The Celtic Breeze: Stories of the Otherworld from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781563087783)

Delve into a world of kelpies, mermaids, selkies, ghosts, warlords, and fairies. This collection gives you Celtic tales, previously unrecorded or only found in obscure compilations. Mostly collected by the author on her ancestral home of the Isle of Barra in the Hebrides, these lesser-known tales from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales are supported by a brief history of the Celts, a glossary of the Gaelic integrated in the stories, an appendix of superstitions about fairy protection, and bibliographies that reflect the author's extensive research. Seventeen ballads collected almost one hundred years ago and excerpts from the author's journal of travels in Scotland make this book a unique and valuable resource for anyone who tells stories.

Author: Heather McNeil
ISBN-10: 1563087782
ISBN-13: 9781563087783
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2001
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 10.32h x 7.30w x 0.83d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2002 pg. 53
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 62