MINE SPIRITS OF CORNWALL

In Cornwall in Britain the mines are said to be populated with  diminutive creatures called Knockers.  Cornish miners brought their traditions to the United States, where the beings were given the elongated name of Tommyknockers.  The Cornish are culturally and racially distinct from the rest of England, being descended from the Celts rather than the Anglo-Saxons.  Their language is now extinct, but efforts are being made to revive it.

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