Legends and Lore: Ireland's Folk Tales

by Michael Scott

Myths, legends, and magic are woven together in a collection of enthralling Irish folktales from the New York Times bestselling author of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series.

A competition to become King of the Leprechauns... A trick designed to fool the Queen of the Fairies... A terrifying lake monster confronted by the unlikeliest of heroes...

Nine Irish legends come to life in these timeless, action-packed folktales about mythological creatures and epic heroes. A master of Irish mythology, bestselling author Michael Scott has crafted stories guaranteed to enthrall young readers who love magic, legends, and lore.

And don't miss the companion collection of Irish fairy tales, Magic & Myth !

Genres: Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction, Audiobook, Middle Grade, Short Stories, Childrens

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2021

About the author

Irish-born Michael Scott began writing over thirty years ago, and is one of Ireland's most successful and prolific authors, with over one hundred titles to his credit, spanning a
variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore.

He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in thirty-seven countries, in over twenty languages.

Praised for his “unparalleled contribution to children’s literature,” by the Guide to Children’s
Books, Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and was featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000
most “significant Irish.”

Reviews

[Thabata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this selection of tales! It has everything one expects in a good Ireland folklore book.

[Sabrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Children’s book 😕

[Casey Morrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great storytelling and love the tales

[Fiona · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mediocre. I would have thought there would be an attempt to order the tales historically or something but nope, just stick 'em in a book as though nobody's ever compiled Irish traditional tales before. Scott's half-assed approach to this project reinforces my not wasting time on his fiction in the future, despite the publisher's blatant attempt to drive sales of his Alchemyst series by printing the first chapter at the end of this book.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Interesting but, as with almost all collections, some stories were great and some moderate. I could have done without the prologue blurbs trying to "lure me into the story" and the epilogue blurbs seemed too short to feel meaningful, some too concise that I still had lots of questions about what happened.

[Kelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short stories, some that end rather abruptly where it seems like there should be more, but overall a nice insight to some folk tales of Ireland. Not a bad read, very quick, but nothing incredibly noteworthy.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scott retells 9 legends of Ireland so that they read like short stories. Incudes stories about Fionn, a leprechaun, the Oillipheist (a sort of dragon/serpent), a mermaid, and others. Interesting stories, some of Scott's favorites from the numerous stories he has collected over the years.

[Marlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and interesting. I love reading about legends and lore. I often wonder if there really is a grain of truth in them and what it could have been.

[Kathaleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

It may be written by Michael Scott, but it reads so much more “dry” than his other works.

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed the forklore of Ireland

[Lita · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice collection of interesting and entertaining short folk tales from Ireland's history.

[Jbondandrews · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good set of tales.

[Yasser Maniram · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like Leprechauns, you'll like the stories about them in this book.

[Karlena · Rating 3 out of 5]

audiobook. entertaining but very short stories.

[Christa · Rating 2 out of 5]

The stories just didn’t grab me

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love these tales! It reminds me of our American folk tales.

[Irene · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Irish legends are just not very exciting.