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The Faerie Isle : tales and traditions of Ireland's forgotten folklore /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025Copyright date: �2024Edition: First US editionDescription: 76 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781536240719
  • 1536240710
Other title:
  • Tales and traditions of Irelands forgotten folklore
  • Fairy Isle
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 398.209415/01 23
LOC classification:
  • GR549 .Q85 2025
Contents:
Mermaid -- Leprechaun -- Giant -- Banshee -- The good people -- The charmer -- Wild water horse -- Changeling -- Faerie cat -- Faerie dog -- Selkie -- Pooka -- Tree faerie -- Headless horseman -- Shapeshifter -- Sheerie.
Summary: Watch for seal-skinned selkies coming to shore every ninth day to dance -- but keep a safe distance, lest you become mesmerized. If you spy a fair mermaid combing her hair whilst sitting upon a rock, look away, as that could be bad luck indeed. And legend has it that just one encounter with the silver-tongued fairy known as the Charmer may leave a person lovesick and heartbroken. This gorgeous book offers illuminating introductions to fifteen remarkable fairies, the lesser-known heroes and villains of Irish folklore, from tiny leprechauns to enormous giants, trickster spirits to slippery shape-shifters. Dramatically lit illustrations, stories inspired by tales from the Irish National Folklore Collection, and a look at each fae's traits and origins make this a keepsake collection and a gift to be treasured.
List(s) this item appears in: New Children's Non-fiction
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
JNF JNF Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Nonfiction J 398.2 QUI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000609960

Foreword written by Patricia Forde.

"First published by Walker Books Ltd. (UK) 2024."--Page 77.

Includes bibliographical references (page 77).

Mermaid -- Leprechaun -- Giant -- Banshee -- The good people -- The charmer -- Wild water horse -- Changeling -- Faerie cat -- Faerie dog -- Selkie -- Pooka -- Tree faerie -- Headless horseman -- Shapeshifter -- Sheerie.

Watch for seal-skinned selkies coming to shore every ninth day to dance -- but keep a safe distance, lest you become mesmerized. If you spy a fair mermaid combing her hair whilst sitting upon a rock, look away, as that could be bad luck indeed. And legend has it that just one encounter with the silver-tongued fairy known as the Charmer may leave a person lovesick and heartbroken. This gorgeous book offers illuminating introductions to fifteen remarkable fairies, the lesser-known heroes and villains of Irish folklore, from tiny leprechauns to enormous giants, trickster spirits to slippery shape-shifters. Dramatically lit illustrations, stories inspired by tales from the Irish National Folklore Collection, and a look at each fae's traits and origins make this a keepsake collection and a gift to be treasured.

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