Becan, a poor boy belittled by his stepmother and stepsisters, rescues a princess in distress after meeting a magical bull.

Once upon a time all of the legends of Fin MacCool, an ancient hero of Gaelic mythology, were written down for posterity. Saint Patrick, however, was obliged to order two-thirds of them destroyed. The tales were so entertaining, said he, that the people of Erin would do nothing but listen to them. Fortunately for us, many Fenian tales survive, as this captivating collection features 24 tales of super-human heroes and their adventures Compiled by an...

At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien is a groundbreaking work of Irish literature that defies genre, blending satire, folklore, and experimental storytelling. Written with wit, surreal humor, and a playful disregard for convention, the novel follows a young, disenchanted writer who invents characters only to find they have minds of their own. The central story revolves around the student-narrator, who, from his Dublin home, creates an intricate narrative...

"Mythologies was the title W.B. Yeats himself gave to this collection of Irish stories of the supernatural and uncanny, based on country beliefs, traditions, and folk tales, and originally published in the nineties in The Celtic Twilight, The Secret Rose, and Stories of Red Hanrahan. The author's own esoteric speculations and experiences of the same period are described in Rosa Alchemica, The Tables of the Law, and The Adoration of the Magi, and these...

Jeremiah Curtin was an American born translator and folklorist. In "Myths and Folk-Lore of Ireland" Curtin turns his attention to the tales of the island nation of Ireland. In this collection you will find the following tales: "The Son of the King of Erin and the Giant of Loch Lein," "The Three Daughters of King O'Hara," "The Weaver's Don and the Giant of the White Hill," "Fair, Brown and Trembling," "The King of Erin and the Queen of the Lonesome...

Twenty folk tales representing hundreds of years of the collective Irish imagination transport readers to a world where everything is alive and anything can happen! Vivid descriptions of battles with giants, dead men who come back to life, humans imprisoned in animals' bodies, heroes with incredible strength, and more.

Layer by layer, talking through time itself, these tales of the ancient gods and goddesses make up the bedrock of the mythological landscapes of these islands. Through the ages this has been the meeting place of successive cultures, each bringing their own stories to glorify those beings with super human powers. Despite their immortality, these divinities are nevertheless vulnerable, depending on the voices and memories of people to celebrate their...

Twenty-six characteristic tales, both romantic and comic, from the folklore of the Celts of the British Isles, collected from both Gaelic and English speaking peasants.