Project Gutenberg 2017-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 43 Hunt, Bampton Hunt, B. Folk Tales of Breffny Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. The King's daughter of France -- The cow of a widow of Breffny -- Kate Ellen's wake -- The dark oath -- Fairy gold -- M'Carthy of Connacht -- Nallagh's child -- The enchanted hare -- The bridge of the kist -- The child and the fiddle -- The cutting of the tree -- The little settlement -- The tillage in the fort -- The new deck of cards -- The lifting of a child -- The voice at the door -- The Earl's son of the sea -- The girl and the fairies -- Good-night, my brave Michael -- The lad and the old lassie's song -- The basket of eggs -- The broken branch -- Digging for gold -- Story of a churn -- The gankeynogue in the oak chest -- The maker of brogues. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Folk Tales of Breffny" by Bampton Hunt is a collection of traditional Irish folk tales written in the early 20th century. This work captures the essence of Irish folklore, featuring a variety of stories that explore themes of magic, morality, and the supernatural. The tales include characters such as brave old men, cunning children, and enchanting fairies, demonstrating a rich tapestry of life and beliefs from the region of Breffny. At the start of the collection, Hunt introduces readers to a narrative framework, where he recounts how many stories were passed down from an old storyteller to a young child with a thirst for knowledge. This setting establishes the collection's emphasis on oral tradition and the wisdom of experience. The first tale, "The King's Daughter of France," follows Paddy, a poor old Irishman who, with the help of a mysterious boy in a red cap, embarks on an adventure that leads him to cure the king's daughter, gaining wealth and recognition. The engaging storytelling style suggests a blend of humor, adventure, and supernatural elements that characterize the subsequent tales in the collection. Each story reflects a part of Irish cultural heritage, inviting readers into a world where the magical and the mundane intertwine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Folklore -- Ireland GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 210207 210205 2024-09-22T15:07:10.774532 2023-09-23T13:04:12.675039 text/html text/html 210721 2017-05-14T11:49:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii 300018 2017-05-14T11:49:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 321145 2024-09-22T15:07:18.208549 application/epub+zip 353032 2024-09-22T15:07:12.967743 application/epub+zip 166600 2024-09-22T15:07:11.942541 application/epub+zip 451764 2024-09-22T15:07:21.555505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391991 2024-09-22T15:07:17.214508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188027 2022-09-24T22:56:05.081356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149967 149730 2024-09-22T15:07:09.796547 2023-09-23T13:04:11.795050 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150205 2017-05-14T11:49:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53422 2017-05-14T11:49:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18399 2024-09-22T15:07:21.784464 application/rdf+xml 19458 2024-09-22T15:07:12.044518 image/jpeg 2182 2024-09-22T15:07:11.992528 image/jpeg 300559 2024-09-22T15:07:10.808706 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog