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The folklore of Ireland
Forwad by Venetia Newall.
Collection of old Irish folktales, divided by categoy:
Mythological and Hero Tales, Ordinary Folktales, Legends nd folk Belief, Historical Tradition, Folk Prayers, Popular Charms, Proverbs, Riddles, and Songs and Balads.
Tales include Balor and Baibhde the Smith, Youth, the World and Death, The Twining Branches, The spirit,the Sailor and the Devil, The Foot of Rooska Hill, and many more.
Collection of old Irish folktales, divided by categoy:
Mythological and Hero Tales, Ordinary Folktales, Legends nd folk Belief, Historical Tradition, Folk Prayers, Popular Charms, Proverbs, Riddles, and Songs and Balads.
Tales include Balor and Baibhde the Smith, Youth, the World and Death, The Twining Branches, The spirit,the Sailor and the Devil, The Foot of Rooska Hill, and many more.
165 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1974
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December 9, 2009
Beautiful tales. The oral traditions recounted in this book are replete with magic, royalty, ghosts, priests, the devil, dreams, enchanted sea creatures, and heroes.
Notable themes-
Gaesa: a kind of spell often associated with transformion to animal form, or the compulsory completion of some kind of task or battle. One may place himself under gaesa, or they may be placed under gaesa but someone else.
Seals: believed to be enchanted humans who wore a "hood", or a cloak which turned them into a seal and allowed them to survive in the water.
Notable characters:
-Dierdre
-Fianna: roving bands of heroic warriors and hunters- defenders of Ireland. Leader: Finn mac Cool (Fionn mac Cumhail).
There is also sections on folk prayers, popular charms, riddles and balads.
Notable themes-
Gaesa: a kind of spell often associated with transformion to animal form, or the compulsory completion of some kind of task or battle. One may place himself under gaesa, or they may be placed under gaesa but someone else.
Seals: believed to be enchanted humans who wore a "hood", or a cloak which turned them into a seal and allowed them to survive in the water.
Notable characters:
-Dierdre
-Fianna: roving bands of heroic warriors and hunters- defenders of Ireland. Leader: Finn mac Cool (Fionn mac Cumhail).
There is also sections on folk prayers, popular charms, riddles and balads.
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