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Wandering Memories

Wandering MemoriesNov 1, 2026

Fighting Tootache with Hammer and Nails

Years ago, when there was no television or radio, people on the Scottish Isle of Islay, as elsewhere, spent their evenings in an entirely different way. The older people would tell tales, while the younger ones listened, often breathless and sometimes scared to death. Those were the days when superstition and folktales played an important role in people's daily lives. Many of these old stories have survived into the present day, thanks to those who made the effort to write them down. And being s...

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