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  • This carved wooden head was a protective symbol against evil spirits.
Carved wooden head from roof truss at Llangennech
  • This potato pierced with matchsticks was found hanging over a row of peas in a Carmarthen garden. This practice had been carried out by the family for several generations.
Pierced potato: a protection against the evil eye, 1910
  • This switch of horse hair was found in 1921 pegged behind the door of a house in Laugharne. It is said to be a charm against witches.
Horse hair: a charm against witches
  • Supposed to possess mystic properties, this 'maen glain' was found in 1836 in the foundations of an old house.
'Maen Glain' - a mystic glass adderstone, Llanarthne
  • A book entitled 'A Complete Illustration of the Celestial Science of Astrology, of the Art of Fortelling Future Events'. The original owner of this book is reputed to be Dr. John Harries (1785-1839), the 'dyn hysbys' or wizard of Cwrt-y-Cadno.
'A Complete Illustration of the Celestial Science of Astrology' (title page) [image 1 of 4]
'Tales and Traditions of Breconshire' edited by Stanley Jackson Coleman (1956) [page 5, image 5 of 12]