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Irish Folk Tales
Irish Folk Tales | Henry Glassie
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Robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic, this collection of 125 lively tales tells the story of Ireland. Spanning the centuries from the first wars of the ancient Irish kings through the Celtic Renaissance of Yeats to our own time, they are set in cities, villages, fields and forestsfrom the wild Gaelic western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast. Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library From the Trade Paperback edition.
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brilliantglow
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So were these two dogs hounds or mastiffs because those two breeds are completely different lol

TommieMarie74 Lol! Clearly Glassie wasn‘t a dog lover. (edited) 6y
drokka Gotta love translations of old texts, which were a version of the oral tradition to begin with. Scottish, Welsh, and Irish ones are always fun to read for stuff like that. 6y
brilliantglow @TommieMarie74 it isn't that, these are written from oral tellings he collected or was told himself while in Ireland over a few years. So this was the actual wording from the person who told this tale. 6y
brilliantglow @drokka yes it's always good to look at a few different translations too because some are interpreted better than others. 6y
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brilliantglow
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I think they want to go play in the snow not sit inside with me while I read😂😂

LauraBeth 😂❤️ 6y
Simona 😍😍😍So cute! 6y
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Avidreader6
Irish Folk Tales | Henry Glassie
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When a story prompt lets me visit my favorite section of the library...

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brilliantglow
Irish Folk Tales | Henry Glassie
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do folk/faery take collections count as #shortstories? #booktober #day17