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| Genre/Form: | Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Malachy Doyle; Niamh Sharkey |
| ISBN: | 190228397X 9781902283975 184148279X 9781841482798 |
| OCLC Number: | 45494859 |
| Description: | 95 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | Children of Lir -- Fair, brown, and trembling -- Twelve wild geese -- Lusmore and the fairies -- Son of an otter, son of a wolf -- Soul cages -- Oisin in Tir na nOg -- Sources. |
| Responsibility: | retold by Malachy Doyle ; illustrated by Niamh Sharkey. |
Abstract:
This collection of favourite Irish folk tales includes, among others, the famous legends of the bewitched Children of Lir, Jack and the Merrow and Oisin in Tir na nOg. The larger-than-life characters, dramatic landscapes and magical happenings are sure to keep listeners and readers absorbed.
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'Pure mafic... seven spellbinding myths and legends provide a panorama of Celtic culture and traditions peopled with fairies, witches and other supernatural creatures' - The Sunday Times
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