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Animals Folklore

Fyrie Dragon

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In his 1646 history of the Church in Scotland, David Calderwood very matter-of-factly records that: On Monday 3rd June 1622, “A fyrie dragon, both greate and long” flew over Scotland and was “spouting fyre from her”. Was no big deal.

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Thomson, T. (ed.) (1845) The History of the Kirk of Scotland, by Mr. David Calderwood. vol. 7. Wodrow Society, Edinburgh. pg. 548

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Rural Life

Ship sent from hell

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As the PS Comet (the first paddle steamer) came towards Bute in 1812, folk flocked to the shore to see. As it pulled into Rothesay, the locals ran up Barone Hill in fear, thinking it a ship sent from hell by the deil himsel as they’d never seen its like before.