Irish Fairy Tales and Legends
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Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
Published: 1997-10
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781570981777
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A varied collection of ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories.
Author:
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
Published: 1997-10
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781570981777
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A varied collection of ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories.
Author: James Stephens
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Published: 2020-11-10
Total Pages: 304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Irish Fairy Tales is a retelling of ten Irish folktales by the Irish author James Stephens. The English illustrator Arthur Rackham provided interior artwork, including numerous black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates. The stories are set in a wooded, Medieval Ireland filled with larger-than-life hunters, warriors, kings, and fairies. Many stories concern the Fianna and their captain, Fionn mac Uail, from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
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Publisher: Barefoot Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1905236328
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents seven folk and fairy tales from Ireland, featuring witches, fairies, and a land where no one ever grows old.
Author: Alfred Perceval Graves
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 330
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Henry Glassie
Publisher: Pantheon
Published: 2012-09-19
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0307828247
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with tales of the ancient times and continuing through the arrival of the saints in Ireland in the fifth century, the periods of war and family, the Literary Revival championed by William Butler Yeats, and the contemporary era, these robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic stories of kings, ghosts, fairies, treasures, enchanted nature, and witchcraft are set in cities, villages, fields, and forests from the wild western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast. Edited by Henry Glassie With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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Published: 2016-02-04
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781435161368
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Enjoy more than 200 tales from the Emerald Isle, colourful stories of the fairy folk in all their guises, along with changelings, banshees, leprechauns, the headless dullahan, the merrow and the ever-mischievous pooka. In addition, this collection includes ghosts, witches and fairy doctors, priests and saints, encounters with the devil, titans of Ireland's historical past and popular treasure legends.
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Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781402737725
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Experience the magical world of Irish storytelling where many remarkable characters await you: a king with a mysterious secret, brave warriors famous for their strength, a clever leprechaun who outwits humans, and many more"--Front dust jacket flap.
Author: Kate Forrester
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2016-08-30
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 1452152845
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →It's an absorbing introduction to the lore of Albion, but readers will also enjoy teasing out similarities between these tales and more familiar ones." — Publishers Weekly Perilous quests, true love, and animals that talk: The traditional stories of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales transport us to the fantastical world of Celtic folklore. • This Celtic mythology book features 16 stores that were translated and transcribed by folklorists in the late 19th and 20th centuries that focus on themes such as Tricksters, The Sea, Quests, and Romance and mythological creatures. • These timeless tales brim with wit and magic, and each one is brought to life with elegant silhouette art in this special illustrated edition • Celtic Tales is an extraordinary collection that conjures forgotten realms and rare magical creatures in vivid prose Discover the impactful and stunning illustrations by Kate Forrester in this special edition that is sure to impress any true fan of cultural and mythological literature. Discover delightfully entertaining tales such as Master and Man, The Soul Cages, The Red-Etin, and The Witch of Lok Island. Celtic Tales makes an impressive gift for any fan of greek mythology, roman mythology, Chinese mythology, and folklore and cultural studies from around the globe.
Author: Kieran Fanning
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Published: 2020-03-05
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780702300165
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A complete collection of much loved Irish fairy tales, myths and legends, bound into a beautiful new edition. Enjoy the rich mythical history of Ireland from the arrival of the Tuatha De Danann on the island and their great battles with the Fomorians right up to the modern day fairytales of Irish storytelling. Including the Ulster Cycle, and the Fenian Cycle, the book features heroes such as Cuchulainn and Fionn Mac Cumhaill, and many traditional favourites such as The Children of Lir.