Irish Legends

Author : Marie Heaney
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 057117518X
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Over Nine Waves written by Marie Heaney and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-07-13 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Journalist Marie Heaney skillfully revives the glory of ancient Irish storytelling in this comprehensive volume from the great pre-Christian sequences to the more recent tales of the three patron saints Patrick, Brigid, and Colmcille."--Publisher's description.

Author : Bairbre McCarthy
Publisher : Mercier Press
ISBN 13 : 9781856351867
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Favourite Irish Legends in Irish and English written by Bairbre McCarthy and published by Mercier Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bilingual Irish/English. A collection of much-loved legends, simply retold in Irish and English.

Author : Augusta Gregory
Publisher : New Island Books
ISBN 13 : 9781848408128
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Myths and Legends written by Augusta Gregory and published by New Island Books. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully designed new hardback edition of Lady Gregory's definitive collection of Irish myths and Legends, from the Tuatha Dé Danaan to the Fianna.

Author : Peter Berresford Ellis
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780786711079
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celtic Myths and Legends written by Peter Berresford Ellis and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2003-01-27 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an enchantingly told collection of the stirring sagas of gods and goddesses, fabulous beasts, strange creatures, and such heroes as Cuchulain, Fingal, and King Arthur from the ancient Celtic world. Included are popular myths and legends from all six Celtic cultures of Western Europe—Irish, Scots, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Here for the modern reader are the rediscovered tales of cattle raids, tribal invasions, druids, duels, and doomed love that have been incorporated into, and sometimes distorted by, European mythology and even Christian figures. For example, there is the story of Lugh of the Long Hand, one of the greatest gods in the Celtic pantheon, who was later transformed into the faerie craftsman Lugh-Chromain, and finally demoted to the lowly Leprechaun. Celtic Myths and Legends also retells the story of the classic tragic love story of Tristan and Iseult (probably of Cornish origin—there was a real King Mark and a real Tristan in Cornwall) and the original tale of King Arthur, a Welsh leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons. In the hands of Peter Berresford Ellis, the myths sung by long-dead Celtic bards come alive to enchant the modern reader. "The casual reader will be best entertained by ... the legends themselves ...colored with plenty of swordplay, ... quests, shape-shiftings, and druidic sorcery."—Publishers Weekly

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Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141934816
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Irish Myths and Sagas written by and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1981-09-17 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the stunning 'Exile of the Sons of Uisliu' - a tale of treachery, honour and romance - these are masterpieces of passion and vitality, and form the foundation for the Irish literary tradition: a mythic legacy that was a powerful influence on the work of Yeats, Synge and Joyce.

Author : Yvonne Carroll
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589803459
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Irish Legends for Children written by Yvonne Carroll and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated collection of traditional Irish tales, including "The King with Donkey Ears" and "The Brown Bull of Cooley."

Author : Daragh Smyth
Publisher : Merrion Press
ISBN 13 : 1788551370
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earthing the Myths written by Daragh Smyth and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ireland, the link between place and myth is strong, and there is no more enlightening way to understand the rich tapestry of Irish mythology, and its relationship to our true history, than by reading the landscape. Earthing the Myths is an engaging and exhaustive county-by-county guide to the vast number of fascinating places in Ireland connected to myth, folklore and early history. Covering the period 800 BC to AD 650, this book spans the Late Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the early Christian period, and explores the ways in which the land evolved, and with it our catalogue of myths and legends. Smyth chronicles sites the length and breadth of the country, where druids, fairies, goddesses, warriors and kings all left their mark, in tales both real and imagined. With over one thousand locations recorded, from Rathlin Island to the Beara Peninsula, Earthing the Myths breathes life into places throughout Ireland that find their origins in our pre-Christian and pre-Gaelic past, and shows that they still possess unique wisdom and vibrant energy.

Author : Lady Gregory
Publisher : Running Press Book Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Myths and Legends written by Lady Gregory and published by Running Press Book Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a preface by William Butler Yeats.

Author : Lady Gregory
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780341776352
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods and Fighting Men written by Lady Gregory and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589802780
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Legends for Children written by and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated collection contains six tales that have been passed down for generations in Ireland, including Children of Lir, a mystical twist on the traditional evil stepmother fable, and Fionn and the Dragon, in which the prince of Fianna uses his bravery to reclaim his throne.