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Fabulous Folklore with IcyDublin Ghost Stories of Phantom Dogs and Mysterious FiguresDublin is a beautiful city that straddles the River Liffey, famous as the home of Guinness and the National Leprechaun Museum. What you might not expect from the Irish capital is a series of Dublin ghost stories.
Though why not? The city enjoys a millennium of history, including Viking settlement, economic hardship caused by the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the fight for independence from Britain. Of course there would be ghost stories!
For much of this article, I followed the legends related by Dave Walsh in Haunted Dublin, though where I could, I did...2025-07-1217 min
Icy J's PodcastIcy J's Podcast returns- But with RAW, UNTAMED, VISCOUS AUDIO from yours truly!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy J's Podcast returns... sort of... Well, they've always been here just not... here. Check out their comeback & leave a message for them on Buzzsprout.com!2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2025-04-301h 38Fabulous Folklore with IcyThe Folklore of Birds of Prey: Companions and CompetitionBirds of prey have an interesting relationship to humans, having been both competing predators and avian companions for leisure pursuits. They've provided omens through the practice of augury, or divination by flight pattern. They appear in heraldic badges or become associated with deities in mythology.
But they also have links with ordinary people who shared the landscape with these fascinating hunters. Who wouldn't be stunned by the speed of an osprey as it accelerates towards a lake, pulling free of the water with a huge fish in its talons? Or marvel at the flight prowess of a k...2024-08-1020 minFabulous Folklore with IcyFungi Folklore, Or the Mysterious Forest FruitMushrooms have captured humanity's attention for thousands of years. But they still confuse us.
Mushrooms spring up overnight, many of them are dangerous if you confuse them for their safer cousins, and they have an array of fantastical names. Witness the Destroying Angel, Spit Devil, Satan's Bolete, Witches' Butter, and Death Cap.
Let's learn more about the folklore of fungi in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore.
Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fungi-folklore/
Myths and Legends of the British Highwayman with the Last...2024-02-1725 minFabulous Folklore with IcyThe Folklore of Woodland Trees: Alder, Birch & BlackthornTrees are some of humanity's best friends, providing oxygen, storing carbon, and even improving the soil where they grow.
Some are flashy and famous in folklore, like the oak or the hawthorn. Others are perhaps less well-known, but that doesn't mean they're any less important to folklore!
Let's learn more about alder, birch, and blackthorn in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore.
Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/woodland-trees/
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Myths and L...2024-02-1025 minFabulous Folklore with IcyFolklore of Woodland Plants: Cowslips, Forget-Me-Nots, Lily of the Valley, Primroses & Red CampionCertain plants evoke particular areas, like grasslands, meadows, hedgerows, or gardens. Others are full of the mystery of the forest, splashing colour across the woodland floor. Bluebells are famous for turning ordinary woods into a stunning scene in late March until early May.
So in this post, we're going to look at the folklore of woodland plants. Yes, some of them grow in other places, but they are associated with woodlands on the British Isles.
Let's learn more about cowslips, forget-me-nots, lily of the valley, primroses, and red campion in this week's episode of Fabulous F...2024-02-0320 minFabulous Folklore with IcyThe Ghosts of Culloden Moor: Lost Soldiers on the BattlefieldCulloden Moor is perhaps one of the saddest sites in the British Isles, the battlefield that played host to a massacre. It was also the last battle to take place on mainland Britain.
The Battle of Culloden took place on 16 April 1746. It marked the end of the Jacobite Rebellion. It's also apparently given rise to ghosts of its own, and contributes to local legends inspired by the battle.
Let's go and look and some of the legends in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore.
Find the images and references on the blog post...2024-01-2719 minFabulous Folklore with IcyLegends of Denbigh Moors: Ghosts, Snow and the Tylwyth TegThe Denbigh Moors, or Mynydd Hiraethog, lie in north Wales. At its highest point, it's higher than Exmoor.
The moors are a wild, desolate place, home to various types of wildlife. Yet if you believe the tales, they're also a place of ghosts and the Tylwyth Teg. A Roman Centurion apparently stalks the moors, and a ruin slowly disintegrates into the landscape.
Let's go and look and some of the legends in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/denbigh-moors/
2024-01-2019 minFabulous Folklore with IcySchool Folklore: Ghosts, Black Dogs, and Cautionary TalesThink back to the schools you've attended. Did they have a Grey Lady in a disused corridor? A hell hound in a supply cupboard? A secret tunnel to a neighbouring building? The ghost of a former pupil, forever roaming the halls?
Many schools end up with urban legends and folklore attached to them. Yet these stories can be circulated both by students and by staff. They can be cautionary tales, or simply made up to frighten the younger children.
And it's fascinating how many of the stories I collected for this post involved: hazy details...2023-09-0228 minFabulous Folklore with IcyBelfast Ghost Stories: A Prison, a Market, and a Railway StationBelfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, and its site has been occupied since the Bronze Age. It's been a major port since the 19th century, and the Harland & Wolff shipyard built RMS Titanic here.
It's a city of much history, so it comes as no surprise that there are plenty of ghost stories linked with Belfast. Haunted prisons, railway stations, private homes, even roads - Belfast has the lot.
So let's explore some of these Belfast ghost stories - and a particularly weird experience at one of its Bronze Age sites - in this...2023-08-2620 minIcy J's PodcastIcy J's Gawk at One Piece once again!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy J's establish the difference between good writing and good art. 2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2023-08-2459 minIcy J's PodcastIcy J's find out what infatuation means while discussing Chapter 1088 of One Piece!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy and Mr. J dedicate this episode to One Piece while discussing different plot points throughout each arc and what could come next!Ps: Audio issues remain haunting and nightmarish. 2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2023-07-3148 minIcy J's PodcastIcy J's become familiar with organized crime + Anime!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy opens the convo discussing the writers/actor's strike while Mr. J revels in the misfortune of evil corporations. One Piece and Record of Ragnarok discussion postlude the man-made atrocities.2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2023-07-211h 23Icy J's PodcastIcy J's Uncover the secrets to Life! Lets talk about Conspiracies!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy J's talks about Teleportation, Time travel, Vampires, and the most sinister of all, Alex Jones!Ps: We will take note that exhaustion + Liquor doesn't = quality content. The more we progress, the more we learn. 😌2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2023-06-301h 09Icy J's PodcastIcy J's talk about Upcoming Games, Mythology & Aliens!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy and Mr. J spread their ass cheeks wide open while discussing discreet matters such as their favorite topics concerning interspecies relationships & video games! 2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2023-06-141h 04Icy J's PodcastIcy J's discuss True Crime, Anime, Tattoos & more Anime!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy J's starts this podcast by mentioning updates surrounding a True crime story and ongoing trials. Icy J's then moves onto the topic of tattoos and which tattoos Mr. J should check out. Lastly Icy J's Speak about all things One Piece! Ps: The return of stuttering is somehow befitting of Icy's character. This may become a gimmick for Icy if he CANT FUCKING STOP. 2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2023-05-3155 minIcy J's PodcastIcy J's discuss One Piece, Esports and True Crime!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy J's talk about their fondness for one piece and their history with esports. We also talk about events relating to true crime and the developments on two of the most infamous islands ever! ps: BEWARE OF THE "UH" 2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2023-05-111h 16
Icy J's PodcastIcy J's discover what a podcast is - Pop culture/Live Reviews/Unwanted Opinions, Oh My!Let us know you're thoughts!Icy and Mr. J talk about pop culture and review trailers while battling against their arch-nemesis, Redditors! 2025 Updated Intro! Support the show2023-04-2456 minFabulous Folklore with IcyBread Folklore: Medicine, Divination Tool, and Love Magnet!Bread is a kitchen staple now, but it was once used to make predictions, bring love into your life, and cure sickness!
Let's discover some of these new uses for bread in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/bread-folklore/
Sin Eaters episode: https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy/inviting-sin-eaters-to-a-funeral-fact-or-folklore
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Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles a...2023-03-0420 minFabulous Folklore with IcyA Darker Shade of YuleThis episode isn't strictly a Fabulous Folklore episode...it's actually the Eerie Essex Christmas special, but I appeared on it, along with Jo from the Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast!
So sit back with a mug of something warm, and enjoy ghost stories, tales of Christmas customs, and modern Santa encounters...
Eerie Essex Podcast - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827712
The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast - https://themodernfairysightingspodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Knock Once for Yes episode - https://knockonceforyes.com/2022/12/13/episode-65-folklore-and-the-paranormal-with-icy-sedgwick/
Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way...2022-12-231h 34Fabulous Folklore with IcyThe Christmas Rose: The Myth and Magic of the Black HelleboreOne of the plants that bears a festive name actually has nothing to do with the period - and that's the Christmas Rose. It's actually a black hellebore, part of the buttercup family.
This is a plant accused of murdering Alexander the Great, believed to have cured insanity in ancient Greece, and used as a poison in warfare.
So what's the folklore associated with the black hellebore? How does it appear in mythology? Can you use them in magic? And what is their link with Christmas? Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous...2022-12-1715 minFabulous Folklore with IcyLondon Underground: Corpses on the Tube & Other LoreFrom corpses on the tube to ghostly figures that vanish, the London Underground is full of weird lore. Learn more about it in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
Find the images, videos and references on the blog post:
https://www.icysedgwick.com/london-underground/
'Ghost Train' short story: https://www.icysedgwick.com/ghost-train/
Midnight Screams at Holborn: https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy/a-ghost-story-for-christmas
Black Nun of Threadneedle Street episode: https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy/who-is-the-black-nun-of-threadneedle-street
Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.c...2021-11-1317 min
Fabulous Folklore with IcyThe Folklore of Nightshade, Foxgloves & Angel’s TrumpetThe folklore of flowers is a huge topic, but it's often among the poisonous plants that we find the most interesting stories. This episode focuses on the folklore and magical properties of Deadly Nightshade, Foxgloves and Angel's Trumpet.
Learn some of their origin tales and associated legends in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
2:38 Deadly Nightshade
8:13 Foxgloves
11:38 Angel's Trumpet
All photos of flowers in this video are © Icy Sedgwick. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. These are toxic plants and should be treated accordingly.
2021-04-0616 minFabulous Folklore with IcyThe Folklore of Nightshade, Foxgloves & Angel’s TrumpetThe folklore of flowers is a huge topic, but it's often among the poisonous plants that we find the most interesting stories. This episode focuses on the folklore and magical properties of Deadly Nightshade, Foxgloves and Angel's Trumpet.
Learn some of their origin tales and associated legends in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
2:38 Deadly Nightshade
8:13 Foxgloves
11:38 Angel's Trumpet
All photos of flowers in this video are © Icy Sedgwick. This episode is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. These are toxic plants and should be treated accordingly.
2021-04-0616 minFabulous Folklore with IcyStar Gazing: Constellation Origin Myths and Star SuperstitionsWhat ancient stories and legends do the stars spell out for us?
Find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore, with these constellation origin myths, based on the Greek tales!
Find the images on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/Constellation-Origin-Myths/
John Dee episode: https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy/john-dee-the-magician-and-the-devil-in-manchester
Weather portents episode: https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy/weather-lore-a-tale-of-portents-and-omens
Get your free guide to protecting your house with folklore here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/
Become a Patron for bonus exclusive episodes at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u...2021-01-3020 minFabulous Folklore with IcyHalloween Fiction: Icy Reads 'The Dead-House'Earlier today I published an episode about the folklore of the dead house.
I wrote a short story inspired by this folklore, which you can now find in my *Black Dog & Other Gothic Tales* collection.
Here's an audio version as my Halloween gift to you!
Enjoy...
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Enjoyed this story? Buy...2020-11-0722 minFabulous Folklore with IcyHalloween Fiction: Icy Reads 'The Dead-House'Earlier today I published an episode about the folklore of the dead house.
I wrote a short story inspired by this folklore, which you can now find in my Black Dog & Other Gothic Tales collection.
Here's an audio version as my Halloween gift to you!
Enjoy...
Get your copy of Black Dog & Other Gothic Tales: https://books2read.com/u/47Z967
Become a Patron for bonus content at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595
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