Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Vol. 2

Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall by William Bottrell

There remains some anger that a Padstow tradition is being singled out whilst other black-faced traditions are not commented on. There was some feeling that media attention had encouraged people to emphasise justification of the event. There was also a sense in which the people of Padstow were claiming back their own territory from the realm of tourists and second homers. Against this background some interesting views were expressed on the meaning of the event: After he has been arraigned and tried , judgement is given in formal terms and executed in some one ungracious prank or Bodmin Play other.

In a new version of the play was introduced which uses the idea of the custom of Halgavor Court as a vehicle to comment on contemporary issues much as did the Medieval miracle play of St Meriadoc. Despite modern interpretive creativity and vision of a future Cornwall, the play nevertheless has continuity with the traditions of the past and uses these as a medium for comment. The Beast of Bodmin becomes the spirit of Cornwall who is hunted, captured and tried by a jury of Bodmin dignitaries The Ragadasiow — forefathers lead by Justice Jan Tregeagle, for crimes against the English establishment.

Witnesses are summoned in the form of historical figures such as Flamank and Angove leaders of the rebellion and contemporary characters such as Miss Minx a television personality with a second home. Felix Hoerburger, "Once Again: Stable URL - http: Dobwalls, Cornwall, Songs of Cornwall publications, Cornwall Records Office Truro. Makes a link between the medieval Mystery Plays and the itinerant players of the 16th Century. Paid to the players in the Church Bodmin: The records start in and Peter shows there is evidence that the play was still being performed in Langres, , English Translation plus notes Toronto, Dover, Second Series, Penzance, Deare and Son, John Camden Hotten, A Guide to Penzance and Its Neighbourhood: Including the Islands of Scilly: Penzance, Beare and Sons, Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall.

Penzance, Deare and Son, A Dictionary of Fairies. Nell Sloggett, — — Padstow Story Teller. The Irish Fairy Tales: John Cabot University Press.

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The Case of the Cottingley Fairies. Hallvard Halvorsen; or the Avalanche. A Story of the Fjeld, Fjord and Fos.

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Fairies at Work and at Play. Bottrell tells us that we owe this tale to Uncle Anthony James, a wandering old blind droll-teller and ballad-singer who was a native of Cury on the Lizard. More than a century and a half ago. He carries her over the sand to the sea and she grants him in return three wishes, by which he gets for himself and his family the power of helping their neighbours as spell-breakers or pellers.

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Her further offer to restore his youth and her invitation to come and see her home beneath the sea are both politely refused and there ends that version. Bottrell gives the story in his own book Ref. The man of Cury is young, not yet thirty, and now we hear of his wife and family.