Celtic fairy tales.

Book

Celtic fairy tales. Illustrated by John D. Batten.

Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916 (comp.). Batten, John Dickson, 1860-1932 (ill.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0486218260 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780486218267
Physical Description: xiv, 267 p. illus. 22 cm.
Publisher: New York, Dover Publications [1968]

Content descriptions

General Note:: "Unabridged republication of the work first published in ... 1892."
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Bibliographical references included in "Notes and references" (p. ([237]-267).
Formatted Contents Note:: Connla and the fairy maiden -- Guleesh -- The field of boliauns -- The horned women -- Conall 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.