Themes: THOMAS, of Ercildoun, in Lauderdale, called the Rhymer, on account of his producing a poetical romance on the subject of Tristrem and Yseult, which is curious as the earliest specimen of English verse known to exist, flourished in the reign of Alexander III. of Scotland. Like other men of talent … Read more
[Denholm (Scottish Borders, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 20/02/26.
Themes: There have been from time immemorial at Hawick, during the two or three last weeks of the year, markets once a week, for the disposal of sheep for slaughter, at which the greater number of people, both in the middle and poorer classes of life, have been accustomed to provide … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 20/02/26.
Themes: There have been from time immemorial at Hawick, during the two or three last weeks of the year, markets once a week, for the disposal of sheep for slaughter, at which the greater number of people, both in the middle and poorer classes of life, have been accustomed to provide … Read more
OpenAI
- Peasant Offering a Garment to the Fairies
OpenAI
- Peasant Offering a Garment to the Fairies
[Denholm (Scottish Borders, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 20/02/26.
Themes: There have been from time immemorial at Hawick, during the two or three last weeks of the year, markets once a week, for the disposal of sheep for slaughter, at which the greater number of people, both in the middle and poorer classes of life, have been accustomed to provide … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 20/02/26.
Themes: There have been from time immemorial at Hawick, during the two or three last weeks of the year, markets once a week, for the disposal of sheep for slaughter, at which the greater number of people, both in the middle and poorer classes of life, have been accustomed to provide … Read more
[Capplegill (Dumfries and Galloway, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 added by Fabien
Published on 18/02/26.
Themes: The last Brownie known in Ettrick Forest resided in Bodsbeck, a wild and solitary spot, near the head of Moffat Water, where he exercised his functions undisturbed, till the scrupulous devotion of an old lady induced her to “hire him away,” as it was termed, by placing in his haunt … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 added by Fabien
Published on 18/02/26.
Themes: The last Brownie known in Ettrick Forest resided in Bodsbeck, a wild and solitary spot, near the head of Moffat Water, where he exercised his functions undisturbed, till the scrupulous devotion of an old lady induced her to “hire him away,” as it was termed, by placing in his haunt … Read more
[Capplegill (Dumfries and Galloway, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 added by Fabien
Published on 18/02/26.
Themes: The last Brownie known in Ettrick Forest resided in Bodsbeck, a wild and solitary spot, near the head of Moffat Water, where he exercised his functions undisturbed, till the scrupulous devotion of an old lady induced her to “hire him away,” as it was termed, by placing in his haunt … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 added by Fabien
Published on 18/02/26.
Themes: The last Brownie known in Ettrick Forest resided in Bodsbeck, a wild and solitary spot, near the head of Moffat Water, where he exercised his functions undisturbed, till the scrupulous devotion of an old lady induced her to “hire him away,” as it was termed, by placing in his haunt … Read more
[Moray (Moray, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/02/26.
Themes: Two celebrated ghosts existed, once on a time, in the wilds of Craig-Aulnaic, a romantic place in the district of Strathdown, Banffshire. The one was a male and the other a female. The male was called Fhuna Mhoir Ben Baynac, after one of the mountains of Glenavon, where at one … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/02/26.
Themes: Two celebrated ghosts existed, once on a time, in the wilds of Craig-Aulnaic, a romantic place in the district of Strathdown, Banffshire. The one was a male and the other a female. The male was called Fhuna Mhoir Ben Baynac, after one of the mountains of Glenavon, where at one … Read more
[Moray (Moray, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/02/26.
Themes: Two celebrated ghosts existed, once on a time, in the wilds of Craig-Aulnaic, a romantic place in the district of Strathdown, Banffshire. The one was a male and the other a female. The male was called Fhuna Mhoir Ben Baynac, after one of the mountains of Glenavon, where at one … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (6 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 17/02/26.
Themes: Two celebrated ghosts existed, once on a time, in the wilds of Craig-Aulnaic, a romantic place in the district of Strathdown, Banffshire. The one was a male and the other a female. The male was called Fhuna Mhoir Ben Baynac, after one of the mountains of Glenavon, where at one … Read more
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- Berwick-upon-Tweed
[Berwick-upon-Tweed (Northumberland, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (5 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 14/02/26.
Themes: Sir James Douglas, the companion of Bruce, and well known by his appellation of the “Black Douglas,” was once, during the hottest period of the exterminating war carried on by him and his colleague Randolph against the English, stationed at Linthaughlee, near Jedburgh. He was resting, himself and his men, … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (5 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 14/02/26.
Themes: Sir James Douglas, the companion of Bruce, and well known by his appellation of the “Black Douglas,” was once, during the hottest period of the exterminating war carried on by him and his colleague Randolph against the English, stationed at Linthaughlee, near Jedburgh. He was resting, himself and his men, … Read more
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- Berwick-upon-Tweed
[Berwick-upon-Tweed (Northumberland, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (5 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 14/02/26.
Themes: Sir James Douglas, the companion of Bruce, and well known by his appellation of the “Black Douglas,” was once, during the hottest period of the exterminating war carried on by him and his colleague Randolph against the English, stationed at Linthaughlee, near Jedburgh. He was resting, himself and his men, … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (5 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 14/02/26.
Themes: Sir James Douglas, the companion of Bruce, and well known by his appellation of the “Black Douglas,” was once, during the hottest period of the exterminating war carried on by him and his colleague Randolph against the English, stationed at Linthaughlee, near Jedburgh. He was resting, himself and his men, … Read more
[Rosemarkie (Highland Council, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/02/26.
Themes: In the early part of Michael Scott’s life he was in the habit of emigrating annually to the Scottish metropolis, for the purpose of being employed in his capacity of mason. One time, as he and two companions were journeying to the place of their destination for a similar object, … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/02/26.
Themes: In the early part of Michael Scott’s life he was in the habit of emigrating annually to the Scottish metropolis, for the purpose of being employed in his capacity of mason. One time, as he and two companions were journeying to the place of their destination for a similar object, … Read more
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- Chanonry Point and Fort George
Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chanonry Point and Fort George
[Rosemarkie (Highland Council, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/02/26.
Themes: In the early part of Michael Scott’s life he was in the habit of emigrating annually to the Scottish metropolis, for the purpose of being employed in his capacity of mason. One time, as he and two companions were journeying to the place of their destination for a similar object, … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (7 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 11/02/26.
Themes: In the early part of Michael Scott’s life he was in the habit of emigrating annually to the Scottish metropolis, for the purpose of being employed in his capacity of mason. One time, as he and two companions were journeying to the place of their destination for a similar object, … Read more
OpenAI
- The seal's hunter
[John o' Groats (Highland Council, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 10/02/26.
Themes: There was once upon a time a man who lived upon the northern coasts, not far from “Taigh Jan Crot Callow” (John-o’-Groat’s House), and he gained his livelihood by catching and killing fish, of all sizes and denominations. He had a particular liking for the killing of those wonderful beasts, … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 10/02/26.
Themes: There was once upon a time a man who lived upon the northern coasts, not far from “Taigh Jan Crot Callow” (John-o’-Groat’s House), and he gained his livelihood by catching and killing fish, of all sizes and denominations. He had a particular liking for the killing of those wonderful beasts, … Read more
OpenAI
- The seal's hunter
[John o' Groats (Highland Council, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 10/02/26.
Themes: There was once upon a time a man who lived upon the northern coasts, not far from “Taigh Jan Crot Callow” (John-o’-Groat’s House), and he gained his livelihood by catching and killing fish, of all sizes and denominations. He had a particular liking for the killing of those wonderful beasts, … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (4 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 10/02/26.
Themes: There was once upon a time a man who lived upon the northern coasts, not far from “Taigh Jan Crot Callow” (John-o’-Groat’s House), and he gained his livelihood by catching and killing fish, of all sizes and denominations. He had a particular liking for the killing of those wonderful beasts, … Read more
[Smailholm (Scottish Borders, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 07/02/26.
Themes: The Scottish Brownie formed a class of being distinct in habit and disposition from the freakish and mischievous elves. He was meagre, shaggy, and wild in his appearance. Thus Cleland, in his satire against the Highlanders, compares them to: *“Faunes, or Brownies, if ye will,* *Or Satyres come from Atlas … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 07/02/26.
Themes: The Scottish Brownie formed a class of being distinct in habit and disposition from the freakish and mischievous elves. He was meagre, shaggy, and wild in his appearance. Thus Cleland, in his satire against the Highlanders, compares them to: *“Faunes, or Brownies, if ye will,* *Or Satyres come from Atlas … Read more
OpenAI
- Brownie and horse
OpenAI
- Brownie and horse
[Smailholm (Scottish Borders, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 07/02/26.
Themes: The Scottish Brownie formed a class of being distinct in habit and disposition from the freakish and mischievous elves. He was meagre, shaggy, and wild in his appearance. Thus Cleland, in his satire against the Highlanders, compares them to: *“Faunes, or Brownies, if ye will,* *Or Satyres come from Atlas … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 07/02/26.
Themes: The Scottish Brownie formed a class of being distinct in habit and disposition from the freakish and mischievous elves. He was meagre, shaggy, and wild in his appearance. Thus Cleland, in his satire against the Highlanders, compares them to: *“Faunes, or Brownies, if ye will,* *Or Satyres come from Atlas … Read more
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- Ve Skerries
[Helligoblo (Shetland Islands, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/02/26.
Themes: Of mermen and merwomen many strange stories are told in the Shetland Isles. Beneath the depths of the ocean, according to these stories, an atmosphere exists adapted to the respiratory organs of certain beings, resembling, in form, the human race, possessed of surpassing beauty, of limited supernatural powers, and liable … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/02/26.
Themes: Of mermen and merwomen many strange stories are told in the Shetland Isles. Beneath the depths of the ocean, according to these stories, an atmosphere exists adapted to the respiratory organs of certain beings, resembling, in form, the human race, possessed of surpassing beauty, of limited supernatural powers, and liable … Read more
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- Ve Skerries
[Helligoblo (Shetland Islands, Royaume-Uni)]
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/02/26.
Themes: Of mermen and merwomen many strange stories are told in the Shetland Isles. Beneath the depths of the ocean, according to these stories, an atmosphere exists adapted to the respiratory organs of certain beings, resembling, in form, the human race, possessed of surpassing beauty, of limited supernatural powers, and liable … Read more
By Gibbings, W.W. in 1889 (3 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 05/02/26.
Themes: Of mermen and merwomen many strange stories are told in the Shetland Isles. Beneath the depths of the ocean, according to these stories, an atmosphere exists adapted to the respiratory organs of certain beings, resembling, in form, the human race, possessed of surpassing beauty, of limited supernatural powers, and liable … Read more