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Favourite Irish Legends in Irish and English: A Dual Language Book

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What Bairbre McCarthy has done with this volume, is present selected Irish legends with the Irish and English pages printed facing each other, allowing one to read and either text (or both).

I like this technique; it allows the reader to see the Irish, page for page with the English translation. It gratifies the curious and assists the student at the same time. Friends, who speak Irish, tell me that the English translations are accurate.

If you enjoy Irish stories, or are learning to speak and read Irish, then I suggest that you add this little volume to your collection.

Tá na scéalta seo furasta agus siamsúla. Tá an theanga follasach, i nGaeilge agus i mBearla. Thaitin sé liom go mór an leabhar seo, mholfainn é do mhic léinn eile.

These stories are easy and entertaining. The language is clear, in Gaelic and in English. I liked this book a lot, I would recommend it to other students.

This book has four delightful stories in it, side by side English and Irish. It's a nice little read, but rather short.

This book gives Irish and English translations of 4 traditional Irish folktales. If you are looking to practice translating traditional Irish folktales, then purchasing this book is probably worthwhile (although you will likely find yourself wishing there were more stories to work with). If you are looking for a collection of Irish folktales to read, then I would not recommend this book.