Donegal Fairy Stories (1900)

By Seumas MacManus

Book Overview

Donegal Fairy Stories is a collection of traditional Irish folk tales compiled and retold by Seumas MacManus. Originally published in 1900, the book features a variety of magical tales, including stories of fairies, leprechauns, and other supernatural creatures. The stories are set in the rugged and beautiful landscape of County Donegal in Ireland, and offer a glimpse into the rich storytelling tradition of the region. MacManus's retellings are full of vivid descriptions and engaging characters, making this book an entertaining and enchanting read for both children and adults. With its mix of humor, adventure, and magic, Donegal Fairy Stories is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers more than a century after its initial publication.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165427206
• ISBN13: 9781165427208
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Celtic, Colonial, English & Germanic folklore are awesome stories.

I am a generational Grateful Dead fan. The Celtic folklore story the Grateful Dead. It is where Robert Hunter, David Nelson and Jerry Garcia came up for the idea. In switching the name from The Warlocks to The Grateful Dead. David Nelson proposed the story. Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia debated flipping it to a band vote. After Robert told the story. It was a unanimous vote. The Grateful Dead story is in this book. Which is why I bought it. It is a non-Hindu way of talking about how we are all one consciousness.

Be a Kid Again!

This book brought back so many childhood memories! I loved how Mr. Greenleaf kept the old Irish charm with the modern revision. Great Job! My nieces and nephews couldn't get enough of the stories and kept asking me to read them again. I also really like the artwork of Mr. Quigley. I definately look forward to any future works of Mr. Greenleaf. A definate MUST HAVE!!!!

NOT TO BE MISSED!

Joseph greenleaf has updated this set of classical fairy stories without losing any of the flavor of the original. The illustrations are wonderful, the stories fun to hear or to read. My next suggestion to Mr. Greenleaf is that he produce a CD so that travelers can enjoy these wonderful tales while on the road.