01631cam a2200265 i 4500 1086388634 TxAuBib 20231227120000.0 160503s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781435161368 143516136X (OCoLC)949266541 TxAuBib rda A treasury of Irish fairy and folk tales. New York : Barnes & Noble Inc, [2015] ©2015. 748 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. The trooping fairies. The cave fairies -- Popular notions considering the Sidhe race -- Changelings -- The solitary fairies. The lepracaun, the cluricaun, and the Far Darrig -- The pooka -- The banshee and the dullahan -- Ghosts -- Witches and fairy doctors -- T'yeer-na-n-oge -- Priests and saints -- The devil -- Giants -- Rocks and stones -- Treasure legends -- Legends of the western islands -- Kings, queens, princesses, earls, and robbers. FOLKLORE, MYTHS & LEGENDS. These lrish tales all are reprinted from nineteenth-century sources, but they date back to a centuries-old oral tradition of storytelling that had yet to be committed to the printed page. They were passed down through the ages virtually unaltered and feature a wide variety of fantastic beings. This edition has an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a silk-ribbon bookmark. 20231227.