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Fairy Dogs, Dog Folklore, and the Origin of the Welsh Corgi: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales Podcast EP09
Byreviewwales August 6, 2020December 19, 2024

Did you know that fairies used to ride fairy dogs into battle? Or that the name corgi might come from Welsh folklore? The ninth episode of the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast is live NOW, and it’s all about fairy dogs (yes, fairy dogs)! A “Happy Episode” of Ghosts and Folklore We like to…

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The Ghost of Dylan Thomas, and his many haunts in Wales and the world: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP08
Byreviewwales July 30, 2020December 23, 2020

Does the ghost of Dylan Thomas continue to visit his old haunts? Has his spirit gone gently in that good night, or does it rage, rage against the dying of the light?

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The Dog of Darkness; or, Gwyllgi, the Welsh Hound of Hell: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP07
Byreviewwales July 24, 2020December 22, 2020

In this episode we go in search of a dreaded creature which patrols the haunted lanes of Wales at night, a terrifying beast with glowing red eyes and putrid breath, none other than the “hound of hell” itself, the gwyllgi.

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