lad with the goat-skin. 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.
Summary:
A definitive collection of stories from Celtic folklore told by a master storyteller Joseph Jacobs. Drawing on the wonderful mythology of Ireland from traditional tales handed down in Gaelic through the generations, Celtic Fairy Tales features wondrous magic, beguiling witchcraft, conniving leprechauns, terrifying sea monsters and gallant heroes.
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