Irish Fairy Legends
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Irish Fairy Tales
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Author : Joseph Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Release Date : 2001
Irish Fairy Tales written by Joseph Jacobs and has been published by Wordsworth Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fairy tales categories.
The Celtic roots of Irish folklore are enriched with Nordic legend and colour. Here gathered in this collection are tales of giants and warriors, of old hags and fair maidens, and of the boyhood of the great hero Fionn Mac Uail (Finn MacCool).
Fairy Legends And Traditions Of The South Of Ireland
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Author : Thomas Crofton Croker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1834
Fairy Legends And Traditions Of The South Of Ireland written by Thomas Crofton Croker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1834 with Banshees categories.
Contains forty tales descriptive of Irish superstitions.
Irish Fairy Legends
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Author : T. Crofton Croker
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-04-04
Irish Fairy Legends written by T. Crofton Croker and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-04 with Social Science categories.
These tales of changelings, pixies, and other supernatural creatures were told to a folklorist who roamed southern Ireland from 1812 to 1816. Recounted in simple but colorful language, the stories feature winsome engravings.
Irish Fairy Tales
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Irish Fairy Tales written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Folklore categories.
Irish Fairy And Folk Tales
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Author : William Butler Yeats
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-01-30
Irish Fairy And Folk Tales written by William Butler Yeats and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-30 with Fiction categories.
An ethereal collection of long-lost fairy tales and folk stories from Ireland, collated and edited by one of the most sensational Irish poets, W. B. Yeats. This anthology of Irish myths and folklore was first published in 1892 after being carefully collated by W. B. Yeats. The prolific poet had a deep interest in the folkloric history of his country and dedicated part of his career to editing traditional fairy tales and translating them from the original Irish. Irish Fairy and Folk Tales is an illusive collection of beautiful and ghostly stories concerning fairies, changelings, witches, giants, the devil, and the supernatural. The tales featured in this volume are divided between the following sections: - The Trooping Fairies - Changelings - The Merrow - The Solitary Fairies - Ghosts - Witches, Fairy Doctors - T’yeer-Na-N-Oge - Saints, Priests - The Devil - Giants - Kings, Queens, Princesses, Earls, Robbers
Fairy Legends And Traditions Of The South Of Ireland
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Author : Thomas Crofton Croker
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 1834
Fairy Legends And Traditions Of The South Of Ireland written by Thomas Crofton Croker and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1834 with Fiction categories.
In Tipperary is one of the most singularly shaped hills in the world. It has got a peak at the top like a conical nightcap thrown carelessly over your head as you awake in the morning. On the very point is built a sort of lodge, where in the summer the lady who built it and her friends used to go on parties of pleasure; but that was long after the days of the fairies, and it is, I believe, now deserted. But before lodge was built, or acre sown, there was close to the head of this hill a large pasturage, where a herdsman spent his days and nights among the herd. The spot had been an old fairy ground, and the good people were angry that the scene of their light and airy gambols should be trampled by the rude hoofs of bulls and cows. The lowing of the cattle sounded sad in their ears, and the chief of the fairies of the hill determined in person to drive away the new comers; and the way she thought of was this. When the harvest nights came on, and the moon shone bright and brilliant over the hill, and the cattle were lying down hushed and quiet, and the herdsman, wrapt in his mantle, was musing with his heart gladdened by the glorious company of the stars twinkling above him, she would come and dance before him,—now in one shape—now in another,—but all ugly and frightful to behold. One time she would be a great horse, with the wings of an eagle, and a tail like a dragon, hissing loud and spitting fire. Then in a moment she would change into a little man lame of a leg, with a bull’s head, and a lambent flame playing round it. Then into a great ape, with duck’s feet, and a turkey cock’s tail. But I should be all day about it were I to tell you all the shapes she took. And then she would roar, or neigh, or hiss, or bellow, or howl, or hoot, as never yet was roaring, neighing, hissing, bellowing, howling, or hooting, heard in this world before or since. The poor herdsman would cover his face, and call on all the saints for help, but it was no use. With one puff of her breath she would blow away the fold of his great coat, let him hold it never so tightly over his eyes, and not a saint in heaven paid him the slightest attention. And to make matters worse, he never could stir; no, nor even shut his eyes, but there was obliged to stay, held by what power he knew not, gazing at these terrible sights until the hair of his head would lift his hat half a foot over his crown, and his teeth would be ready to fall out from chattering. But the cattle would scamper about mad, as if they were bitten by the fly; and this would last until the sun rose over the hill. The poor cattle from want of rest were pining away, and food did them no good; besides, they met with accidents without end. Never a night passed that some of them did not fall into a pit, and get maimed, or, may be, killed. Some would tumble into a river and be drowned; in a word, there seemed never to be an end of the accidents. But what made the matter worse, there could not be a herdsman got to tend the cattle by night. One visit from the fairy drove the stoutest hearted almost mad. The owner of the ground did not know what to do. He offered double, treble, quadruple wages, but not a man could be found for the sake of money to go through the horror of facing the fairy. She rejoiced at the successful issue of her project, and continued her pranks. The herd gradually thinning, and no man daring to remain on the ground, the fairies came back in numbers, and gambolled as merrily as before, quaffing dew-drops from acorns, and spreading their feast on the heads of capacious mushrooms.
Irish Fairy Tales
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-07-20
Irish Fairy Tales written by Various and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-20 with Fiction categories.
In his introduction to this collection, W. B. Yeats declares that it is very foolish to imagine that the Irish have stopped believing in fairies. They most certainly have not, he says, describing how even today his grandmother, Biddy Hart, has a firm belief, as do many others.
Irish Fairy Tales
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Author : James Stephens
language : en
Publisher: anboco
Release Date : 2016-08-21
Irish Fairy Tales written by James Stephens and has been published by anboco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-21 with Fiction categories.
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.
Irish Fairy Tales And Legends
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
Release Date : 1997-10
Irish Fairy Tales And Legends written by and has been published by Roberts Rinehart Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-10 with Fiction categories.
A varied collection of ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories.
Scholastic Classics Irish Fairy Tales Myths And Legends
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Author : Kieran Fanning
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Release Date : 2020-03-05
Scholastic Classics Irish Fairy Tales Myths And Legends written by Kieran Fanning and has been published by Scholastic UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
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.