Irish Tales of the Fairies and the Ghost World - Brossura

Curtin, Jeremiah

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486411397 ISBN 13: 9780486411392

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2000

Riassunto

A century ago, a Smithsonian Institution ethnographer traversed the byways of rural Ireland to listen to villagers recount stories of fairies, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures. Thus did Jeremiah Curtin become one of the foremost authorities on Irish folklore, as he documented and recorded these authentic, traditional tales from the Emerald Isle.
Many of Curtin's storytellers not only maintained a sincere belief in fairies but also claimed firsthand experience of the sprites, wraiths, and specters that enliven their narratives. This volume contains 30 beguiling stories of such fairy folk, departed spirits, and other apparitions that either shun human society or take a malicious delight in meddling with the living. A bachelor's peculiar confrontations with spectral beings are recounted in "Daniel Crowley and the Ghosts," while "Fairies of Rahonain and Elizabeth Shea" tells of a phantom that comes and goes on earth, punishing her negligent kin in true otherworldly fashion. Other tales include "Tom Connors and the Dead Girl," "Maurice Griffin and the Fairy Doctor," "The Ghost of Sneem," "Tom Moore and the Seal Woman," and "The Blood-Drawing Ghost."
This appealing collection not only is a valuable resource for students of anthropology and aficionados of Celtic lore, it will provide hours of enchanting reading for all lovers of folktales.

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Contenuti:

Introduction John Connors and the Fairies Fitzgerald and Daniel O'Donohue The Fairies of Rahonain and Elizabeth Shea The Knights of Kerry-Rahonain Castle The Cattle Jobber of Awnascawil The Midwife of Listowel Daniel Crowley and the Ghosts Tom Daly and the Nut-Eating Ghost Tom Connors and the Dead Girl The Farmer of Tralee and the Fairy Cows The Two Gamblers and the Fairies The Girl and the Robber Maurice Griffin and the Fairy Doctor "The Three Sisters and Their Husbands, Three Brothers" John Shea and the Treasure St. Martin's Eve James Murray and Saint Martin Fairy Cows John Reardon and the Sister Ghosts Maggie Doyle and the Dead Man Pat Doyle and the Ghost The Ghost of Sneem The Dead Mother Tim Sheehy Sent Back to This World to Prove His Innocence Tom Moore and the Seal Woman The Four-Leafed Shamrock John Cokeley and the Fairy Tom Foley's Ghost The Blood-Drawing Ghost Murderous Ghosts

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Thirty beguiling stories of sprites and specters told to a Smithsonian ethnographer in 19th-century Ireland. "The Ghost of Sneem," "Tom Moore and the Seal Woman," "The Blood-Drawing Ghost," many more.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0486411397
• ISBN 13: 9780486411392
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 124