Mayo Folk Tales

Mayo Folk Tales
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 175
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ISBN-10 : 9780750961141
ISBN-13 : 0750961147
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Mayo Folk Tales by : Tony Locke

Download or read book Mayo Folk Tales written by Tony Locke and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those magic words ‘Once upon a time’ have been spoken around the flickering flame of the turf fire by storytellers for thousands of years. In this book, author Tony Locke has gathered together the rich tapestry of stories that make up the folklore, myth and legend of County Mayo.This book will take you on a journey through the rugged landscape of the west coast of Ireland, to its holy mountain, Croagh Patrick, and across the foaming waters of Clew Bay. Here you will read of Gráinne Ní Mháille, the Pirate Queen, the spectre known as the Fír Gorta who roamed the famine villages of west Mayo, the monsters that inhabit the deep waters of Lough Mask and the Matchstick Man of Straide. You will also read of the Love Flower and two young lovers, the land of eternal youth that is Tír na nÓg and the night of the Big Wind. So why not pull up a chair and sit awhile? You know you’re never too old for a story.


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