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A new book entitled ‘Ghosts, Bugganes & Fairy Pigs’ retells Manx folklore from 1904.

 

Collected over a hundred years ago by a man named Karl Roeder, the collection has been reprinted for the first time since 1904 - with traditional tales from the Isle of Man, including fairies, bugganes, ghosts, giants.

 

Stories include the origins of Hunt the Wren, the murdered witch of Slieu Whallian, and the Island's 'oldest UFO sighting.'

 

Many stories were gathered from Edward Faragher – ‘Ned Beg Hom Ruy’ – the legendary poet of Cregneash whose former home forms a part of the folklife museum in Cregneash today.

 

As well as folklore, it contains historical passages, language, literature and some more theoretical discussions of Manx matters.

 

The book was transcribed and introduced by Stephen Miller and the cover art was designed by local artist, Kim Gee

 

It is available from the Island’s bookshops and at Culture Vannin in St. John’s.

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