(Sort of) The Story
(Sort of) The Story
49. Kiss My English Rose (Just like the pandas do!)
On today's episode, Max will tell us a horrifying Irish tale that tries to answer the question "Where do missing children go?" And Janey will haunt us with a ghost story about phantom lovers (using her absolute best old white British man accent.) Is it spooky season already?!
Max's Sources - The Giant's Stairs
- "Fairy Tales of Ireland" by W. B. Yeats, illustrated by P. J. Lynch
- Free text of "The Giant's Stairs," version by William Crofton Croker
Janey's Sources - Samlesbury Hall
- "Phantom Lovers" by Vida Derry, from 50 Great Ghost Stories: Unearthly and eerie tales from beyond the grave, edited by John Canning
- The tale of the ghost said to reside in the ancient Samlesbury Hall : Lancs.live
- Samlesbury Hall ghosts
- Samlesbury Hall witches
- Witch Janey?!
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