Devil / Folklore / Folktales / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published June 22, 2012 · Last modified December 20, 2018
“The Rev. Mr. Thomas Baddy, who lived in Denbigh Town, and was a Dissenting Minister in that place, went into his study one night, and while he was reading or writing, he heard some one behind him laughing and grinning at him, which made him stop a little—as well indeed it might.
St David’s or Leicester’s Church in Denbigh dates from 1578 – 1579. Intended to be a new Cathedral Church for the St Asaph dioceses it is thought to have been the largest church built in the Elizabethan Age, or would have been if it ad been completed.
Devil / Folklore / Folktales / Hauntings / Legends / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published June 8, 2012 · Last modified November 23, 2018
The following account entitled ‘The Devil’s Tree by Eglwys Rhos’ appeared in Elias Owen’s ‘Welsh Folk-lore’ (1887). ‘At the corner of the first turning after passing the village of Llanrhos*, on the left hand side, is a withered oak tree, called by the natives of those parts the Devil’s Tree, and it was thought to be haunted, and therefore the young and timid were afraid to pass it
Devil / Folklore / Folktales / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published May 31, 2012 · Last modified January 1, 2019
Elias Owen gives the following account of a series of disturbing experiences that befell a Sabbath breaker in his 1887 book ‘ Welsh folk-lore: a collection of the folk-tales and legends of North Wales’. The account relates to the experiences of one William Davies and was given to Owen by the late Rev. J. L.
Devil / Folklore / Folktales / Legends / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published May 25, 2012 · Last modified November 23, 2018
There is a legend associated with Rhyd-y-Cae Bridge where a local man was enticed into a game of cards with Satan himself. The following account of the story appeared in Elias Owen’s ‘Welsh folk-lore’ (1887).
Devil / Fairies / Folklore / Folktales / Legends / Welsh Fairies / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published May 24, 2012 · Last modified December 20, 2018
The white washed Llangar Church can be found about a mile from Corwen and can be dated from the late 13th century though it could possibly be as old as the 11th century. Its original name of ‘Llan Garw Gwyn’ (The Church of The White Deer) possibly alludes to a legend dating back its initial erection.
The following story concerning the Devil playing cards appeared in Elias Owen’s ‘Welsh folk-lore’ (1887)’. ‘A good many years ago I travelled from Pentrevoelas to Yspytty in company with Mr.
Devil / Folklore / Folktales / Occult / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published May 6, 2012 · Last modified January 1, 2019
Wirt Sykes in his British Goblins (1881) gives the following account of a devil summoning ceremony performed by a schoolmaster and renowned conjurer named John Jenkin in Pembrokeshire.
Black Dogs / Devil / Folklore / Folktales / Legends / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published April 30, 2012 · Last modified January 1, 2019
According to British Goblins (1881) by Wirt Sykes; ‘To William Jones, a sabbath-breaker, of Risca village, the devil appeared as an enormous mastiff dog, which transformed itself into a great fire and made a roaring noise like burning gorse’.
Devil / Folklore / Folktales / Legends / Occult / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published April 30, 2012 · Last modified January 1, 2019
Before Picton Street in Merthyr Tydfil was replaced by Caedraw Road, you could find the Black Lion Inn (58 Picton Street), and according to the following story which appeared in British Goblins (1881) by Wirt Sykes, two of its drunken customers attempted to summon the Devil which appeared to them in the shape of a gosling. ‘These men were one night drinking together at the Black Lion Inn, when
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