DiscoverThe Scottish Folklore Podcast36. Harvest Time Tales: Greed, Ghosts and Guns
36. Harvest Time Tales: Greed, Ghosts and Guns

36. Harvest Time Tales: Greed, Ghosts and Guns

Update: 2025-08-24
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Harvest time was an incredibly important time of year for the hardworking folk of Scotland, it started on the 1st of August with Lughnasadh or Lammas celebrations, and ran through to Samhain at the end of October.


Although a time of back-breaking work, the folk were rewarded with the bounty of the fertile earth, and so naturally there are many folktales all about, or around, the harvest! 


In this episode Jenny tells two of these harvest time tales, ‘The Lady’s Loaf Field’ and ‘The Spòg Bhuidhe’.



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36. Harvest Time Tales: Greed, Ghosts and Guns

36. Harvest Time Tales: Greed, Ghosts and Guns