How This Quest Started
So yesterday my buddy Dave texts me “What’s up with Carrick England?” after watching some travel vlog. I’m thinking… Carrick? That’s near Cornwall right? But honestly couldn’t remember squat about it. Felt embarrassed like when someone asks about your hometown and you blank out.
My Deep Dive Adventure
First thing I did was hit the local library – big mistake. All I found were dusty maps from like 1972 showing Carrington instead of Carrick. Got so frustrated I nearly knocked over this teetering pile of genealogy books. Librarian gave me the stink eye like I kicked her cat.
Pivoted to online forums real quick. Found this one called “West Country Old Timers” full of proper English grandpas arguing about cricket scores between history posts. Scrolled for hours until my eyes glazed over. Almost missed this gem from user @CornishUncle:
“When I was 7, Old Man Miller swore he saw King Arthur’s ghost near Carrick Castle during the 1948 fog”
The Goldmine Discovery
Started connecting dots like a mad detective. Apparently this fishing village has wild stories that never made it into history books:
- The Pirate Trap Cove: Locals dug fake treasure pits to lure pirates ashore during low tide, then robbed THEM blind
- Ghost Ship Festival: Every October they “summon” a 1673 merchant ship wreck using ghostly puppet shadows
- Cheese Rolling Disaster of 1821: Celebrations got too rowy and 300 lbs of cheddar rolled downhill crushing the mayor’s greenhouse
Why This Rocks My World
Honestly I used to think history was just kings and wars and boring dates. But Carrick’s regular people? Their gossip became legends. That cheese story explains why they still serve “accident pie” at pubs! Makes me wanna find my town’s weird tales instead of reading Wikipedia.
Final thought? Real history isn’t in fancy museums – it’s hiding in fishermen’s lies and farmers’ drunken stories. Just gotta listen close enough.
