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Celtic Fairy Tales

Traditional Stories from Ireland, Wales and Scotland

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Celtic Fairy Tales

By: Joseph Jacobs
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
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The definitive collection of traditional Celtic fairy tales. Joseph Jacobs' 1892 anthology of the most enduring folklore from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall is a delight for both young and old. Leprechauns, giants, witches, princesses, castles, and sea monsters all abound in this compendium of the best mythology Britain and Ireland have to offer.

Includes: 'Connla and the Fairy Maiden', 'Guleesh', 'The Field of Boliauns', 'The Horned Women', 'Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary', 'The Shepherd of Myddvai', 'The Sprightly Tailor', 'The Story of Deirdre', 'Munachar and Manachar', 'Gold Tree and Silver Tree', 'King O'Toole and his Goose', 'Jack and his Comrades', 'The Shee An', 'Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire', 'The Storyteller at Fault', 'The Sea Maiden', 'A Legend of Knockmany', 'Fair, Brown and Trembling', 'Jack and his Master', 'Beth Gellert', 'The Tale of Ivan', 'Andrew Coffey', 'The Battle of the Birds', 'Brewery of Eggshells', and 'The Lad with the Goatskin'.

©1968 Joseph Jacobs (P)2011 Red Door Audiobooks Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Celtic Mythology
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Giants, swindlers, theifs, slaves, and fae. Humour, wit, and going against the odds with pride by your side. Lessons in humility, with a hint of the occasional secret moral or warning...

Joesph Jacobs, an Austrlian born individual, dedicated his life to Fairy Tales. This is a reading of selected portions of his work.

Cathy Dobson has a wonderful voice, however, at times, I am unsure if there is a bit of spin on emphasis that has confused me or the impossible names of characters that threw me off.

All Fairy Tales have their dark side, and Joesph Jacobs doesn't censor his capturing and retelling of some of these. My daughter had a listen and enjoyed a fair few of these to and from school in the car.

If you're a fan of Grimms Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, or Norse, this will be fun for you, also.

I love it when the extremes of our nature can be portrayed and symbolised in meditation, narrative, and folklore. Lifetimes can be learned from stories, if your ears and eyes are hearing or reading between the lines...

Captivating, enchanting, celtic charisma in HD!

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