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by Peter Stevenson


  The Ox of Eynonsford Farm

  Radford, Tales of South Wales, 78–80.

  Ceffyl Dŵr

  Owen, Welsh Folk-Lore, 138–41.

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 65–66.

  The Horse that Dropped Gold

  Sampson, John, ‘Welsh Gypsy Folk Tales, No. 26’, in Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, Vol. IV (1925), No. 3, 99–103.

  The King’s Secret

  Rhys, Celtic Folklore, 231–34.

  Stevenson, Peter, ‘Retracing Wales’, in Planet 208, 68–79 (Aberystwyth: Planet, 2012).

  The Undertaker’s Horse

  Oral tale from John Beynon, Kimley Moor Farm, Rhosilli, Gower, heard from Ernest Richards and recorded in Jacob Whittaker’s film From Bard to Verse.

  The Boar Hunt

  Thomas, Gwyn, and Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Quest for Olwen (Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 1988) 54–9.

  From the telling of Michael Harvey.

  Chapter 14 – Eagles, Owls and Seagulls

  The King of the Birds

  Shepard-Jones, Elisabeth, Welsh Legendary Tales (London: Nelson, 1959) 59.

  The Ancient Animals

  Emerson, Welsh Fairy-Tales, 47 (as ‘The Long Lived Ancestors’).

  Williams, Taliesin, Iolo Manuscripts (Llandovery: William Rees, 1848) 601.

  From the telling of Cath Little.

  Shemi Wâd and the Seagulls

  Medlicott, Shemi’s Tall Tales, ‘The Stale Currant Bun’, 17–27.

  Iolo’s Fables

  Thomas, The Welsh Fairy Book, 304.

  Williams, Iolo Manuscripts, 560, 565, 567 & 568.

  Why the Robin’s Breast is Red

  Oral tale.

  Chapter 15 – Dragons, Hairy Things and an Elephant

  The Red and White Dragons

  ‘Lludd and Llefelys’, in The Mabinogion (see Chapter 1).

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 165–66.

  Serpents, Carrogs, Vipers and Gwibers

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 166–69.

  The Welsh Yeti

  Radford, Tales of North Wales, 50–51.

  The Wiston Basilisk

  Ross, Folklore of Wales, 51.

  Shaggy Elephant Tales

  Oral tale.

  Stevenson, Ceredigion Folk Tales, 170–75.

  Chapter 16 – Saints, Wishes and Cursing Wells

  The Shee Well that Ran Away

  Oral tale.

  St Dwynwen

  Stevens, Catrin, Santes Dwynwen (Llandysul: Gomer, 2005).

  Dwynwen’s Well

  Radford, Tales of North Wales, 72–73.

  St Melangell

  Ross, Folklore of Wales, 146–47.

  St Eilian’s Cursing Well

  Suggett, The History of Magic and Witchcraft in Wales, 116–33.

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 15–16.

  Chapter 17 – Giants, Beards and Cannibals

  Cynog and the Cewri

  Grooms, Chris, The Giants of Wales/Cewri Cymru (Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press, 1993) 85–87.

  Jones, T. Gwyn, Welsh Folklore & Folk Customs (London: Methuen, 1930) 77–80.

  The Man with Green Weeds in His Hair

  Grooms, Cewri Cymru, 187–89.

  Thomas, The Welsh Fairy Book, 210–11.

  The King of the Beards

  Grooms, Cewri Cymru, 214–18.

  Jones, Welsh Legends and Folk-Tales, 138–45.

  The One-Eyed Giant of Rhymney

  Gwyndaf, Welsh Folk Tales/Chwedlau Gwerin Cymru, 92.

  Chapter 18 – Miners, Coal and a Rat

  The Coal Giant

  Grooms, Cewri Cymru, 93–95.

  Dic Penderyn

  Radford, Tales of South Wales, 37–38.

  The Treorchy Leadbelly

  Lomax, Alan, Cultural Equity Online Archive: http://www.culturalequity.org/

  The Rat with False Teeth

  ‘Welsh Coal Mines’, from Paul, Neath, 4 April 2013, http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/index.html.

  Siôn y Gof

  Gwyndaf, Chwedlau Gwerin Cymraeg, 62.

  Stevenson, Peter, and Alison Lochhead, ‘The World Turned Inside Out’, in Planet 213, 22–31 (Aberystwyth: Planet, 2014).

  The Hole

  Oral tale.

  The Penrhyn Strike

  Oral version of history, and family tale.

  The Wolf

  Oral tale.

  Chapter 19 – Homes, Farms and Mice

  The Lady of Ogmore

  Morgan, Alun, Legends of Porthcawl and the Glamorgan Coast (Glamorgan: D. Brown, 1974) 28–32.

  The House with the Front Door at the Back

  Rhys, Celtic Folklore. Told by Evan Williams, a smith from Rhoshirwaun.

  The Cow on the Roof

  Jones, Welsh Folklore & Folk Custom, 229–31 (‘as told by a Denbighshire teamsman’).

  Manawydan Hangs a Mouse

  Extract from Third Branch of Y Mabinogi (see Chapter 1).

  The Muck Heap

  Told by Kate Davies of Pren-gwyn to Robin Gwyndaf in 1973. National Museum of Wales, tape MWL 3892.

  Chapter 20 – Courtship, Love and Marriage

  The Maid of Cefn Ydfa

  Morgan, Legends of Porthcawl, 15.

  Morgan, Thomas, The Cupid (David Griffiths, 1869).

  Rhys and Meinir

  Oral tale.

  Nant Gwrtheyrn: http://www.nantgwrtheyrn.org/cy

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 397.

  The Odd Couple

  Oral tale.

  The Wish

  Oral tale.

  Chapter 21 – Fiddlers, Harpers and Pipers

  The Gypsy Fiddler

  Jarman, Eldra, and A.O.H. Jarman, Y Sipsiwn Cymraeg (Cardiff: University of Wales, 1979).

  Roberts, Ernest, With Harp Fiddle and Folk Tale (Denbigh: Gee & Son, 1981).

  Ffarwel Ned Puw

  Sikes, British Goblins, 99–100.

  Dic the Fiddler

  Roberts, Hilda A.E., Legends and Folk Lore of North Wales (London: Collins, 1931) 65–67.

  Morgan the Harper

  Sheppard-Jones, Welsh Legendary Tales, 25–28.

  The Harpers of Bala

  Jones, Welsh Legends and Folk-Tales, 231–34.

  Rhys, Celtic Folklore, 149–50.

  Chapter 22 – Romani, Dancers and Cinder-Girl

  Black Ellen

  Jarman & Jarman, Y Sipsiwn Cymraeg.

  Roberts, With Harp Fiddle and Folktale.

  Sampson, John, XXI Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales (Newtown: Gregynog Press, 1933).

  Cinder-Girl

  Sampson, John, ‘Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales, No. 18 – The Little Slut’, in Journal of Gypsy Lore Society, Vol. 2, No. 3 (1923) 99–110.

  The Dancing Girl from Prestatyn

  Romany Valley Stream Project: http://www.valleystream.co.uk/

  Fallen Snow

  Sampson, John, Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales, No. 34 – Fallen Snow’ in Journal of Gypsy Lore Society, Vol. 6, No. 3 (1927), 97–101.

  Chapter 23 – Settlers, Travellers and Tourists

  Madoc and the Moon-Eyed People

  Oral tale in North Carolina, 2015.

  Wil Cefn Goch

  Phillips, The Lovers’ Graves, 56–70.

  Malacara

  Oral tale in Ohio, 2015.

  The Texan Cattle Farmer

  Oral tale.

  Chapter 24 – Trains, Tramps and Roads

  The Old Man of Pencader

  Gerald, The Description of Wales, 274.

  The Tales of Thomas Phillips, Stationmaster

  Phillips, Thomas, Railroad Humours, or Stories of Railway Travel (Carmarthen: W.M. Evans & Son, 1925).

  The Wily Old Welshman

  Radford, Tales of South Wales, 53–55.

  Dic Aberdaron

  Gwyndaf, Chwedlau Gwerin Cymru, 40.

  Oral tale.

  Sarn Elen

  From the telling of F
iona Collins.

  ‘The Dream of Macsen Wledig’, in The Mabinogion (see Chapter 1).

  Jenkins, D.E., Bedd Gelert, its Facts, Fairies and Folk-lore (Porthmadog: Llewelyn Jenkins, 1899) 144–46.

  Chapter 25 – Stones, Caves and Ferns

  The Giantess’s Apron-Full

  Emerson, Welsh Fairy-Tales, 50.

  The Stonewaller

  Austin, Haunted Anglesey, 161–63.

  The Scarecrow

  Oral tale.

  Owain Lawgoch

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 135–38.

  Williams, in T. Crofton Croker, Irish Legends, 266–72.

  Aladdin’s Cave, Aberystwyth

  Oral tales.

  Sandys, Oliver, Caradoc Evans (London: Hurst & Blackett, n.d.).

  The Ferny Man

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 89–90.

  Chapter 26 – Dentists, Cockle Women and Onion Men

  Don’t Buy a Woodcock by its Beak

  Owen, Daniel, Fireside Tales (Talybont: Brown Cow/Lolfa, 2011).

  Translation of Straeon y Pentan, 1895.

  Wil the Mill

  Gwynn, Cyril, Gower Yarns (Parkmill: the Author, 1928) 45–46.

  Oral tale told by Arwel John, blacksmith at Parkmill Heritage Centre.

  The Penclawdd Cockle Women

  Jenkins, J. Geraint, Cockles and Mussels, Aspects of Shellfish-gathering in Wales (Cardiff: Welsh Folk Museum, 1984).

  Radford, Tales of South Wales, 124–27.

  Sioni Onions

  Griffiths, Gwyn, The Last of the Onion Men (Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2002).

  Oral tale.

  The Hangman who Hanged Himself

  Rowe, David, The A to Z of Curious Flintshire (Stroud: The History Press, 2015), as told by Buckley ‘mon’ Jim Bentley.

  Chapter 27 – Sea, Smugglers and Seventh Waves

  The Ring in the Fish

  Jones, Welsh Folklore and Folk Custom, 233–34.

  Jemima Fawr and the Black Legion

  Gwyndaf, Chwedlau Gwerin Cymru, 80.

  Radford, Tales of South Wales, 65–66.

  Walter and the Wreckers

  Morgan, Legends of Porthcawl, 31–34.

  Radford, Tales of South Wales, 33–36.

  Potato Jones

  Swansea Pictorial History: http://acs-swansea.no-ip.org/sph/sphloginpage.php

  The Kings of Bardsey

  Oral tales.

  Stevenson, ‘Retracing Wales’, Planet 208, 68–79.

  Chapter 28 – Rogues, Tricksters and Folk Heroes

  Myra, Rebecca and the Mari Lwyd

  Evans, Myra, Atgofion Ceinewydd (Aberystwyth: Cwmdeithas Llyfrau Ceredigion Gyf, 1961) 23–26.

  Evans, Myra, papers in private collection.

  Oral tales.

  Stevenson, ‘The World Turned Upside Down’, in Planet 215, 43–55 (Aberystwyth: Planet, 2014).

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 31–33.

  Twm Siôn Cati

  From the telling of Dafydd Wyn Morgan.

  Isaac, Margaret Rose, The Tale of Twm Siôn Cati (Caerleon, Apecs Press, 2005)

  Radford, Tales of South Wales, 22–26.

  The Red Bandits of Dinas Mawddwy

  Gwyndaf, Chwedlau Gwerin Cymru, 57.

  Murray the Hump

  From the telling of Phil Okwedy.

  The Man Who Never Was

  Macintyre, Ben, Operation Mincemeat (London: Bloomsbury, 2010).

  Chapter 29 – Swans, Wolves and Transformations

  Cadwaladr and the Goat

  Jones, Welsh Legends and Folk-Tales, 242–45.

  Sikes, British Goblins, 53–55.

  Swan Ladies

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 297–99.

  Snake-Women

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 302–303.

  Frog Woman and Toad Man

  Gerald, The Journey Through Wales, 169–70.

  Kilvert, Francis, Kilvert’s Diary (London: Jonathan Cape, 1938–40) 137.

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 303–304.

  Werewolves and Wolf-Girl

  Collins, Fiona, Wrexham County Folk Tales (Stroud: History Press, 2014) 90–93.

  Trevelyan, Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales, 295–96.

  Williams, Nigel, ‘Marie Trevelyan, an authoress with three names’, in Llantwit Major: Aspects of its History, Vol. 8 (Llantwit Major: Local History Society, 2008).

  Chapter 30 – Blodeuwedd, Flower and Owl

  ‘Fourth Branch of Y Mabinogi’ (see Chapter 1).

  The History Press Folk Tales

  Collins, Fiona, Denbighshire Folk Tales (Stroud: The History Press, 2011).

  Collins, Fiona, Wrexham County Folk Tales (Stroud: The History Press, 2014).

  Maddern, Eric, Snowdonia Folk Tales (Stroud: The History Press, 2015).

  Stevenson, Peter, Ceredigion Folk Tales (Stroud: The History Press, 2014).

  Willison, Christine, Pembrokeshire Folk Tales (Stroud: The History Press, 2013).

  DIOLCH O GALON

  Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales.

  Amgueddfa Cymru / The National Museum of Wales.

  Beyond the Border International Storytelling Festival.

  The editors and publishers at The History Press.

  Librarians, archivists, and local historians.

  Folklorists, antiquarian vicars, and diarists.

  Stonewallers, artists, and blacksmiths.

  Dreamers, visionaries, and rebels.

  Travellers of the Old Welsh Tramping Road.

  Fiddlers who find fairy money in their pockets.

  Harpers who fall asleep in swamps.

  Songbirds who whisper in the ears of lovers.

  Elephants who vanish leaving only stories behind.

  Those who heard a story yesterday.

  And those who will tell a tale tomorrow.

  Society for Storytelling

  Since 1993, the Society for Storytelling has championed the art of oral storytelling and the benefits it can provide – such as improving memory more than rote learning, promoting healing by stimulating the release of neuropeptides, or simply great entertainment! Storytellers, enthusiasts and academics support and are supported by this registered charity to ensure the art is nurtured and developed throughout the UK.

  Many activities of the Society are available to all, such as locating storytellers on the Society website, taking part in our annual National Storytelling Week at the start of every February, purchasing our quarterly magazine Storylines, or attending our Annual Gathering – a chance to revel in engaging performances, inspiring workshops, and the company of like-minded people.

  You can also become a member of the Society to support the work we do. In return, you receive free access to Storylines, discounted tickets to the Annual Gathering and other storytelling events, the opportunity to join our mentorship scheme for new storytellers, and more. Among our great deals for members is a 30% discount off titles in the Folk Tales series from The History Press website.

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