Christmas Witch Sheep of Narragansett
New England Legends Podcast
English - December 23, 2021 15:30 - 16 minutes - 12 MB - ★★★★★ - 897 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture History folklore ghosts monsters history legends newengland paranormal Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In Episode 227, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger spend Christmas on a Narragansett, Rhode Island, sheep farm searching for a unique breed of sheep that takes its name from a spell cast by a local witch after the brutal Christmas blizzard of 1811 hit Benny Nichols’s flock. Against all odds, a young Ancon sheep survived the storm, but the ewe’s strange winter coat drew the attention of local witch Tuggie Bannocks.