Fairy Tales of Ireland

Fairy Tales of Ireland
Author: W. B. Yeats
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2019-02-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0008190097

A magical collection of twenty classic Irish fairy tales by one of Ireland’s greatest writers, the Nobel Prize-winning W. B. Yeats – with intricate, traditional illustrations throughout by P. J. Lynch.

A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore

A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore
Author: Claire Booss
Publisher: Gramercy
Total Pages: 776
Release: 1986
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Introduce yourself to the noble heroes and magical creatures of Irish mythology. Includes the two definitive works on the subject by the giants of the Irish Renaissance. W.B. Yeates' Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry and Lady Gregory's Cuchulain of Muirthemne.

Meeting the Other Crowd

Meeting the Other Crowd
Author: Eddie Lenihan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2004-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101167335

"The Other Crowd," "The Good People," "The Wee Folk," and "Them" are a few of the names given to the fairies by the people of Ireland. Honored for their gifts and feared for their wrath, the fairies remind us to respect the world we live in and the forces we cannot see. In these tales of fairy forts, fairy trees, ancient histories, and modern true-life encounters with The Other Crowd, Eddie Lenihan opens our eyes to this invisible world with the passion and bluntness of a seanchai, a true Irish storyteller.

Legends, Charms and Superstitions of Ireland

Legends, Charms and Superstitions of Ireland
Author: Lady Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0486120767

Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland. There, in 1887, Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother and a well-known author in her own right, compiled this collection of charming, authentic folk tales. Collected from among the peasantry and retaining their original simplicity, the myths and legends reveal delightfully the Irish people's relationship with a spiritual and invisible world populated by fairies, elves, and evil beings. Included in Lady Wilde's collection, among others, are eerie tales of "The Horned Women," "The Holy Well and the Murderer," and "The Bride's Death-Song," as well as beguiling accounts of superstitions concerning the dead, celebrations and rites, animal legends, and ancient charms. The first book to link Irish folklore with nationalism, Legends illustrates the mythic underpinnings of the Irish character and signals the country's cultural reemergence. It remains, said the Evening Mail, "an important contribution to the literature of Ireland and the world's stock of folklore."

Locating Irish Folklore

Locating Irish Folklore
Author: Diarmuid Ó Giolláin
Publisher: Cork University Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781859181690

The first of its kind, Irish Folklore is a key text that uses Nordic ethnography methods and Latin American culture theory to explain how differing groups legitimise their own identities by identifying with notions drawn from folklore.

Celtic Tales

Celtic Tales
Author: Kate Forrester
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2016-08-30
Genre:
ISBN: 1452152845

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.