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False Mermaid

Author: Erin Hart
Published: 2010
book: 318 pages
ISBN:1416563768
ISBN:9781416563761
Publisher: Scribner
Subject: Fiction

A chilling new suspense novel from Erin Hart that brilliantly combines forensics, archaeology, and history with Irish myth and mystery.

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Brigid's Cloak

Author: Bryce Milligan
Published: 2005-09
book: 32 pages
ISBN:0802852971
ISBN:9780802852977
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Relates a legend about the Irish slave girl who became Saint Brigid, beginning with a celestial song, a mysterious gift, and a prophecy on the night of her ...

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At Swim-Two-Birds

Author: Flann O'Brien
Published: 1998
book: 315 pages
ISBN:156478181X
ISBN:9781564781819
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr
Subject: Fiction

-- The story of an Irish college student who -- half to amuse himself and half to avoid work -- writes an irreverent novel about the figures of Irish myth and ...

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Celtic Fairy Tales

Author: Joseph Jacobs
Published: 2008-08-18
book: 232 pages
ISBN:0554288184
ISBN:9780554288185
Publisher: BiblioBazaar, LLC
Subject: Fiction

Perhaps the Eisteddfod, by offering prizes for the collection of Welsh folk-tales, may remove this inferiority.

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Tales from old Ireland

Author: Malachy Doyle
Published: 2000-10-01
book: 95 pages
ISBN:190228397X
ISBN:9781902283975
Publisher: null
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Offers readers of all ages a colorful collection of traditional Irish tales featuring characters of legend and lore, such as the Children of Lir.

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The last snake in Ireland

Author: Sheila MacGill-Callahan
Published: 1999-02-01
book: 32 pages
ISBN:0823414256
ISBN:9780823414253
Publisher: null
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Before he becomes a saint, Patrick drives all the snakes but one out of Ireland and that last one he throws into Scotland's Loch Ness.

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The King of Ireland's Son

Author: Padraic Colum
Published: 1997
book: 320 pages
ISBN:0486297225
ISBN:9780486297224
Publisher: Dover Pubns
Subject: Social Science

Chronicles the adventures of the King of Ireland's eldest and wildest son, describing how he encounters an enchanter's daughter, the king of the cats, Gilly of ...

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Finn McCoul

Author: Brian Gleeson
Published: 2005-01-11
book: 36 pages
ISBN:159679223X
ISBN:9781596792234
Publisher: Abdo Publishing Company
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Retells the Irish folktale in which the giant Finn McCoul and his very clever wife defeat the brutish giant Cuculin.

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Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland

Author: Lady Augusta
Published: 2004-06
book: 348 pages
ISBN:1419192779
ISBN:9781419192777
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Co
Subject: Social Science

There was a woman below in that village where I lived to my grief and my sorrow, and she used to be throwing the evil eye, but she is in the poorhouse now - Mrs ...

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Mrs. McCool and the giant Cuhullin

Author: Jessica Souhami
Published: 2002-02-19
book: 32 pages
ISBN:080506852X
ISBN:9780805068528
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

The very clever Oona saves her husband, the giant Finn McCool, by outwitting Cuhullin, who seeks to prove that he is the strongest giant in the world by beating ...

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The Prince of Ireland and the three magic stallions

Author: Bryce Milligan
Published: 2003-02
book: 32 pages
ISBN:0823415732
ISBN:9780823415731
Publisher: null
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

In a retelling of an Irish folktale, the prince of Ireland's stepmother curses him to stay no longer than two nights anywhere until he brings her a giant's ...

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The names upon the harp, Irish myth and legend

Author: Marie Heaney
Published: 2000-10
book: 95 pages
ISBN:0590680528
ISBN:9780590680523
Publisher: Arthur a Levine
Subject: Social Science

Retells stories of the heroes and villains of Irish mythology, including Cuchulainn, Finn Mac Cumhaill, and Oisin.

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Celtic Wonder-Tales

Author: Ella Young
Published: 1995
book: 224 pages
ISBN:048628896X
ISBN:9780486288963
Publisher: Dover Pubns
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Presents fourteen stories from Celtic folklore, including "The Earth-shapers," "The Cow of Plenty," and "The Children of Lir"

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A History of Irish Fairies

Author: Carolyn White
Published: 2005-04-10
book: 128 pages
ISBN:0786715391
ISBN:9780786715398
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Subject: Fiction

A rich compendium of information on Irish fairies covers a wide range of related issues, including clothes and appearance, immortality, personality, and demonic ...

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Whuppity Stoorie

Author: John W. Stewig
Published: 2004-03
book: 32 pages
ISBN:0823417492
ISBN:9780823417490
Publisher: null
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

In order to cure her ailing pig, an Irish widow agrees to give a strange woman whatever she wants and then the widow must guess the woman's name or give up her ...

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Irish Legends for Children

Author: Yvonne Carroll
Published: 2004-09-15
book: 59 pages
ISBN:1589802780
ISBN:9781589802780
Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

This beautifully illustrated collection contains six tales that have been passed down for generations in Ireland, including iChildren of Lir,i a mystical twist ...

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Donegal Fairy Stories

Author: Seumas MacManus
Published: 1968
book: 256 pages
ISBN:0486219712
ISBN:9780486219714
Publisher: Dover Pubns
Subject: Fiction

10 lighthearted tales, brought to life in Irish dialect. "Hookedy-Crookedy," "The Snow, the Crow and the Blood," etc. MacManus' best. 33 illus.

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Old days, old ways

Author: Olive Sharkey
Published: 1987-09
book: 171 pages
ISBN:0815602189
ISBN:9780815602187
Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
Subject: History

Foreword 'There were good times once, not your time or my time but somebody's time . . . .' This saying from the midlands of Ireland was often used to begin ...

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The King with Horse's Ears and Other Irish Folktales

Author: Batt Burns
Published: 2009-02-03
book: 96 pages
ISBN:1402737726
ISBN:9781402737725
Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

A collection of Irish folktales includes stories about Fionn Mac Cumhail, his son Oisin, pookas, leprechauns, and fairies.

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Irish Wit and Wisdom

Author: Joan Larson Kelly
Published: 1998-01
book: 64 pages
ISBN:0880880686
ISBN:9780880880688
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Subject: Humor

Folklore, humor, proverbs, toasts -- and blarney!

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