The King with Horse's Ears and Other Irish FolktalesStorytelling is one of Ireland’s oldest and grandest traditions, and these vivid tales of far-off days will introduce young readers to the country’s irresistible folklore. Here are brave warriors with superhuman skills, monster dogs with blazing eyes, fairy folk and leprechauns, and the magical land of Tir na nÓg. Author Batt Burns grew up with these beloved characters and legends, and he captures all their enchanting language and flights of fancy. Exquisite art by Igor Oleynikov enhances every tale.
Contents include: · The King with Horse’s Ears · The Greedy Barber · Oisín in the Land of the Ever Young · Back from the Fairies · Paying the Rent · A Clever Leprechaun · The Lost Island of Lonesome Seals · And many more!
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
Fionn Mac Cumhail and the Fianna of Ireland | 20 |
A Famous Thief | 36 |
Just One Choice | 52 |
The Boy and the Pooka | 65 |
The Lost Island of Lonesome Seals | 82 |
Sources | 95 |
Common terms and phrases
apprentice baby barber beautiful began Black Pooka Bran Brohgawn Causeway charm setter child Conan Conor Cormac Mac Airt Crohan Daniel O'Connell darkness Diarmaid dogs door eagle fairy fairy fort famous farmer father fear Fiachra Fianna warriors Finnegas Fintan Fionn Mac Cumhail fire fisherman folktales Gadai Dubh Gaelic Glenaphooka gold Goll Mac Morna grabbed haircut hand head heard hill horse horse's ears Ireland Island of Lonesome Iveragh Peninsula Jackie O'Gorman Jackie's Kate King Labhraidh Loingseach knew knife Lady Augusta Gregory Lakes of Killarney land Larry leprechaun Lissaree listen lived Lonesome Seals looked Lost Island loved Macgillycuddy's Reeks magic Mock morning mother mountain Nancy neighbors never Niamh night Oisin Paddy the Bog rabbits rock rushed scream seanachie secret sheep Sheila Bawn shoes shouted sleep soon spot steal story strange Suddenly Tir na nOg valley waistcoat wife wish woman wood young thief