More Celtic Fairy Tales: [Illustrated Edition]

by Joseph Jacobs (Editor), John D. Batten (Illustrator)

Overview

This book, like the others of this series, has only been rendered possible by the courtesy and complaisance of the various collectors from whom I have culled my treasures. In particular, I have to thank Mr. Larminie and Mr. Eliot Stock for permission to include that fine tale "Morraha" from the former's "West Irish Folk-tales," the chief addition to the Celtic store since the appearance of my last volume. I have again to thank Dr. Hyde for permission to use another tale from his delightful collection. Mr. Curtin has been good enough to place at my disposal another of the tales collected by him in Connaught, and my colleague, Mr. Duncan, has translated for me a droll from the Erse. Above all, I have to thank Mr. Alfred Nutt for constant supervision over my selection and over my comments upon it. Mr. Nutt, by his own researches, and by the encouragement and aid he has given to the researches of others on Celtic folk-lore, has done much to replace the otherwise irreparable loss of Campbell.

With this volume I part, at any rate for a time, from the pleasant task which has engaged my attention for the last four years. For the "English" folk-lore district I have attempted to do what the brothers Grimm did for Germany, so far as that was possible at this late day. But for the Celtic area I can claim no such high function; here the materials are so rich that it would tax the resources of a whole clan of Grimms to exhaust the field, and those Celtic Grimms must be Celts themselves, or at any rate fully familiar with the Gaelic. Here then is a task for the newly revived local patriotism of Ireland and the Highlands. I have done little more than spy the land, and bring back some specimen bunches from the Celtic vine. It must be for others, Celts themselves, to enter in and possess the promised land.

JOSEPH JACOBS.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786057876751
Publisher:	E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
Publication date:	01/01/1900
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	3 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Preface

The Fate of the Children of Lir

Jack the Cunning Thief

Powel, Prince of Dyfed.

Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel

The Black Horse

The Vision of MacConglinney

Dream of Owen O'Mulready

Morraha

The Story of the McAndrew Family

The Farmer of Liddesdale

The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener

The Russet Dog

Smallhead and the King's Sons

The Legend of Knockgrafton.

Elidore.

The Leeching of Kayn's Leg.

How Fin went to the Kingdom of the Big Men.

How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery.

The Ridere of Riddles.

The Tail.

Notes and References.

Editorial Reviews

SAY THIS



Three times, with your eyes shut



Moṫuiġim bolaḋ an Éireannaiġ ḃinn ḃreugaiġ

faoi m'ḟóidín dúṫaiġ



And you will see



What you will see



- Joseph Jacobs, Celtic Fairy Tales

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