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  • The O’Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends

  • By: Una Leavy
  • Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
  • Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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The O’Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends

By: Una Leavy
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Publisher's summary

The Best Tales From the Irish Tradition How Cúchulainn Got His Name The Magic Shoes Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach The King’s Secret The Children of Lir The Giant’s Causeway The Bodach of the Grey Coat The Pot of Gold Tír na n-Óg The White Gander Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners.
©1996 Una Leavy (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing
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'Leavy manages to capture the ancient and bewitching qualities of these legends ... A grand book for learning the ancient myths and keeping the stories for the Celts alive down through the generations.' (The Irish Herald)

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A beautiful book

The reader does an amazing job at these stories, and these renditions of these classic stories are irish tales are so wonderful and lively. The music is a wonderful touch also 💗🙏🏻

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