Download or read book Irish Fairy Tales written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Irish Legends for Children written by and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated collection contains six tales that have been passed down for generations in Ireland, including Children of Lir, a mystical twist on the traditional evil stepmother fable, and Fionn and the Dragon, in which the prince of Fianna uses his bravery to reclaim his throne.
Download or read book The Lucky Bag written by Pat Donlon and published by Irish American Book Company. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection includes folktales & modern adventure stories from Jonathan Swift, Frank O'Connor, & Sean O'Faolain.
Download or read book Irish Children s Literature and Culture written by Keith O'Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What constitutes a ‘national literature’ is rarely straightforward, and it is especially complex when discussing writing for young people in an Irish context. Until recently, there was only a slight body of work that could be classified as ‘Irish children’s literature’ (whatever the parameters) in comparison with Ireland’s contribution to adult literature in the twentieth century. This volume looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with all the major forms and genres. Topics include the gothic, the speculative, picturebooks, poetry, post-colonial discourse, identity and ethnicity, and globalization. Modern Irish children’s literature is also contextualized in relation to Irish mythology and earlier writings, thereby demonstrating the complexity of this fascinating area. The contributors, who are leading experts in their fields, examine a range of texts in relation to contemporary literary and cultural theory, and also in relation to writing for adults, thereby inviting a consideration of how well writing for a young audience can compare with writing for an adult one. This groundbreaking work is essential reading for all interested in Irish literature, childhood, and children’s literature.
Download or read book The Children s Book of Irish Folktales written by Kevin Danaher and published by Mercier PressLtd. This book was released on 1984 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The special magic of the Irish imagination shines forth in these fourteen authentic folk tales.
Download or read book Great Irish Legends for Children written by Yvonne Carroll and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated collection of traditional Irish tales, including "The King with Donkey Ears" and "The Brown Bull of Cooley."
Download or read book Suffer the Little Children written by Mary Raftery and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up until the late sixties in Ireland, thousands of young children were sent to what were called industrial schools, financed by the Department of Education, and operated by various religious orders of the Catholic Church. Popular belief held that these schools were orphanages or detention centers, when in reality most of the children ended up at the schools because their parents were too poor to care for them. Mary Raftery's award-winning three-part TV series on the industrial schools, States of Fear, shocked Ireland when broadcast on RTE in 1999, prompting an unprecedented response in Ireland-hundreds of people phoned RTE, spoke on radio stations and wrote to newspapers to share their own memories of their local industrial schools. Pages of newsprint were devoted to the issues raised by the series, and on the 11th of May, the airdate of the final segment of the trilogy, the Taoiseach issued an historic apology on behalf of the state to the victims of child abuse within the system. Now, together with Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Raftery delves even further into this horrifying chapter of Irish life, revealing for the first time new information from official Department of Education files not accessible during the making of the documentaries. It contains much new material, including startling research showing a level of awareness of child sexual abuse going back over sixty years, particularly within the Christian Brothers. The dissection of these official records, detailing sexual abuse, starvation, physical abuse, and neglect, together with extensive testimony from those who grew up in industrial schools convey both the extraordinary levels of cruelty and suffering experienced by these children, and their tremendous courage and resilience in surviving the often savage
Download or read book The Children s Book of Irish Folktales written by Kevin Danaher and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Children s Book of Irish Folktales written by Kevin Danaher and published by Mercier Press. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The special magic of the Irish imagination shines forth in these fourteen authentic folktales. These tales are filled with the mystery and adventure of a land of lonely country roads and isolated farms, humble cottages and lordly castles, rolling fields and tractless bogs. They tell of ghosts and giants, of strange happenings and wondrous deeds, of fairies and witches and of fools and kings. Above all in these stories there is a sense of the full wonder of a world where the marvellous and the unexpected can always happen, and nothing is ever quite as it seems.
Download or read book IRISH WONDER TALES 14 illustrated Children s Stories from Ireland written by Anon E. Mouse and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-02-17 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herein are 14 Popular Tales collected from the people of Ireland and retold by D R McAnally. Here are tales of ghosts, giants, pookas, demons, leprechawns, banshees, fairies, witches, widows, old maids, and other marvels of the emerald isle. Celtic lore holds a wealth of colorful characters which extend far beyond the island’s famed leprechauns. Celtic folklore not only preserves the island’s cultural history, but is also richly entertaining, especially to young minds. This volume is infused with flavours that are uniquely Celtic. Celtic folklore overflows with vivid stories that fire the imagination. In Jacobs’ own words, “The Celts went forth to battle, but they always fell. Yet the captive Celt has enslaved his captor in the realm of imagination.” In this gathering of traditional folk tales brings together the best of the Emerald Isle's fabled dwellers. Tales like Taming the Pooka, About The Fairies, The Enchanted Isle, the Banshee, The Henpecked Giant, and, of course, The Leprechaun and more. All weave their spellbinding magic in the classic tradition of Irish storytelling in the pages of this enchanting treasury. Illustrated by H R Heaton with 65 beautiful pen-and-ink drawings plus the sheet music to a few Celtic folk songs which brings a new life to these wonderful stories. TAGS: Irish Wonder Tales, folklore, fairy tales, myths, legends, children’s stories, bedtime stories, Celtic, Irish, Ireland, Emerald Isle, popular tales, celtic folklore, The Seven Kings Of Athenry, Taming The Pooka, The Sexton Of Cashel, Satan's Cloven Hoof, The Enchanted Island, How The Lakes Were Made, About The Fairies, The Banshee, The Round Towers, The Police, The Leprechawn, The Henpecked Giant, Satan As A Sculptor, The Defeat Of The Widows
Download or read book IRISH FAIRY TALES 10 Illustrated Celtic Children s Stories written by Anon E. Mouse and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Stephens has selected 10 classic Irish fairy tales and represented them in this volume for children. In addition he has added authenticity to the book by having the late, great Arthur Rackham, one of the greatest illustrators of all time, illustrate them. The 15 colour plates and 19 pen and ink drawings by Rackham, in the classic style, definitely give added life to these classic Celtic tales. Herein you will finds the stories of: The Story Of Tuan Mac Cairill,The Boyhood Of Fionn,The Birth Of Bran,Oisin’s Mother,The Wooing Of Becfola,The Little Brawl At Allen,The Carl Of The Drab Coat,The Enchanted Cave Of Cesh Corran,Becuma Of The White Skin, andMongan’s Frenzy These tales not only preserve a cultural history, but are also richly entertaining, especially to young minds especially as Celtic folklore overflows with vivid stories that fire the imagination. In the words of Joseph Jacobs, a contemporary of Stephens, “The Celts went forth to battle, but they always fell. Yet the captive Celt has enslaved his captor in the realm of imagination.” So, we invite you to curl up with this unique sliver of Celtic Fairy culture, not seen in print for almost a century, and immerse yourself in the tales and fables of yesteryear. ---------------------------- KEYWORDS/TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, children’s stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, celtic, Irish, fables, story of tuan mac cairill, boyhood of fionn, birth of bran, oisin’s mother, wooing of becfola, little brawl at allen, carl of the drab coat, enchanted cave of cesh corran, becuma of the white skin, mongan’s frenzy
Download or read book Irish Legends for Children Mini Edition written by Yvonne Carroll and published by Gill Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It includes the stories of 'The Children of Lir', 'Deirdre of the Sorrows', 'Setanta', 'The Salmon of Knowledge', 'Fionn and the Dragon', 'Oisin in Tir na n-Og'. Sensitively written, these stories can be read to or by children of every age. This book will also prove popular with adults, re-kindling magical stories from their own childhood. Other books by Yvonne Carroll Beginner's Irish Dictionary Irish Legends for Children Leprechaun Tales The Little Leprechaun Library The Very Little Leprechaun Tale
Download or read book Land of Tales written by Gordon Snell and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen Irish tales--with heroes and ghosts, witches and pookas, mermaids and fairies.
Download or read book Irish Fairy Tales written by James Stephens and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2020-09-07T00:24:08Z with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of short stories, retold by Irish author James Stephens, focuses mainly on the adventures of legendary hunter-warrior Fionn mac Uail and his companions in the Fianna. The stories often feature the magical people of the Shí (fairies) and their interactions with the residents of medieval Ireland. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Download or read book Irish Fairy Tales written by Stephens James and published by Iboo Press House. This book was released on 2020-01-20 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most parents know and understand the value of children's stories. Reading aloud to your children becomes an occasion for family warmth and bonding. But quite apart from this, the true importance of introducing children to fiction helps them to make sense of the real world they will have to encounter at some later stage. Stories also give them hope, teach moral values and help them to understand the complex nature of the society that they will ultimately have to live in. Irish Fairy Tales contains delightful traditional stories written by James Stephens. iBoo World's Best Classics iBoo Press House uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work. We preserve the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. All titles are unabridged (100% Original content), designed with a nice cover, quality paper and a large font that's easy to read.
Download or read book Land of Tales written by Joan Ryan and published by . This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen Irish tales--with heroes and ghosts, witches and pookas, mermaids and fairies.
Download or read book Irish Children s Literature and Culture written by Keith O'Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish Children’s Literature and Culture looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with major genres, forms, and issues, including the gothic, the speculative, picturebooks, ethnicity, and globalization. It contextualizes modern Irish children’s literature in relation to Irish mythology and earlier writings, as well as in relation to Irish writing for adults, thereby demonstrating the complexity of this fascinating area. What constitutes a "national literature" is rarely straightforward, and it is especially complex when discussing writing for young people in an Irish context. Until recently, there was only a slight body of work that could be classified as "Irish children’s literature" in comparison with Ireland’s contribution to adult literature in the twentieth century. The contributors to the volume examine a range of texts in relation to contemporary literary and cultural theory, and children’s literature internationally, raising provocative questions about the future of the topic. Irish Children’s Literature and Culture is essential reading for those interested in Irish literature, culture, sociology, childhood, and children’s literature. Valerie Coghlan, Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin, is a librarian and lecturer. She is a former co-editor of Bookbird: An International Journal of Children's Literature. She has published widely on Irish children's literature and co-edited several books on the topic. She is a former board member of the IRSCL, and a founder member of the Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature, Children's Books Ireland, and IBBY Ireland. Keith O’Sullivan lectures in English at the Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin. He is a founder member of the Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature, a former member of the board of directors of Children’s Books Ireland, and past chair of the Children’s Books Ireland/Bisto Book of the Year Awards. He has published on the works of Philip Pullman and Emily Brontë.
