Luck of Eden-hall
Hutchinson, in his “History of Cumberland,” speaking of Eden-hall, says: “In this house are some old-fashioned apartments. An old painted drinking-glass, called the ‘Luck of Eden-hall,’ is preserved with great care. In the garden, near to the house, is a well of excellent spring water, called St. Cuthbert’s well. The glass is supposed to have been a sacred chalice, but the legendary tale is, that the butler, going to draw water, surprised a company of fairies who were amusing themselves upon the green near the well. He seized the glass which was standing upon its margin; they tried to get it from him, but, after an ineffectual struggle, flew away, singing—
‘If that glass either break or fall,
Farewell the luck of Eden-hall.’”