Folktales of Ireland Sean O'Sullivan 1999 Paperback

Description: Folktales of IrelandEdited and Translated by Sean O'SullivanForeward by Richard M. DorsonCopyright 1966Published March 1999 by The University of Chicago Press Few countries can boast such a plentitude of traditional folktales as Ireland. In 1935, the creation of The Irish Folklore Commission set in motion the first organized efforts of collecting and studying a multitude of folktales, both written as well as those of the Irish oral tradition. The Commission has collected well over a million pages of manuscripts. Folktales of Ireland offers chief archivist Sean O’Sullivan’s representation of this awe-inspiring collection. These tales represent the first English language collection of Gaelic folktales. I. Animals and Birds1. The Fox and the Heron2. The Fox and the Eagle3. The Fox in Inishkea4. The Magpie and the Fox5. Two Women or Twelve Men6. The Grateful Weasel7. The Man Who Swallowed the Mouse8. The Cat and the Dog9. The Sow and Her Banbb10. The Old Crow Teaches the Young Crow11. The Cold May Night II. Kings and Warriors12. The King Who Could Not Sleep13. Céatach14. Fionn in Search of His Youth15. The Coming of Oscar16. Cúchulainn and the Smith’s Wife17. Young Conall of Howth18. Art, King of Leinster19. The Speckled BullIII. Saints and Sinners20. The Boy Who Became Pope21. The Man Who Struck His Father22. The Friar on Errigal23. How God’s Wheel Turns24. The Man Who Was Rescued from Hell25. The Hour of DeathIV. People of the Otherworld26. The Fairy Frog27. The Fairy Wife28. Fairy Money29. The Children of the Dead Woman30. The Three Laughs of the Leipreachán31. The Man Who Had No Story32. Doctor Lee and Little Aran33. The Child from the Sea34. The Big Cat and the Big Rat35. The March Cock and the Coffin36. Seán na Bánóige37. The Queen of the Planets38. Seán Palmer’s Voyage to America with the FairiesV. Magicians and Witches39. The Sailor and the Rat40. The Girl and the Sailor41. The Four-leafed Shamrock and the Cock42. The Black ArtVI. Historical Characters43. Daniel O’Connell and the Trickster44. O’Connell Wears His Hat in Parliament45. The Smell of Money for the Smell of Food46. The Heather Beer47. The Man Who Lost His Shadow48. Cromwell and the Friar49. Damer’s GoldVII. The Wise, the Foolish, and the Strong50. Secret Tokens Prove Ownership51. The Cow That Ate the Piper52. Seán na Scuab53. The Great Liar54. The Uglier Foot55. The Blacksmith and the HorsemanNotes to the TablesGlossaryBibliographyIndex of MotifsIndex of Tale TypesGeneral Index

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