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Title: Folktales of Ireland
Author: Sean O'Sullivan
ISBN: 9780226639987
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 365
Condition Note: New from the publisher
Publisher Description: An engrossing collection of unforgettable stories from the rich oral tradition of Ireland 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.
Author: Sean O'Sullivan
ISBN: 9780226639987
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 365
Condition Note: New from the publisher
Publisher Description: An engrossing collection of unforgettable stories from the rich oral tradition of Ireland 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.
