Writing in 1911, Wood gathers the surviving lore of Dumfriesshire and Galloway: traditional witchcraft and its trials, fairy-lore, the brownie Aiken-drum and his bowl of brose, warnings of death, funeral customs and local ghost stories. He records the material much as he received it, with quotations from Burns and old ballads, a glossary of Scots words and a list of authorities.
A rich regional record of belief from the country of Tam o’ Shanter, valuable to anyone tracing Scottish folklore. Download the free EPUB.