Faeries, Farms and Folk
Subtitle: A family saga set in the 1600s, 1700s and early 1800s, at a time when witchcraft and the kirk were powerful forces in the lives of the people of Scotland.
Publisher: Theatricks Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Australia
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781503251700
Description: Many people with Scottish ancestry will find Agricultural Labourers among their forebears, because so many people in Scotland prior to the industrial revolution were engaged in working the land in one form or another.  Their living standards were basic.  Most were born, lived and died in the same area.  Belief in witchcraft and faeries was commonplace and people who were believed to have ‘the gift’ – the ability to see into the future – were feared and ostracised.
They lived in a time of political unrest and religious fervour, fuelled by the belief of many that witches, ghosts and goblins played a part in their fortunes or misfortunes.
  It is a fascinating period in history, and one which should be visited from time to time, to remind us of the freedoms we enjoy today.