Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Leprechauns have been at the heart of Irish culture for years, capturing our hearts and minds alike--but how much do we really know about the leprechaun, anyway? Often depicted as a little bearded man who partakes in mischief, no one knows if he is a fallen angel, diminished god, or son of fairies? What does he do all day? And what's the story behind that hidden pot of gold? In Leprechauns, prominent folklorist Bob Curran looks at the origins of...
Author
Series
Cucaña volume 30
Publisher
Vicens Vives
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
Español
Description
Sent to find the source of the heavenly music heard throughout the kingdom, the youngest son of the King of Ireland finds a beautiful maiden held captive by a fierce giant.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland. Rich and strange, these eerie and magical folktales from across Britain and Ireland have been passed down from generation to generation, and are gathered together in a definitive new collection from the master storyteller and winner of the Carnegie Medal, Kevin Crossley-Holland. Dark and funny, lyrical and earthy, these fifty stories are...
Author
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Leprechauns might look like tiny old men, but they are considered fairies! These wealthy shoemakers are said to hide their gold at the ends of rainbows. If you catch one, maybe you can find it. But be wary. Leprechauns are quite tricky. Perfect for self-selection, this question-and-answer book covers legendary leprechauns' appearance, behavior, and where they live."--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Family is everything to Siobhán: her five siblings; her dear departed mother for whom the family business, Naomi's Bistro, is named; and now her fiancé, Macdara Flannery. So precious is her engagement that Siobhán wants to keep it just between the two of them for a little longer. But Macdara is her family, which is why when his cousin Jane frantically calls for his help, Siobhán is at his side as the two garda rush from Kilbane to the rural...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
An Irish storyteller revisits the little-known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music, and longing. Long ago, on the eastern coast of Ireland, a monk from the Abbey of Bangor was collecting driftwood along the wave-tossed shore when he found a boy washed up amid a circle of seals. At first the boy, wrapped in a shawl of woven seagrass, could barely move or speak. But when he regained his strength,...
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Huddled in the sea off the coast of Ireland is a fourth Aran Island, a secret island peopled by the lost, findable only in moments of despair. Whether drowned at sea, trampled by Cromwell's soldiers, or exiled for clinging to the dead, no outsiders reach the island without giving in to dark emotion. Time and again, The Fourth Island weaves a hypnotic pattern with its prose, presaging doom before walking back through the sweet and sour moments of...
Author
Publisher
Leaping Hare Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Join Lindsay, a young and curious 19th-century lady, as she meets Biddy Early, the famous 'wise woman of County Clare', and learns all about the magickal arts--from which plants can be used to make healing poultices and potions, to how people dealt with the social and political stigma of practicing witchcraft.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request