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Title: Fairies and Folk of Ireland

Note: Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by David Garcia, Sankar Viswanathan, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library)

Summary: "Fairies and Folk of Ireland" by William Henry Frost is a collection of Irish folk tales and legends written in the late 19th century. The book weaves together a main narrative featuring characters such as the O'Brien family, alongside various traditional stories embodying the rich oral culture of Ireland, particularly its mythology concerning fairies and spirits. The themes explored involve hardship, hope, and the enduring presence of folklore in the lives of the Irish people. At the start of the book, we meet the O'Brien family—a young couple and the elderly mother—who are struggling with poverty and the weight of their circumstances in a humble Irish cabin. As they converse about the difficulties of their lives, the grandmother shares tales of Ireland's past glory, particularly that of the legendary King O'Donoghue, who was said to bring good luck. Their discussions reveal their despair over dire times but are interspersed with tales that evoke a hope for a better future tied to the return of historical figures from Irish legend, serving as a bridge between their current hardships and a dream of prosperous times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Frost, William Henry, 1863-1902

Illustrator: Burleigh, Sydney Richmond, 1853-1931

EBook No.: 18824

Published: Jul 13, 2006

Downloads: 99

Language: English

Subject: Folklore -- Ireland

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Fairies and Folk of Ireland

Note: Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by David Garcia, Sankar Viswanathan, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library)

Summary: "Fairies and Folk of Ireland" by William Henry Frost is a collection of Irish folk tales and legends written in the late 19th century. The book weaves together a main narrative featuring characters such as the O'Brien family, alongside various traditional stories embodying the rich oral culture of Ireland, particularly its mythology concerning fairies and spirits. The themes explored involve hardship, hope, and the enduring presence of folklore in the lives of the Irish people. At the start of the book, we meet the O'Brien family—a young couple and the elderly mother—who are struggling with poverty and the weight of their circumstances in a humble Irish cabin. As they converse about the difficulties of their lives, the grandmother shares tales of Ireland's past glory, particularly that of the legendary King O'Donoghue, who was said to bring good luck. Their discussions reveal their despair over dire times but are interspersed with tales that evoke a hope for a better future tied to the return of historical figures from Irish legend, serving as a bridge between their current hardships and a dream of prosperous times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Frost, William Henry, 1863-1902

Illustrator: Burleigh, Sydney Richmond, 1853-1931

EBook No.: 18824

Published: Jul 13, 2006

Downloads: 99

Language: English

Subject: Folklore -- Ireland

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.