The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends

by Una Leavy

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...

• 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

Most complete, detailed and fun book of Irish tales

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.