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Showing posts with label legend. Show all posts
Thursday, August 5, 2021

Parachutes and Petticoats - Exploring a peculiar NL legend with folklorist Nicole Penney #FolkloreThursday

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Parachute Petticoats By Nicole Penney Do you know the store of the girl whose life was saved by her dress?   As the tale goes, a young girl ...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Barbary Pirates, Sallee Rovers, and the Legend of Turk's Gut. #FolkloreThursday

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The community of Marysvale, Conception Bay, was originally known as Turk's Gut. The exact origin of the name is lost in the mists...
Monday, October 7, 2013

Bristol's Hope and the Salmon of Knowledge

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There is an old Irish story about the Salmon of Knowledge. According to the legend, an ordinary salmon ate nine hazelnuts that fell into ...

The Isaac Mercer Murder Gate, Bay Roberts

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The ICH office is currently working with the Bay Roberts Cultural Foundation on a project to record local stories. While the focus is on ...
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