Guernsey folk lore: a collection of popular superstitions, legendary tales, peculiar customs, proverbs, weather sayings, etc., of the people of that island

About this book

Guernsey’s inherited beliefs and lore are the subject of Sir Edgar MacCulloch’s collection, which gathers local tales, customs, sayings, and weather signs for readers interested in island life. At the Dehus monument, descriptions of stone chambers and human remains sit alongside the belief that spirits inhabit such ancient places. A young man, close to death, sees what he recognizes as his own likeness beside a path to a cherry orchard he once loved. MacCulloch suggests that failing health may account for such visions, while recording the local belief that they foretell death.