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June 22, 2025June 23, 2025 Deborah 2509 Views

Welsh story-teller Owen Staton and I talk about our love of strange folklore. Then he tells one of my favourite tales which Gerald of Wales recorded many hundreds of years ago – the Werewolves of Ossory.

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Folklore of the malign and macabre. Former Ed. @TheSkepticMag. Regular #Uncanny expert. Fellow: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Patron: Humanists UK.

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21 Oct

Join me with @Humanists_UK this evening as we talk about why we believe and the sceptics who called the spirits'blufff

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17 Oct

Strange religious factoid: one of the first popularisers of religious snake handling in the USA, George Went Hensley, died in 1955 of ... you guessed it. #DoNotPesterSnakes

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16 Oct

Years of work, writing, editing, researching in @hull_libraries @Hullhistorynews but they are finally here. #HullMaritime #Hull #History #Heritage

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15 Oct

Friday, I'm giving a talk at an Oxfordshire Primary School (7.30-9.30pm) "Shadows that Speak..." (see poster). I'm delighted that we have @rumtheshow sponsoring the event!

Join us F2F (Β£18) last few left: https://garsington-primary-pta.sumupstore.com/product/ghost-talk-with-dr-ciaran-o-keeffe

Join us online (Β£5): https://theschoolofparapsychology.company.site/Shadows-that-Speak-A-talk-&-Q&A-about-Uncanny-Things-p868925003

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