folklore
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"It's like folklore in our family, we know every single phrase of that story," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Historically known as 'an Gabhar Fiáin' -- the wild goat -- the Old Irish Goat occupies a unique place in Irish folklore.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
And after both sides had chances, 101 seconds into overtime Hughes buried his shot to write his name into American sporting folklore.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Others describe money hidden in ceilings, toilet tanks and even household appliances, part of a folklore of concealment born of repeated financial trauma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Popular folklore suggested that such an abundance of pigeons always brought with it unhealthy air and sickness.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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Literary Genres - Introductory
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