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Folktales of Ireland (Folktales of the World) (Paperback)

by Sean O'Sullivan (Editor) "Once upon a time long ago, the birds could talk..." (more)
Key Phrases: speckled bull, poisonous lion, bade goodbye, King Cormac, New York, Rough Hound (more...)

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Few countries can boast such a plentitude of traditional folktales as Ireland. In 1935, the creation of The Irish Folklore Commission set in motion the first organized efforts of collecting and studying a multitude of folktales, both written as well as those of the Irish oral tradition. The Commission has collected well over a million pages of manuscripts. Folktales of Ireland offers chief archivist Sean O'Sullivan's representation of this awe-inspiring collection. These tales represent the first English language collection of Gaelic folktales.

"Without doubt the finest group of Irish tales that has yet been published in English."—The Guardian

"O'Sullivan writes out of an intimacy with his subject and an instinctive grasp of the language of the originals. He tells us that his archives contain more than a million and a half pages of manuscript. If Mr. O'Sullivan translates them, I'll read them."—Seamus Heaney, New Statesman

"The stories have an authentic folktale flavor and will satisfy both the student of folklore and the general reader."—Booklist

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Paperback: 365 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (March 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226639983
ISBN-13: 978-0226639987
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,011,108 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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speckled bull, poisonous lion, bade goodbye, fairy legends

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King Cormac, New York, Rough Hound, Son of the King of Cor, May God, King of the Bridge, Magician of the Mountain, Son of the King of Maol, Steel Skull, Rinneen Ban, Rory O'Donoghue, Short Grey Warrior, Holy Communion, King of the Church, Se�n Palmer, Balor B�imeannach, Blind Salmon of Assaroe, Rinneen B�n, Truth of the One Story, Blackbird of the Forge, Daniel O'Connell, Great Hag of the Hills, Honey Dish, Se�n O'Shea, Cork Harbor

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