Books with title The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends

Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners.This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The Post of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in Tír na n-Óg marks the end of the great Fianna. From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir … all stories to be treasured for years to come.Susan Field's beautiful illustrations are inspired by ancient Celtic art and culture. They capture the wealth of tradition, the humor and the magic of these great stories.Now available in paperback.

Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners. This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The post of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in Tir-na-Nog, and marks the end of the great Fianna. From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir. These are all stories to be treasured for years to come. Susan Field's beautiful illustrations are inspired by ancient Celtic art and culture. They capture the wealth of tradition, the humour and the magic of these great stories.

Told from generation to generation, these Irish legends are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners. This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The post of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in Tir na n-Og marks the end of the great Fianna. From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir ! all stories to be treasured for years to come.

There is a wealth of delightful imagination in the legends and folk-lore of the Jews of a later period which is almost entirely unknown to children. I have drawn also on these sources for some of the stories here presented. My desire is to give boys and girls something Jewish which they may be able to regard as companion delights to the treasury of general fairy-lore and childish romance. Aunt Naomi.CONTENTPREFACEThe Palace of the EaglesThe Giant of the FloodThe Fairy Princess of ErgetzThe Higgledy-Piggledy PalaceThe Red SlipperThe Star-ChildAbi Fressah's FeastThe Beggar KingThe Quarrel of the Cat and DogThe Water-BabeSinbad of the TalmudThe Outcast PrinceThe Story of BostanaiFrom Shepherd-Boy to KingThe Magic PalaceThe Sleep of One Hundred YearsKing for Three DaysThe Palace in the CloudsThe Pope's Game of ChessThe Slave's FortuneThe Paradise in the SeaThe Rabbi's Bogey-ManThe Fairy FrogThe Princess of the TowerKing Alexander's AdventuresI. The Vision of VictoryII. The Land of Darkness and the Gate Of ParadiseIII—The Wonders of The World

My young friend, do you like secrets and mysteries?This is a book about a girl called Leya. She has fantastic friends - a reliable dog Sirko and a happy oak spirit Bohdanchyk. Together with her Father and friends Leya takes a journey in a real Cossack boat-chaika along the Big River.Adventures, trials and secrets are waiting for them on their way. At the beginning, Leya is afraid of everything: darkness, water, trees, claps of thunder. But thanks to friendship, the girl becomes courageous, reliable, ready to act as a grown-up person.

Told from generation to generation, these Irish legends are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners. This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The post of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in Tir na n-Og marks the end of the great Fianna. From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir ! all stories to be treasured for years to come.

Irish fairy tales and legends - full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. The best tales from the Irish tradition, including: 'How Cúchulainn Got His Name' 'The Magic Shoes' 'Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach' 'The King’s Secret' 'The Children of Lir' 'The Giant’s Causeway' 'The Bodach of the Grey Coat' 'The Pot of Gold' 'Tír na n-Óg' 'The White Gander' Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners.

Told from generation to generation, these Irish legends are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners. This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The post of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in Tir na n-Og marks the end of the great Fianna. From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir ! all stories to be treasured for years to come.