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The Celtic Breeze: Stories of the Otherworld from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales (World Folklore)
The Celtic Breeze Stories of the Otherworld from Scotland Ireland and Wales - World Folklore Author:Heather McNeil, Nancy Chien-Eriksen (Illustrator) Delve into a world of kelpies, mermaids, selkies, ghosts, warlords, and fairies. This collection gives you Celtic tales, previously unrecorded or found only in obscure compilations. 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 superstitio... more »ns about fairy protection, and bibliographies. 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.
Songs of the Hebrides --
PART I: THE FAERY FOLK OF THE EARTH: The changeling child --
The baker and the faeries --
Faery bread ---
Niall of the nine hostages --
Ofsean of the Finne --
PART II: THE FAERY FOLK OF THE WATER: The Kelpie and the girl --
The mermaid and the Selkie --
Legend of the mermaid --
Lady of the Lake --
PART III: THE FAERY FOLK AND GHOSTS: The sea claims her own --
The buried moon --
The two sisters --
PART IV: THE FAERY FOLK AND MUSIC: Christ child's lullaby and the Blind Woman and the faeries --