Mysterious Celtic Mythology in American Folk Lore

by Curran, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781589807433
• ISBN10: 158980743X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-15
• Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

Summary

Tales of vampires, headless horsemen, witches, devil dogs, and banshees can all be traced back to the ancient Celts. Their mythology included a mystic otherworld from which the souls of the dead, malevolent spirits, and fairies could influence the mortal realm and this was said to be the source of such supernatural beings. Many legends grew from these primitive beliefs and crossed the ocean with immigrants to the New World. In the wilderness of an untamed America, old legends found new life and were adapted by settlers to explain the strange land in which they now found themselves. From Tennessee's Roan Mountain Shapeshifters and the Quaker Seeress of Massachusetts to California's Lost World, Bob Curran explores haunting regional tales and how Celtic mythology has become America's own.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Lost and Fabulous Kingdoms
Alabama: The Legend of Prince Madoc	p. 13
California: J.C. Brown and the Lost World	p. 27
The Great Lakes: The Land of the Lost	p. 43
Wyoming: The Treasure of a Forgotten Land	p. 59
Mysterious and Sacred Places
Connecticut: The Place of Noises	p. 75
Kansas: The Gateway to Hell	p. 87
New Hampshire: The Willey House	p. 101
North Carolina: The Devil's Tramping Ground	p. 115
Witches, Wizards, and Uncanny People
Maryland: The Evil of Patty Cannon	p. 127
Massachusetts: The Quaker Seeress	p. 139
South Carolina: The Amazing Dr. Buzzard	p. 153
Tennessee: The Roan Mountain Shapeshifters	p. 169
Ghosts, Spirits, and the Unquiet Dead
Ohio: The Daylight Wraith	p. 187
Rhode Island: Sarah Tillinghast	p. 199
Virginia: Bouncing Bertha	p. 221
South Carolina: The Tidewater Country Gray Man	p. 233
Devil Creatures
Kentucky: The Thing on the Road	p. 249
Missouri: The Black Booger Dog	p. 261
Tennessee: The Woman in Black	p. 273
Bibliography	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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