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Irish Mythology and Legend

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  • 18-08-2008 1:46pm
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    EJLL
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    Can anyone recommend a concise book of Irish Myths and Legends?
    Not necessarily a childish illustrative book but something more thorough.


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    síofra
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    Richard Bredford Ellis writes some good stuff


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    el_tiddlero
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    Lady Gregory's Complete Irish Mythology is what you're after. It's 2 books in one, the first deals with the Tuatha De Dannan and Na Fianna and the second with Cuchulainn and the Red Branch Knights..
    Kinsella's Tain also covers the Red Branch, probably in more detail than Gregory's effort.
    If its more ghosties, ghoulies, and faeries you're after then Yeats has a good collection of old tales like that, can't remember the title off the top of my head, but any good real bookshop, and practically every online shop should stock it.
    enjoy!


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