A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore

A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore

Author: Claire Booss

Publisher: Gramercy

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13:

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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.


Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry - Volume I.

Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry - Volume I.

Author: William Carleton

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2015-05-06

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 147339550X

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This unusual early work is both hard to find and expensive in its first edition. William Carleton is universally recognised as the greatest delineator of the manners and customs of the Irish peasantry. His Traits and Stories has great historical value, and is a monument of national importance. It is thoroughly recommended reading for the Irish social historian. Contents Include: Introduction; Ned McKeown; The Three Tasks; Shane Fadh’s Wedding; Larry McFarland’s Wake; The Station; An Essay on Irish Swearing. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.


Meeting the Other Crowd

Meeting the Other Crowd

Author: Eddie Lenihan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-02-02

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1101167335

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"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.