Author :
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 46,55 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781902283975
And so it was that when he met Aoife, a stranger to those parts, he was struck by her beauty and blind to her evil.
Author : Lora O'Brien
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 36,86 MB
Release : 2018-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781722223786
In Ireland, we have a wealth of old myths, legends, fairy tales and folk stories, which are presented here in an easy to read, authentic Irish storyteller's voice - retold for modern times. Our Tales of Old Ireland reach from the heroic warriors Fionn and the Fianna, to the curse of a Goddess, to an on-going battle of wits between the Connacht Queen Medb (Maeve) and her rival the King of Ulster. You'll see shape shifting sisters, fairy folk you'll want to watch out for, fights with monsters, and wise old women helping young maids.
Author : Virginia Haviland
Publisher : Little Brown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN :
Presents five tales: The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse and the Bumclock; The Old Hag's Long Leather Bag; Billy Beg and the Bull; The Widow's Lazy Daughter; and Patrick O'Donnell and the Leprechaun.
Author : Malachy Doyle
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 13,58 MB
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1782855483
This collection of seven spellbinding Irish folk tales deserves to be read aloud at every hearth. Larger-than-life characters, dramatic plot twists and a healthy dose of magical enchantment will keep readers absorbed for many happy hours. Includes glossary and pronunciation key for Irish terms.
Author : Daisy Johnson
Publisher : Virago
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 44,7 MB
Release : 2020-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0349013586
'Engaging, modern fables with a feminist tang' Sunday Times DARK, POTENT AND UNCANNY, HAG BURSTS WITH THE UNTOLD STORIES OF OUR ISLES, CAPTURED IN VOICES AS VARIED AS THEY ARE VIVID. Here are sisters fighting for the love of the same woman, a pregnant archaeologist unearthing impossible bones and lost children following you home. A panther runs through the forests of England and pixies prey upon violent men. From the islands of Scotland to the coast of Cornwall, the mountains of Galway to the depths of the Fens, these forgotten folktales howl, cackle and sing their way into the 21st century, wildly reimagined by some of the most exciting women writing in Britain and Ireland today. 'A thoroughly original package that has a hint of Angela Carter' The Times 'Sharp writing and cleverly done' Spectator
Author : Roy Flechner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,92 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0691217467
Saint Patrick Retold draws on recent research to offer a fresh assessment of Patrick's travails and achievements. This is the first biography in nearly fifty years to explore Patrick's career against the background of historical events in late antique Britain and Ireland.
Author :
Publisher : Roberts Rinehart Publishers
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 40,30 MB
Release : 1997-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781570981777
A varied collection of ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories.
Author : Emma Donoghue
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 1999-02-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0064407721
Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances--sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous. Told with luminous voices that shimmer with sensuality and truth, these age-old characters shed their antiquated cloaks to travel a seductive new landscape, radiantly transformed.Cinderella forsakes the handsome prince and runs off with the fairy godmother; Beauty discovers the Beast behind the mask is not so very different from the face she sees in the mirror; Snow White is awakened from slumber by the bittersweet fruit of an unnamed desire. Acclaimed writer Emma Donoghue spins new tales out of old in a magical web of thirteen interconnected stories about power and transformation and choosing one's own path in the world. In these fairy tales, women young and old tell their own stories of love and hate, honor and revenge, passion and deception. Using the intricate patterns and oral rhythms of traditional fairy tales, Emma Donoghue wraps age-old characters in a dazzling new skin. 2000 List of Popular Paperbacks for YA
Author : Daniel Allison
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,10 MB
Release : 2021-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0750995858
The stories of Finn MacCoull and his warriors were once told at every fireside in Scotland and Ireland. After centuries in obscurity, this collection brings the tales soaring to life again. Here you will find Diarmuid, whom no woman can help but fall in love with, and Ossian, a warrior-poet raised in the woods by a wild deer. There is Grainne, ancient ancestor of Iseult and Guinevere, and Finn himself, whose name was once a byword for wisdom, generosity and beauty. Enter a world of feasting and fighting, battles and poetry, riddles and omens; join Finn and the Fianna on their never-ending quest to drink deeper and deeper of the cup of life.
Author : Hugh Lupton
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2019-04
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9781782853978
A collection of seven tales from around the world featuring remarkable animals and extraordinary people reminding us of how vast and mysterious the world is and how our lives can be transformed in the most unexpected circumstances.
