Legends, Charms and Superstitions of Ireland

by Jane Francesca Wilde

Book Overview

Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland. There, in 1887, Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother and a well-known author in her own right, compiled this collection of charming, authentic folk tales. Collected from among the peasantry and retaining their original simplicity, the myths and legends reveal delightfully the Irish people's relationship with a spiritual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486447332
• ISBN13: 9780486447339
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 8.4"