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Interesting Etymologies 23: Insults
"Hello again Word Lovers!" and today lots of insults! Please be warned, obviously, this episode and article features some slurs and...

Bulldogz Team
Sep 15, 20215 min read
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Tales from the Other Side: Secret diary of a caul girl
Welcome to ‘Tales from the Other Side’ where we look at folklore, mythology and magic. Throughout history and to this day there are many...

Claire Alcock
Sep 13, 20213 min read
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Interesting Etymologies 22: Band Names
Video version available on youtube, link at the bottom of the page! "Hello again Word Lovers!" and today some recent etymology as we look...

Bulldogz Team
Sep 9, 20216 min read
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ABBA or ABBATAR : The new voyage
Swedish Pop powerhouse announced their return greeted as a ray of sunshine in what has been a challenging period for us all. But is this...

Merrick Wells
Sep 3, 20214 min read
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The Iconography of Britain : The Red Telephone Box
The British Red Telephone Box is perhaps the most iconic piece of design ever commissioned, and is recognised globally as a symbol of...

Merrick Wells
Aug 31, 202110 min read
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Interesting Etymologies : The Premier League Special
"Hello again Word Lovers!" To start our return to the fascinating world of words we are going to take a look at the roots of the names of...

Bulldogz Team
Aug 13, 20219 min read
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Tales from the Other Side: Ulster is CANCELLED
The ‘Táin Bó Cuailnge’ describes a violent and bloody battle between the kingdoms of Connaught and Ulster following Queen Maebh’s pursuit...

Claire Alcock
May 30, 20214 min read
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Tales from the Other Side: Hard cheese
Mountain Knocknarea has various passage tombs and burial mounds, but who is buried here and why?

Claire Alcock
May 17, 20214 min read
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Interesting Etymologies 21: Hidden Spanish
"Hello again Word Lovers!" in this episode we are going to look at words in English that have come from Spanish! escaramuza - A smaller...

Bulldogz Team
Apr 29, 20212 min read
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Interesting Etymologies 20: Mathematics Symbols
"Hello again Word Lovers!" on this outing we are going to step out of the history of words and take a look at the symbols of mathematics!...

Bulldogz Team
Apr 21, 20213 min read
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Tales from the Other Side: The Masquerade Hare
A fascinating story of art, mystery, deception, love, modern folklore and the spawning of a new genre…the armchair treasure hunt...

BDMA
Apr 18, 20215 min read
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Tales from the Other Side: May Day!
May Day is one of the quarterly days in the traditional Irish calendar and represents the beginning of Summer, it's also steeped in MAGIC...

Claire Alcock
Apr 17, 20213 min read
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Titanic Tales: A single Spanish victim
Titanic had ten Spaniards onboard, only one was to perish, a member of one of the wealthiest families in the country VÃctor Peñasco Y...

Bulldogz Team
Apr 14, 20214 min read
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Titanic Tales: The Collyer family
Mr Harvey Collyer (Nov 26 1880 West Horsley, Surrey, England - Apr 15 1912 The Atlantic Ocean) Mrs. Charlotte Caroline Collyer (née Tate)...

Bulldogz Team
Apr 14, 202111 min read
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Titanic Tales: Sealed Orders
Helen Churchill Candee was among the survivors of the Titanic disaster. Her short story "Sealed Orders" formed the inspiration for the...

Merrick Wells
Apr 14, 202118 min read
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Titanic Tales: Anastasia Allison
Few stories from the Titanic are as heart breaking as the loss of the young Loraine Allison and her parents leaving an orphaned infant...

Merrick Wells
Apr 14, 20214 min read
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Interesting Etymologies 19: The Jazz Age
"Hello again Word Lovers!" on this outing into the world of words we head into the world of music, with the words that come to us from...

Bulldogz Team
Apr 14, 20213 min read
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Titanic Tales: A man and his machine
The fate of the Titanic chief designer is a well known tragedy. Travelling with his creation, the enormity of the impending disaster...

Merrick Wells
Apr 14, 20216 min read
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