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folklore

noun as in tales from the past

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Having etched his name into Republic of Ireland folklore, Troy Parrott let the tears flow.

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For Mr Crory, tales of puffins once breeding on the Isle of Muck "felt more like folklore", but the myth is now becoming a reality.

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Even if things hadn't gone to script on Sunday - or at any stage during his interim tenure - his place in club folklore is fixed.

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From the celebration of the deceased known as Día de los Muertos, to the foreboding thrills and life lessons underpinning Latin America’s fiendish folklore, spooky things are as revered as they are feared.

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Those unforgettable eight weeks of summer in 2005 etched the names of Vaughan and his players into English cricketing folklore.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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