| Description |
192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction. Tales of wonder, tales of life -- Coldfeet and the Queen of Lonesome Island -- The Princess of Land-under-Waves -- The Lad of the skin coverings -- The Bare-Stripping Hangman -- Beira, Queen of Winter -- The stones of Plouvinec -- The son of the King of Erin and the Queen of the Moving Wheel -- The Shee an Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire -- The legend of Llyn-y-Fan-Fach -- The eagle of Loch Treig -- The leeching of Kayn's leg -- The Spirit of Eld -- The bird of the Golden Land -- In the kingdom of seals -- Kil Arthur -- The battle of the birds -- The quest of everlasting life |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index |
| Subject |
Celts -- Folklore.
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Fairy tales -- Great Britain.
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Fairy tales -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Matthews, John, 1948-
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| LC no. |
98100835 |
| ISBN |
0713726180 |
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