The works of several scholars and collectors helped document and preserve these oral traditions as well as their histories. These include Iona and Peter Opie, Joseph Ritson, James Orchard Halliwell, and Sir Walter Scott.
The contributions of various researchers and collectors played a crucial role in recording and safeguarding these oral customs as well as their backgrounds. This encompasses the works of Iona and Peter Opie, Joseph Ritson, James Orchard Halliwell, and Sir Walter Scott.