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Irish Fairy Tales and Folklore

Irish Fairy Tales and Folklore

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A classic collection of Irish fairy tales and lore by Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and poet W。 B。 Yeats

Originally published as two separate volumes in 1800s， this premier collection of Irish stories edited and compiled W。 B。 Yeats is the perfect gift for any lover of Irish literature and folklore。 The lyrical prose and rich cultural heritage of each tale will captivate and enchant readers of all ages and keep them entertained for hours on end。

This volume contains more than seventy classic Irish stories， including timeless characters and mythology passed down for generations such as:
The Trooping Fairies
Changelings
Tir-na-n-óg
The Lepracaun
The Kildare Pooka
How Thomas Connolly met the Banshee
And many more！


 

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Larry R Naylor ，

Enjoyed it very much and would like to read more

Belinda Vlasbaard ，

4，5 stars - English hardcover These folk-tales are full of simplicity and musical occurrences， for they are the literature of a class。。。who have steeped everything in the heart: to whom everything is a symbol。"--William Butler Yeats--Born and educated in Dublin， Ireland， William Butler Yeats discovered early in his literary career a fascination with Irish folklore and the occult。 Later awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923， Yeats produced a vast collection of stories， songs， and poetry 4，5 stars - English hardcover These folk-tales are full of simplicity and musical occurrences， for they are the literature of a class。。。who have steeped everything in the heart: to whom everything is a symbol。"--William Butler Yeats--Born and educated in Dublin， Ireland， William Butler Yeats discovered early in his literary career a fascination with Irish folklore and the occult。 Later awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923， Yeats produced a vast collection of stories， songs， and poetry of Ireland's historical and legendary past。 These writings helped secure for Yeats recognition as a leading proponent of Irish nationalism and Irish cultural independence。 Originally published in two separate books near the end of the nineteenth century， these tales have preserved a rich and charming heritage in a charmingly authentic Irish voice。 In this volume， extraordinary characters of Irish myth are brought to life through the brilliant poetic voice of W。B。 Yeats。 These legendary stories of capricious Trooping Fairies， the frightful Banshee， Kings and Queens， Giants， Devils and the ever popular Leprechaun will delight and entertain readers of all ages。Up the airy mountain，Down the rushy glen，We daren’t go a-huntingFor fear of little men;Wee folk， good folk，Trooping all together;Green jacket， red cap，And white owl’s feather！Down along the rocky shoreSome make their home，They live on crispy pancakesOf yellow tide-foam;Some in the reedsOf the black mountain lake，With frogs for their watch-dogsAll night awake。 High on the hill-topThe old King sits;He is now so old and grayHe’s nigh lost his wits。With a bridge of white mistColumbkill he crosses，On his stately journeysFrom Slieveleague to Rosses;Or going up with musicOn cold starry nights，To sup with the QueenOf the gay Northern Lights。。。。。。。。。A must have for any library collection whether for pure curiosity or for getting insight， a sense/feel of the ancestral home to be found in these stories， from which some of our forbearers traveled。 There is a deep current of history flowing through the tales of these pages。 。。。more

Rahaf Potrosh ，

"وما الحكاية إلا تلفيقات عجائز خرافية لتسلية الأطفال الرضع "رغم خوفي من الجن ، واعترف بأن هذه القصص أثارت قلقي قليلاً قبل النوم لكن هذا لم يقلل من متعتها "وما الحكاية إلا تلفيقات عجائز خرافية لتسلية الأطفال الرضع "رغم خوفي من الجن ، واعترف بأن هذه القصص أثارت قلقي قليلاً قبل النوم لكن هذا لم يقلل من متعتها 。。。more

A。 Bloom ，

Low-key hard to follow。 It's not a bad book， but it's definitely a challenge with the language that's used。 Pretty interesting though！！ Low-key hard to follow。 It's not a bad book， but it's definitely a challenge with the language that's used。 Pretty interesting though！！ 。。。more

Babs M ，

I enjoyed it but some of the Irish terms were hard to figure out。 They were at the end of each story but it would have been helpful to have the meaning next to the word。

Chris Montez ，

Good stuff！

Dolci Fusa ，

FrammentarioQuesta raccolta di fiabe folkloristiche sarebbero anche divertenti， e molto veloci da leggere， ma sono narrate con uno stile che risulta in realtà un po' frammentario。 Non so se questo sia colpa della traduzione o della sbrigatività con cui sono state trascritte dall''esimio autore， ma è l'impressione che ho avuto。 Un paio， addirittura， sembravano tronche di un vero finale。 FrammentarioQuesta raccolta di fiabe folkloristiche sarebbero anche divertenti， e molto veloci da leggere， ma sono narrate con uno stile che risulta in realtà un po' frammentario。 Non so se questo sia colpa della traduzione o della sbrigatività con cui sono state trascritte dall''esimio autore， ma è l'impressione che ho avuto。 Un paio， addirittura， sembravano tronche di un vero finale。 。。。more

Madeline Laake ，

Good bedtime stories。

Ghada Alhosawi ，

كتاب ممتع، يحكي قصص شعبيه عن الجن بمواقفهم الغريبة و المسلية。

Fran ，

Now a want to watch Brigadoon！ What a fun collection of fairy stories from all over Ireland。

Charlotte ，

Mr。 Yeats confirms what I know to be true

Todd Howell ，

A fine collection of tales。

Drew Reilly ，

I really wanted to enjoy this book。 I picked it up a couple years again， and never managed to read it。 It was one of those books that I would periodically pick up， read a few chapters， then convince myself I just wasn't ready for it。 Well， this time， I suffered through a bit more and determined that this book is just not for me。 I don't like how Yeats peppers in stories and overviews in such a disjointed manner。 The style just isn't for me， even if the subject matter is。 I really wanted to enjoy this book。 I picked it up a couple years again， and never managed to read it。 It was one of those books that I would periodically pick up， read a few chapters， then convince myself I just wasn't ready for it。 Well， this time， I suffered through a bit more and determined that this book is just not for me。 I don't like how Yeats peppers in stories and overviews in such a disjointed manner。 The style just isn't for me， even if the subject matter is。 。。。more

Jonathan Mcwalter ，

Fun and whimsical stories

Anthony Feighery ，

Does exactly what it says on the tin， deep， intelligent and engaging stories that can be enjoyed by all ages。

Juliekate ，

Magic in words！

Lea de Sousa ，

5 ⭐This book was an absolute treasure！ Yeats did a wonderful job in compiling the best Irish fairy folk tales。 It's filled with poems， short stories and snippets of fun with easy-to-read writing。 Almost everything in this collection was enjoyable and if not for this book， I never would have come across them。 Some gems that stood out for me: The Piper and the PucaThe Fairy Well of LagnanayThe Fairy Thorn 5 ⭐This book was an absolute treasure！ Yeats did a wonderful job in compiling the best Irish fairy folk tales。 It's filled with poems， short stories and snippets of fun with easy-to-read writing。 Almost everything in this collection was enjoyable and if not for this book， I never would have come across them。 Some gems that stood out for me: The Piper and the PucaThe Fairy Well of LagnanayThe Fairy Thorn 。。。more

Marie ，

Most beautiful compilation of fairy tales， in its original meaning。 The fairies of Ireland hold more power over modern language and litterateur than we know。 This edition is a gorgeous sample with its illustrations and chapters sorted into trooping fairies， ghosts， witches， the devil and so on。 I’ve read it in a nice slow pace， one tale at a time， absorbing every little detail。

LA Smith ，

One of my favorite classic collections， a true treasury of poems and tales。

Nemanja ，

Collection of comical， fantastic， moralistic， eerie fairy tales divided in groups depending on the creatures of the Irish mythology featured in them （fairies， leprechauns， changelings， ghosts， kings， knights， merrows， cats etc。） meant to spread and keep Irish traditions （weddings， funerals， crafts - weaving， tailoring， forging etc。）， beliefs （mythical creatures and their powers）， heroes of old （Chulainn） and virtues （courage， modesty， loyalty， wisdom， attentiveness of nature and fellow men） aliv Collection of comical， fantastic， moralistic， eerie fairy tales divided in groups depending on the creatures of the Irish mythology featured in them （fairies， leprechauns， changelings， ghosts， kings， knights， merrows， cats etc。） meant to spread and keep Irish traditions （weddings， funerals， crafts - weaving， tailoring， forging etc。）， beliefs （mythical creatures and their powers）， heroes of old （Chulainn） and virtues （courage， modesty， loyalty， wisdom， attentiveness of nature and fellow men） alive。 。。。more

Magpie6493 ，

This is an absolutely enchanting series of folktales and stories。 I have always been interested in learning more about Irish lore and stories and given the amount of misinformation there has been about it over time it has been very difficult to actually find something that is more on the authentic side。 The poems and stories are wonderfully organized though at times a few of them might be tricky to get through for someone not familiar with some of the folklore already or the old writing style。 H This is an absolutely enchanting series of folktales and stories。 I have always been interested in learning more about Irish lore and stories and given the amount of misinformation there has been about it over time it has been very difficult to actually find something that is more on the authentic side。 The poems and stories are wonderfully organized though at times a few of them might be tricky to get through for someone not familiar with some of the folklore already or the old writing style。 However that being said this collection is Liles better from the either very confusing or heavily sanitized and altered versions of these stories。All in all I wpuld Definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves folklore and wants to learn more about it。 。。。more

Dollie ，

Being Scotch/Irish， I’ve always been curious about Irish folklore。 This was a wonderful collection of folklore， fairy tales and poetry， edited by W。B。 Yeats。 I’m a big poetry fan and I loved the poetry in this book。 It was absolutely beautiful。 I was entranced by the stories and was surprised how almost every story contained both religion and superstition。 It was obvious what a woman’s duties were， as almost every story had women spinning on a spinning wheel。 I was also surprised at how much cre Being Scotch/Irish， I’ve always been curious about Irish folklore。 This was a wonderful collection of folklore， fairy tales and poetry， edited by W。B。 Yeats。 I’m a big poetry fan and I loved the poetry in this book。 It was absolutely beautiful。 I was entranced by the stories and was surprised how almost every story contained both religion and superstition。 It was obvious what a woman’s duties were， as almost every story had women spinning on a spinning wheel。 I was also surprised at how much credit was given to women – “What won’t a woman’s sagacity & presence of mind accomplish？” My absolute favorite story was The Pudding Bewitched。 I laughed all through it。 This was my first W。 B。 Yeats book， but it won’t be my last。 I loved this book。 。。。more

M Rins ，

A marvelous collection。 I've thoroughly enjoyed my time reading the stories within and learning from the brief explanatory passages at the start of each section as well as the footnotes。 A particular favourite of mine was "Teig O'Kane and The Corpse。"One thing to consider is that it is written in quite a heavy Irish dialect at times so those unfamiliar may struggle to read without referring to Google for help with some of the words and phrases。 A marvelous collection。 I've thoroughly enjoyed my time reading the stories within and learning from the brief explanatory passages at the start of each section as well as the footnotes。 A particular favourite of mine was "Teig O'Kane and The Corpse。"One thing to consider is that it is written in quite a heavy Irish dialect at times so those unfamiliar may struggle to read without referring to Google for help with some of the words and phrases。 。。。more

Samantha ，

“Irish Fairy & Folk Tales” is a collection of Irish myths and folklore that Irish author， William Butler Yeats， compiled and edited。 This book was originally published as two separate books in 1888 but a few versions have been published since。 This book preserves the rich Irish heritage in an authentic way。 This book would be a great read for pre-teen children in middle school。 It’s the perfect introduction to Irish culture through the lens of an Irishman。 W。B Yeats organized this book into diff “Irish Fairy & Folk Tales” is a collection of Irish myths and folklore that Irish author， William Butler Yeats， compiled and edited。 This book was originally published as two separate books in 1888 but a few versions have been published since。 This book preserves the rich Irish heritage in an authentic way。 This book would be a great read for pre-teen children in middle school。 It’s the perfect introduction to Irish culture through the lens of an Irishman。 W。B Yeats organized this book into different chapters by topic。 These topics include: The Trooping Fairies， Changelings， The Merrow， The Solitary Fairies， Ghosts， Witches and Fairy Doctors， T’yeer-na-n-oge， Saints and Priests， The Devil， Giants and Kings， Queens， Princesses， Earls， Robbers。 Although most of these stories are not written by Yeats himself， he does write introductions to most of the chapters and does include some of his own writings as well。 I enjoyed a lot of the stories in this book， but my favorite were the stories about fairies。 I rated this book a 3/5 because I think it's a great book to introduce children to Irish folklore， but the book is definitely a bit monotonous in my opinion。 I honestly don’t think most children would genuinely enjoy this book unless they were really into folklore or maybe Irish culture。 It’s not a book that I could imagine children picking out on their own or reading unless it was assigned to them in school。 。。。more

Raya P Morrison ，

A lot of the tales are fun to read and give a good glimpse into the Irish folklore， but some are subpar and could've been an additional volume。 A lot of the tales are fun to read and give a good glimpse into the Irish folklore， but some are subpar and could've been an additional volume。 。。。more

Susi Johnston ，

Stunning。 Led me to learn more about the Rosicrucians， etc。， etc。， etc。 Great tales that ring true in any time， for any culture。

Sananab ，

Real mixed bag。 Some were amazing， some very very very long chapters were an unrewarding slog that went nowhere。

Ace Mc'Cloudy ，

Was really enlightening and taught me so much about different folk lores

Andi Vida ，

Never enough :） Sometimes I need to read Irish fairy tales to my mental health and relax。 I need the company of wee people， the fairies， the giants and the other folks。 Thank you， dear Willie。 :）

Inia Gwath （Books From Fangorn） ，

This book is a very interesting reading if you love fairies， ghosts， witches， giganrs， fantasy and folk tales。 It combines short stories and poetry。 ✍ The Book Editor:William Butler Yeats was a poet， an occultist but also feverish defender of Irish nationalism。 He aimed to show Irish spirit and to encourage Ireland independence from England， these tales clearly show this。 What called my attention is the syncretism of the Catholic faith as well as the Faerie belief。 ✎ The book is divided in the f This book is a very interesting reading if you love fairies， ghosts， witches， giganrs， fantasy and folk tales。 It combines short stories and poetry。 ✍ The Book Editor:William Butler Yeats was a poet， an occultist but also feverish defender of Irish nationalism。 He aimed to show Irish spirit and to encourage Ireland independence from England， these tales clearly show this。 What called my attention is the syncretism of the Catholic faith as well as the Faerie belief。 ✎ The book is divided in the following sections:✶⋆ Fairies:"Who are they？ Fallen angels who were not good enough to be saved， nor bad enough to be lost"。 Yeats tries to classify the fairies according to their characteristics。 The stories I particularly enjoyed in each section can be found below:❈ The Trooping Fairies:↠"The Priest's Supper" Illustrates perfectly the words Yeats says to describe fairies。 ↠ "Teig O'Kane （Tadh I Cathan） and the Corpse"An amazing mixture of fairies， ghost and macabre elements any fan of Poe， Lovecraft and associates would certainly admire。 ❈ ChangelingsIf you are familiar with fairies， you will know that they exchange the mortal children's leaving their own。 This section is incredible！ Do not expect Disney narratives because they are not！ ↠ "The Brewery of Egg - Shells" That tale represents the popular belief of children's being exchanged by fairies leading to wickedness。 It is as macabre as a Poe。 ↠"Jamie Freel and the Young Lady" Another example of fairies mischief but has an splendid ending。 ❈ The Merrow ↠"The Soul Cages" An amazing story of a Merrow， a combination of faeries and Christianity， with a very beautiful imagery and symbolism。 ❈ The Solitary FairiesIn this section， Yeats selected stories in the following faeries: • The Lepracaun • The Cluricaun • The Far Darrig • The Pooka • The Banshee✶⋆ Ghosts:"The souls of the dead sometimes take the shapes of animals。。。They will sometimes take the form of insects， especially of butterflies"。 In this section， fairies seem to disappear giving the space for ghosts。 But you can clearly see a distinction from English ghosts stories， as they are more concerned with nature， animals and Catholic religion has a stronger presence， at least in this selection。 ✶⋆ Witches， Fairy Doctors:Here， Yeats makes a distinction between those two kinds and we return to fairies once more。 There are pastoral and countryside descriptions， folk tales mixed with religious elements。 ✶⋆T'yeer-Na-N-OGe:This section contains stories on the Country of the Young。 The ageless land， the forever young and well preserved。 ✶⋆ Saints， Priests:Here， we can see once more， how strong the Catholic belief is in the stories， combined with folk and local belief。 Animals play a relevant role。 ✶⋆ The Devil:As the tittle suggests， these stories focus on the devil。 And here， again the Catholic belief is knotted with the local belief and superstition。 ✶⋆ Gigants:In this section， we return to the Celtic influence。 For example， "A Legend of Knockmany" has some echoes of the ancient Irish heroes， like Cú Chulainn。 ✶⋆ Kings， Queens， Princess， Earls， Robbers:This section might remind you of the Grimm Brothers， or Perrault。 But， the selection here have their own unique elements that make them remarkable。 I particularly loved:↠"The Twelve Wild Geese" This one is very beautiful， it shows the importance and symbolism of the geese but， at the same time， the cooperation among women。 ↠ "The Haughty Princess" The plot might be a common one: a princess need a husband to marry， but it is a fresh， intelligent and amazing tale。 ↠"The Story of Conn-Eda; or The Golden Apples of Lough Erne" Now I can understand some of C。 S。 Lewis influence in his Chronicles of Narnia， specially The Magician's Nephew。 Despite Lewis lived in England， he was Irish and considered himself Irish from the heart。 • ᚠ Conclusion: Overall， I enjoyed the selection very much。 As the title suggests， the stories are not only focused on fairies as I would have loved。 But it has other folk tales that are very enjoyable and I would certainly recommend and reread。 ⁕ Beaware that the stories are written with dialects。 It is not bad at all， I prefer it that way so far， but it might be a bit hard to read some stories。 At least for someone like me whose second language is English。 ⁕ 。。。more

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