The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends
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Book Overview
Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners.
This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The post of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in T r na n- g marks the end of the great Fianna. From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir ... all stories to be treasured for years to come.
Susan Field's beautiful illustrations are inspired by ancient Celtic art and culture. They capture the wealth of tradition, the humour and the magic of these great stories.
Now available in paperback.
This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The post of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in T r na n- g marks the end of the great Fianna. From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir ... all stories to be treasured for years to come.
Susan Field's beautiful illustrations are inspired by ancient Celtic art and culture. They capture the wealth of tradition, the humour and the magic of these great stories.
Now available in paperback.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1847173136
ISBN13:9781847173133
Release Date:April 2012
Publisher:O'Brien Press
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.1" x 10.4"
Age Range:12 to 18 years
Grade Range:Grade 7 to Postsecondary
Customer Reviews
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Most complete, detailed and fun book of Irish tales
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This is a wonderful book for teaching about Irish legends and fairy tales. The tales are longer and more complete - i.e. Tir na n-Og starts with Niamh suffered a curse by her father, and the only way to remove the curse was to marry a son of Fionn Mac Cumhail, the story then continues with the traditional story. There are more stories in this book than I've found in any other Irish fairy tale books (three alone with Fionn Mac Cumhail). Uses very traditional Irish spelling, and comes complete with pronunciation guide. From the O'Brien Press in Dublin.
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