Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Edited and Selected by W. B. Yeats [1888] This is an anthology of Irish folklore, edited by W. B. Yeats. Flag this item for. (There are some poems in it though). Myth and Magic of Pagan Ireland: A Dual Language Mythology book, The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends. He selected many of the best (and often funniest) tales from other writers Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Myth and Magic of Pagan Ireland: A Dual Language Mythology book, The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. A must read for anyone interested in all things Irish. in the Royal Dublin Society. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The fairy lives on their life, and they waste away. Yeats. No Kindle device required. I liked this volume of folktales collected by W.B. Unable to add item to Wish List. An Introduction and Notes by W. B. Yeats help elucidate the background of the stories and their meaning and role in Irish life and culture. EMBED. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, Edited by W.B.Yeats, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology Paperback – Oct. 31 2005 by W B Yeats (Editor), William Butler Yeats (Editor) 4.2 out of 5 stars 116 ratings. According to Yeats the fear gorta walks the earth during times of famine, seeking alms from passers-by. In this delightful volume, first published in 1892, William Butler Yeats has collected all manner of Irish folklore (mostly short stories, with a few poems) from a wide variety sources. source material. William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Ships from and sold by Book Depository CA. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry. It arrived quickly and my friend is enjoying the book. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2017. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2013. Download one of the Free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. "Even a newspaper man, if you entice him into a cemetery at midnight, will believe in phantoms, for every one is a visionary, if you scratch him deep enough. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Yeats. Graphic Violence ; Graphic Sexual Content ; texts. No Kindle device required. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, Edited by W.B.Yeats, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology. Yeats is considered to be one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after being awarded the Nobel Prize. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Fairy and folk tales of the Irish peasantry by Yeats, … In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman so honored for what the Nobel Committee described as inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2017. A fascinating look at the tradition of folklore in Ireland. Many of these stories are from books which are archived at this site; some are from books which have yet to be converted to etext or now-rare source material. It arrived quickly and my friend is enjoying the book. In the Parochial Survey of Ireland it is recorded how the storytellers used to gather together of an evening and if any had a different version from the others, they would all recite theirs and vote and the man who had varied would have to abide by their verdict. Ships from and sold by Book Depository CA. edition (Nov. 17 2011). Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. In order to navigate out of this carousel, please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2013. Amazon Price New from Used from Kindle Edition "Please retry" CDN$ 0.00 — — Hardcover "Please retry" CDN$ 37.62 . I liked this volume of folktales collected by W.B. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. But the Celts is a visionary without scratching." No_Favorite. In this delightful volume, first published in 1892, William Butler Yeats has collected all manner of Irish folklore (mostly short stories, with a few poems) from a wide variety sources. I love the poetry of Yeats and although this isn't a book of poetry it was still a fabulous read. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. If you are a stranger, you will not readily get ghost and fairy legends, even in a western village. Tales of fairies and banshees and other strange creatures abound. The Leanhaun Shee (fairy mistress), seeks the love of mortals. share. such as Lady Wilde, Croker, Lover, Hyde, and Carelton. He has divided the works into categories as follows: the "Trooping Fairies" (fairies, changelings, and the "merrow" or mermaids); the "Solitary Fairies" (the lepracaun, the pooka - an animal spirit, and the banshee); "Ghosts"; "Witches & Fairy Doctors"; "T'yeer-na-n-Oge" or "Tir-na-n-Og" (a legendary island said to appear and disappear); "Saints & Priests"; "The Devil"; "Giants"; and "Kings / Queens / Princesses / Earls / Robbers." Tales of fairies and banshees and other strange creatures abound. Please try again. by Nicholas O'Kearney. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. A fascinating look at the tradition of folklore in Ireland. © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Thanks. The Gaelic poets die young, for she is restless, and will not let … Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. (There are some poems in it though). Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. CDN$ 37.62 — Paperback "Please retry" CDN$ 9.15 . The road to hell... well that's what this is. Yeats wrote introductory material and notes to many of these stories. The Project Gutenberg EBook of Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, by William Butler Yeats This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. by Douglas Hyde, The Story of Conn-eda, or the Golden Apples of Lough Erne, by Abraham M'Coy, tr. Death is no escape from her. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2019, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2020, Fairy and Folktales of the Irish Peasantry, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2013. The truth of Ireland is as magical as Yeat's babble. The road to hell... well that's what this is. And even then, use your library. by Clarence Mangan, The Banshee of the Mac Carthys, by T. Crofton Croker, Song of the Ghost, by Alfred Percival Graves, The Fate Of Frank M'Kenna, by William Carleton, Bewitched Butter (Donegal), by Letitia Maclintock, The Witch Hare, by Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, The Witches' Excursion, by Patrick Kennedy, The Confessions of Tom Bourke, by T. Crofton Croker, The Pudding Bewitched, by William Carleton, The Legend Of O'Donoghue by T. Crofton Croker, Hy-Brasail--The Isle of the Blest by Gerald Griffin, The Story of the Little Bird, by T. Crofton Croker, A Legend of Knockmany, by William Carleton, The Twelve Wild Geese, by Patrick Kennedy, The Lazy Beauty and Her Aunts, by Patrick Kennedy, The Enchantment of Gearoidh Iarla, by Patrick Kennedy, Munachar and Manachar, tr. 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Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Dover Publications; Revised ed. Read "In Search of Ancient Ireland" or other scholarly work. The old women are most learned, but will not so readily be got to talk, for the fairies are very secretive and much resent being talked of and are there not many stories of old women who were nearly pinched into their graves or numbed with fairy blasts. If they refuse, she must be their slave; if they consent, they are hers, and can only escape by finding another to take their place. But the priest have set their faces against wakes. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. — from the IntroductionIn this charming collection, readers will find themselves transported to the shadowy, twilit world of Celtic myth and legend — where the deenee shee (fairy people) work their mischief, where priests and the devil wage an endless struggle for the souls of humankind, where clever wives outwit murderous giants and druids cast geise (spells).The majority of the tales presented here were collected in the nineteenth century by such folklorists as William Allingham, T. Crofton Croker, Douglas Hyde, and Lady Wilde (Oscar Wilde's mother). From this rich legacy, William Butler Yeats, who drew upon Irish fairy lore for his own poetry and plays, chose an especially interesting and representative selection: "The White Trout; A Legend of Cong," "The Brewery of Egg-shells," "The Soul Cages," "The Kildare Pooka," "The Black Lamb," "The Horned Women," "The Phantom Isle," "King O'Toole and his Goose," "The Demon Cat," "The Giant's Stairs," "The Twelve Wild Geese," and many more — 64 in all.Now lovers of myth and legend can immerse themselves in this treasury of time-honored tales brimming with the warmth, charm, and age-old peasant lore of rural Ireland.