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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The King of Ireland's Son The King of Ireland's Son Brendan Behan Sent to find the source of the heavenly music heard throughout the kingdom, the youngest son of the King of Ireland finds a beautiful maiden held captive by a fierce giant. OL1395606W
The Irish Cinderlad The Irish Cinderlad Shirley Climo Becan, a poor boy belittled by his stepmother and stepsisters, rescues a princess in distress after meeting a magical bull. OL17315390W
Leprechauns and Irish folklore Leprechauns and Irish folklore Natalie Pope Boyce,Mary Pope Osborne,Sal Murdocca,Mary Pope Join Jack and Annie as they research leprechauns and Irish folklore and find out the facts behind the fiction. OL17807607W
Mrs. McCool and the giant Cuhullin Mrs. McCool and the giant Cuhullin Jessica Souhami The very clever Oona saves her husband, the giant Finn McCool, by outwitting Cuhullin, who seeks to prove that he is the strongest giant in the world by beating Finn. OL18173631W
The twelve wild geese The twelve wild geese Matt Faulkner Rose saves the lives of her twelve brothers after a fairy turns them into geese. OL18855655W
Brendan the Navigator Brendan the Navigator Jean Fritz Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived. OL1931481W
The hallowed eve The hallowed eve Jack Santino ix, 167 p. : 23 cm OL1951437W
Daniel O'Rourke Daniel O'Rourke Gerald McDermott Because of a pooka spirit, Daniel O'Rourke embarks on a fantastic journey. OL2009954W
Finn McCoul Finn McCoul Brian Gleeson Retells the Irish folktale in which the giant Finn McCoul and his very clever wife defeat the brutish giant Cuculin. OL2078069W
Mrs McCool and the giant Cúchulainn Mrs McCool and the giant Cúchulainn Jessica Souhami To prove he is the strongest giant in the world, Cúchulainn has to fight the giant Finn McCool. Finn a smaller giant is terrified, but his clever wife Oona manages to outwit Cúchulainn. Suggested lev… OL24177045W
Irish Folk Ways Irish Folk Ways E. Estyn Evans A classic in its field, this charming work by a noted scholar explores traditional Irish customs and activities—from thatching a roof, churning butter, cultivating and harvesting crops, making pots a… OL2458522W
Connemara Connemara Robinson, Tim The first volume of Tim Robinson's Connemara trilogy, Listening to the Wind, covered Robinson's home territory of Roundstone and environs. The Last Pool of Darkness moves into wilder territory: the f… OL2502333W
Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend, and Myth Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend, and Myth William Butler Yeats This collection brings together all of W. B. Yeats's published prose writings on Irish folklore, legend and myth, with pieces on subjects including ghosts, kidnappers, fairies, ancient tribes, precio… OL265730W
Favorite fairy tales told in Ireland Favorite fairy tales told in Ireland Virginia Haviland Presents five tales: The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse and the Bumclock; The Old Hag's Long Leather Bag; Billy Beg and the Bull; The Widow's Lazy Daughter; and Patrick O'Donnell and the Leprechaun. OL3451909W