Sligo Folk Tales
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Sligo Folk Tales
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Author : Joe McGowan
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2015-07-06
Sligo Folk Tales written by Joe McGowan and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-06 with Fiction categories.
For the devotee of Irish heritage, mythology or folklore, County Sligo has everything. From the Curlew mountains in the south, where Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill defeated an English army under Sir Conyers Clifford, to Benbulben's slopes in the north, where St Colmcille battled the High King of Ireland, every hill and valley is linked by the gossamer threads of myth, folklore and legend. These stories, some age-old legends and fantastical myths, some amusing anecdotes and cautionary tales, are a heady mix of the bloodthirsty, funny and passionate and a selection of the best are retold here by writer and local historian Joe McGowan. In these pages you will find little-known anecdotes of the traditional ways of Sligo's residents, their customs and superstitions; you will find stories of epic battles and heroic deeds; and you will also hear the fantastical accounts of mythical creatures, faeries, witches and the ghosts of Connacht itself.
Fairy And Folk Tales Of The Irish Peasantry
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Author : William Butler Yeats
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Fairy And Folk Tales Of The Irish Peasantry written by William Butler Yeats and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Fairy tales categories.
Fairy And Folk Tales Of The Irish Peasantry
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-19
Fairy And Folk Tales Of The Irish Peasantry written by Various and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with Fiction categories.
The majority of the tales presented in "Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry" were collected in the nineteenth century by such folklorists as William Allingham, T. Crofton Croker, Douglas Hyde, and Lady Wilde who was the mother of Oscar Wilde. The book transports its readers to the shadowy, twilit world of Celtic myth and legend. There, the mysterious fairy people work their mischief, priests and the devil wage an endless struggle for the souls of humankind, clever wives outwit murderous giants and druids cast spells.
The Cailleach Of Sligo
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Author : Michael B. Roberts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Cailleach Of Sligo written by Michael B. Roberts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Folk literature, Irish categories.
A remarkable collection of myths and tales from the northwest of Ireland. For centuries these stories have been handed down from parent to child, from teacher to student, to explain life's eternal mysteries. All have an Irish content but a universal theme. Although ancient stories, they are told here in a new voice that is certain to enthrall and captivate readers of all ages.
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
Irish Fairy And Folk Tales Classic Reprint
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Author : W. B. Yeats
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-09-16
Irish Fairy And Folk Tales Classic Reprint written by W. B. Yeats and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-16 with categories.
Excerpt from Irish Fairy and Folk Tales Then merrily, merrily went their tabor, And merrily went their toes. But now, in the times of James, they had all gone, for they were of the old profession, and their songs were Ave Maries. In Ireland they are still extant, giving gifts to the kindly, and plaguing the surly. Have you ever seen a fairy or such like? I asked an old man in County Sligo. Amn't I annoyed with tbem, was the answer. Do the fishermen along here know anything of the mermaids? I asked a woman of a village in County Dublin. Indeed, they don't like to see them at all, she answered, for they always bring bad weather. Here is a man who believes in ghosts, said a foreign sea-cap tain, pointing to a pilot of my acquaintance. In every house over there, said the pilot, pointing to his native village of Rosses, there are several. Certainly that now old and much respected dogmatist, the Spirit of the Age, has in no manner made his voice heard down there. In a little while, for he has gotten a consumptive appear of late, he will be covered over decently in his grave. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Leitrim Folk Tales
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Author : Susie Minto
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-09-02
Leitrim Folk Tales written by Susie Minto and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-02 with Fiction categories.
Do you know where the 'twice-richest mountain in Ireland' is? Or what mysterious creature is said to lurk in the waters of Glenade Lake? Or why you should never cheer on a fairy footballer? Discover the answers to these and more in this collection of tales from across the county. Leitrim is the place where, legend has it, Cormac Riabhac, The Irish 'Samson', performed his amazing feats of strength; where Fionn Mac Cumhaill, great warrior of the Fianna, is said to lie buried; and where the wrongful execution of Jack Bircall led to a miraculous cure. It is also said to be the home of a plethora of strange and magical creatures and stories abound of encounters fairies, mermen, enchanted cows and even supernatural salmon. These stories, beautifully illustrated by Tracey Jean Yappa, bring to life the county's varied landscape, from its lofty mountains to its bogs and loughs, and along the mighty Shannon River, whose twisting path was said to have been carved out by the antics of the giant serpent, the 'Great Ollphéist'.
Fairy And Folk Tales Of Ireland
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Author : William Butler Yeats
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Fairy And Folk Tales Of Ireland written by William Butler Yeats and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Fairy tales categories.
Irish Fairy And Folk Tales
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Author : William Butler Yeats
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Irish Fairy And Folk Tales written by William Butler Yeats and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Fiction categories.
Capturing the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination, this delightful collection of sixty-five Irish tales and poems about fairies, village ghosts, demons, witches, priests, and saints is set from the 1918 Modern Library edition.
Fairy And Folk Tales Of The Irish Peasantry
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Author : W. B. Yeats
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-01
Fairy And Folk Tales Of The Irish Peasantry written by W. B. Yeats and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01 with Fiction categories.
"When Tom came home from labour, Or Cis to milking rose, Then merrily, merrily went their tabor, And merrily went their toes."But now, in the times of James, they had all gone, for "they were of the old profession," and "their songs were Ave Maries." In Ireland they are still extant, giving gifts to the kindly, and plaguing the surly. "Have you ever seen a fairy or such like?" I asked an old man in County Sligo. "Amn't I annoyed with them," was the answer. "Do the fishermen along here know anything of the mermaids?" I asked a woman of a village in County Dublin. "Indeed, they don't like to see them at all," she answered, "for they always bring bad weather." "Here is a man who believes in ghosts," said a foreign sea-captain, pointing to a pilot of my acquaintance. "In every house over there," said the pilot, pointing to his native village of Rosses, "there are several." Certainly that now old and much respected dogmatist, the Spirit of the Age, has in no manner made his voice heard down there. In a little while, for he has gotten a consumptive appearance of late, he will be covered over decently in his grave, and another will grow, old and much respected, in his place, and never be heard of down there, and after him another and another and another. Indeed, it is a question whether any of these personages will ever be heard of outside the newspaper offices and lecture-rooms and drawing-rooms and eel-pie houses of the cities, or if the Spirit of the Age is at any time more than a froth. At any rate, whole troops of their like will not change the Celt much. Giraldus Cambrensis found the people of the western islands a trifle paganish. "How many gods are there?" asked a priest, a little while ago, of a man from the Island of Innistor. "There is one on Innistor; but this seems a big place," said the man, and the priest held up his hands in horror, as Giraldus had, just seven centuries before. Remember, I am not blaming the man; it is very much better to believe in a number of gods than in none at all, or to think there is only one, but that he is a little sentimental and impracticable, and not constructed for the nineteenth century. The Celt, and his cromlechs, and his pillar-stones, these will not change much—indeed, it is doubtful if anybody at all changes at any time. In spite of hosts of deniers, and asserters, and wise-men, and professors, the majority still are averse to sitting down to dine thirteen at table, or being helped to salt, or walking under a ladder, or seeing a single magpie flirting his chequered tail. There are, of course, children of light who have set their faces against all this, though even a newspaper man, if you entice him into a cemetery at midnight, will believe in phantoms, for every one is a visionary, if you scratch him deep enough. But the Celt is a visionary without scratching.