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Celtic fairy tales, collected by Joseph Jacobs ; illustrated by John D. Batten

eng

Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Celtic fairy tales

858365834

collected by Joseph Jacobs ; illustrated by John D. Batten

Twenty-six characteristic tales, both romantic and comic, from the folklore of the Celts of the British Isles, collected from both Gaelic and English speaking peasants

Connla and the fairy maiden -- Guleesh -- The field of boliauns -- The horned women -- Conal Yellowclaw -- Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary -- The shepherd of Myddvai -- The sprightly tailor -- The story of Deirdre -- Munachar and Manachar -- Gold-tree and silver-tree -- King O'Toole and his goose -- The wooing of Olwen -- Jack and his comrades -- The Shee an Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire -- The story-teller at fault -- The sea-maiden -- A legend of Knockmany -- Fair, brown, and trembling -- Jack and his master -- Beth Gellert -- The tale of Ivan -- Andrew Coffey -- The battle of the birds -- Brewery of eggshells -- The lad with the goat-skin