A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

(Hardback, Bonded Leather)

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The perfect gift for anyone interested in Irish folklore. These lrish tales are reprinted from nineteenth-century sources, but they date back to a centuries-old oral tradition of storytelling that had yet to be committed to the printed page. They were passed down through the ages virtually unaltered and feature a wide variety of fantastic beings.

A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Talescollects more than 200 stories from the rich folk legacy of the Emerald Isle. Its pages are animated with colourful tales of the fairy folk in all their many guises: the changeling, the banshee, the headless dullahan, the leprechaun, the merrow, and the ever-mischievous pooka. In addition, this volume includes tales of ghosts, witches and fairy doctors, priests and saints, encounters with the devil, titans of Ireland's historical past, as well as popular treasure legends.