Folktales of Ireland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226639987)

Few countries can boast such a plentitude of traditional folktales as Ireland. In 1935, the creation of The Irish Folklore Commission set in motion the first organized efforts of collecting and studying a multitude of folktales, both written as well as those of the Irish oral tradition. The Commission has collected well over a million pages of manuscripts. Folktales of Ireland offers chief archivist Sean O'Sullivan's representation of this awe-inspiring collection. These tales represent the first English language collection of Gaelic folktales.

"Without doubt the finest group of Irish tales that has yet been published in English."--The Guardian

"O'Sullivan writes out of an intimacy with his subject and an instinctive grasp of the language of the originals. He tells us that his archives contain more than a million and a half pages of manuscript. If Mr. O'Sullivan translates them, I'll read them."--Seamus Heaney, New Statesman

"The stories have an authentic folktale flavor and will satisfy both the student of folklore and the general reader."--Booklist

Author: Sean O'Sullivan
ISBN-10: 0226639983
ISBN-13: 9780226639987
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/1999
Pages: 365
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.38w x 0.81d