Sligo Folk Tales

Author : Joe McGowan
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075096555X
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sligo Folk Tales written by Joe McGowan and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Joe McGowan
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075096555X
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sligo Folk Tales written by Joe McGowan and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 professional storyteller Joe McGowan. In these pages you will find little-known anecdotes of the traditional rural 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.

Author : W. B. Yeats
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1949846520
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Fairy Tales and Folklore written by W. B. Yeats and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic collection of Irish fairy tales and lore by Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and poet W. B. Yeats Originally published as two separate volumes in 1800s, this premier collection of Irish stories edited and compiled W. B. Yeats is the perfect gift for any lover of Irish literature and folklore. The lyrical prose and rich cultural heritage of each tale will captivate and enchant readers of all ages and keep them entertained for hours on end. This volume contains more than seventy classic Irish stories, including timeless characters and mythology passed down for generations such as: The Trooping Fairies Changelings Tir-na-n-óg The Lepracaun The Kildare Pooka How Thomas Connolly met the Banshee And many more!

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry written by William Butler Yeats and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tony Locke
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750961147
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mayo Folk Tales written by Tony Locke and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those magic words 'Once upon a time' have been spoken around the flickering flame of the turf fire by storytellers for thousands of years. In this book, author Tony Locke has gathered together the rich tapestry of stories that make up the folklore, myth and legend of County Mayo. This book will take you on a journey through the rugged landscape of the west coast of Ireland, to its holy mountain, Croagh Patrick, and across the foaming waters of Clew Bay. Here you will read of Gráinne Ní Mháille, the Pirate Queen, the spectre known as the Fír Gorta who roamed the famine villages of west Mayo, the monsters that inhabit the deep waters of Lough Mask and the Matchstick Man of Straide. You will also read of the Love Flower and two young lovers, the land of eternal youth that is Tír na nÓg and the night of the Big Wind. So why not pull up a chair and sit awhile? You know you're never too old for a story.

Author : Joe McGowan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Echoes of a Savage Land written by Joe McGowan and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Echoes of a Savage Land concerns the rugged life of the ordinary folk of the Irish countryside who carved an existence that has changed utterly in the last half-century. Beginning with rituals observed on the Celtic festival of Samhain Joe McGowan tells with love and humour the story of the customs they practised and the stories they told. Linking the ways of Ireland with ancient Greece and the Aztecs of South America and illustrating his points with quotes from Chaucer and Shakespeare as well as Yeats and Manley Hopkins, Mc Gowan has produced a book that is more than the usual chronicle of country life. Echoes of a Savage Land is a magical doorway into lost worlds, a journey through a way of life unchanged for centuries, but now on the edge of extinction: Witch hares and Rhyming rats - Blood sacrifice and Burnt offerings - Corncrakes and Blackbird pie - Poteen stills and Fear Gortach - Cutting the cailleach and Harvest knots - Mummers and Wrenboys - Quern stones and Stirabout - Haunted houses and Satanic card games.

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 151327581X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry written by William Butler Yeats and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (1888) is a collection of stories edited by W.B. Yeats. Compiled at the height of the Celtic Twilight, a movement to revive the myths and traditions of Ancient Ireland, Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry captures a wide range of stories, songs, poems, and firsthand accounts from artists and storytellers dedicated to the preservation of Irish culture. In “Frank Martin and the Fairies,” a sickly man discusses the presence of dozens of fairies inside his weaving shop. When a child in his village falls ill, he claims to have seen the fairies building a small, simple coffin, preparing to convey the poor youth from the world of men to their own, shadowy realm. “Bewitched Butter,” a tale from Donegal, recounts a strange event involving two farming families and a prized Kerry cow. When the young Grace Dogherty arrives on the Hanlon’s doorstep asking to milk their cow, Mrs. Hanlon initially refuses her. But after several entreaties, the matriarch relents, allowing the girl to take some of the Kerry cow’s milk. When Moiley stops producing milk, the Hanlon’s fear that Grace has cast an evil eye on the cow, thereby threatening their livelihood. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry compiles numerous tales of giants, gods, devils, kings and heroes, preserving the legends of Ireland’s past, an age threatened with erasure by science, reason, and modern industrialization. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W.B. Yeats’s Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.

Author : Michael B. Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905785827
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cailleach of Sligo written by Michael B. Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447486889
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Fairy and Folk Tales written by William Butler Yeats and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Fairy and Folk Tales written by William Butler Yeats and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: