
Twenty folk tales representing hundreds of years of the collective Irish imagination transport readers to a world where everything is alive and anything can happen Vivid descriptions of battles with giants, dead men who come back to life, humans imprisoned in animals' bodies,...


Jeremiah Curtin (September 6, 1835 - December 14, 1906) was an American translator and folklorist. After graduating from Harvard, Curtin traveled to Russian where he worked as a translator and for the American legation. Over the years, he worked for the Bureau of Ethnology, where...

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Reproduction of the original: Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland by Jeremiah Curtin

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Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a...



This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...



Delve into the enchanting world of "Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland," a captivating collection meticulously compiled by Jeremiah Curtin. This timeless volume preserves the rich tapestry of Irish folklore, presenting a treasure trove of fairy tales, myths, and legends passed...

Delve into the enchanting world of "Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland," a captivating collection meticulously compiled by Jeremiah Curtin. This timeless volume preserves the rich tapestry of Irish folklore, presenting a treasure trove of fairy tales, myths, and legends passed...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original...


Jeremiah Curtin (6 September 1835 - 14 December 1906) was an American translator and folklorist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Curtin spent his early life in what is now, Greendale, Wisconsin and later graduated from Harvard College in 1863. In 1864 he went to Russia, where he worked...



This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible

