tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post557378765846702343..comments2024-03-09T03:38:15.941+00:00Comments on The Faery Folklorist: Cutty Dyer, AshburtonThe Faery Folkloristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487251751662049629noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-31050292419992824122020-02-20T19:20:52.964+00:002020-02-20T19:20:52.964+00:00It does indeed seem to be called the Ashburn river...It does indeed seem to be called the Ashburn river these days! Had me confused at first, i'm more familiar with the river Yeo in Somerset!The Faery Folkloristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487251751662049629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-33081077593291609482020-02-19T20:48:32.821+00:002020-02-19T20:48:32.821+00:00Hi D,
Not a word - but I worked in Newton Abbot s...Hi D,<br />Not a word - but I worked in Newton Abbot so spent little time in the town. I forget how I even learnt the name of the Yeo. By the way, Google Maps calls it the Asdburn - who said that!<br />MickMick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03756801486285702389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-8563444495111340592020-02-19T19:36:14.691+00:002020-02-19T19:36:14.691+00:00Hi Mick! Was Cutty Dyer spoken of back then do you...Hi Mick! Was Cutty Dyer spoken of back then do you remember? :DThe Faery Folkloristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487251751662049629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-91285843765888512902020-02-19T12:23:00.472+00:002020-02-19T12:23:00.472+00:00I lived in one of the first floor flats in 9 North...I lived in one of the first floor flats in 9 North Street in 1962. At the back door downstairs about 4 stone steps led down to a very small stream - the Yeo! (Never went down the steps.) Yea, verily, MickMick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03756801486285702389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-23072956227228432962016-08-15T19:40:27.921+01:002016-08-15T19:40:27.921+01:00I read about Cutty Dyer in a book I bought in Devo...I read about Cutty Dyer in a book I bought in Devon about local folklore. I want to discover more about him and thus found your blog. Great pictures! I could imagine a monster dwelling in these murky waters.Guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-82186096751297869142012-08-09T22:00:57.688+01:002012-08-09T22:00:57.688+01:00Thanks for commenting! It's good to know that ...Thanks for commenting! It's good to know that the story is still known locally and being passed down the generations :DThe Faery Folkloristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487251751662049629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-22158096691166219572012-08-09T20:06:11.329+01:002012-08-09T20:06:11.329+01:00I come from Ashburton and I was told in no uncerta...I come from Ashburton and I was told in no uncertain terms and in that clipped Devonshire accent that should I go over that bridge "Cuttyd Dyer'll ged ee" (Cutty Dyer will get you)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-72652005964127492172011-12-11T19:29:16.963+00:002011-12-11T19:29:16.963+00:00Hi Sarah, it's lovely to hear from an Ashburto...Hi Sarah, it's lovely to hear from an Ashburtonian! You're very lucky that you weren't told of cutty dyer's horrible antics as a child, it's enough to give anyone nightmares!! I don't blame you for staying away from those bridges, very wise :)The Faery Folkloristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487251751662049629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-70766635005053760952011-12-11T15:24:01.654+00:002011-12-11T15:24:01.654+00:00Love the article! I'm an Ashburtonian and was ...Love the article! I'm an Ashburtonian and was thankfully spared the details of Cutty Dyer's antics when I was a child but that's not to say I didn't know about him. He was a household name!<br />Only later did I read up on him and became fascinated. I'm sure upon your visit and having looked into the river your imagination had no problem conjuring up the mental image of some, ferocious, dripping beast staring back at you.<br />Even now if I'm walking home at night, I tend to stay away from those bridges. :)Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-91524352928964116292011-10-21T17:18:00.440+01:002011-10-21T17:18:00.440+01:00Water does seem to have a reputation as a gateway ...Water does seem to have a reputation as a gateway allowing creatures across from the otherworld, but indeed it is interesting how other characters, like witches, are sometimes said not to be able to cross running water! Would you mind if I started a discussion on it on the Faery Folklore facebook group? Or feel free to post yourself if you're on there! Would be intrigued to know if anyone knows why exactly some creatures and folklore characters can't cross running water. Sure I should know it myself, but can't for the life of me think of it right now!! :)The Faery Folkloristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487251751662049629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268906151061835777.post-30540223267797943042011-10-20T18:18:28.157+01:002011-10-20T18:18:28.157+01:00Isn't it interesting that some otherworldly cr...Isn't it interesting that some otherworldly creatures can't cross water, whilst some live in it? I wonder if the sprite is St. Christopher, or the thing that Christopher was supposed to defeat? All very interesting. Up here, we have a Jenny Greenteeth who lives in ponds and under bridges. Very effective, as your chap says, at keeping kids out of the water, if nothing else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com