Stories from the Emerald Isle from an authority on mythology and folklore
A collection of 29 Irish ghost stories, featuring the spirits of the legendary Tuatha de Danann. It includes the story of how monks did battle with a devilish monster that had killed a river, and what happened when a Dutchman tried to build a house between two fairy mounds.
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Stories from the Emerald Isle from an authority on mythology and folklore
A collection of 29 Irish ghost stories, featuring the spirits of the legendary Tuatha de Danann. It includes the story of how monks did battle with a devilish monster that had killed a river, and what happened when a Dutchman tried to build a house between two fairy mounds.
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What is it about Ireland' s past that so haunts the imagination More than one answer can be found in Michael Scott's powerful new collection of 29 tales. To start with, in a newly Christianized Ireland, monks do battle with a devilish monster that has killed a river. All the water in this collection, from rivers to lakes, conceal dangers that men and women would best avoid. Ready to tempt Ireland' s new conquerors -- humankind-- supernatural forces hide beneath waves, in bogs, in the very land, waiting. With his usual inventiveness, Michael Scott juxtaposes the old and the new, the ancient and modern, showing that in everyday situations, the curses of Ireland' s mythic past lie imp- like, threatening destruction.
About the Author
An authority on mythology and folklore, Michael Scott is one of Ireland's most successful authors. Writing in genres of fantasy, science-fiction, horror, and folklore, he was hailed by the Irish Times as "The King of Fantasy in These Isles." He lives and writes in Dublin, Ireland.
What is it about Ireland' s past that so haunts the imagination More than one answer can be found in Michael Scott's powerful new collection of 29 tales. To start with, in a newly Christianized Ireland, monks do battle with a devilish monster that has killed a river. All the water in this collection, from rivers to lakes, conceal dangers that men and women would best avoid. Ready to tempt Ireland' s new conquerors -- humankind-- supernatural forces hide beneath waves, in bogs, in the very land, waiting. With his usual inventiveness, Michael Scott juxtaposes the old and the new, the ancient and modern, showing that in everyday situations, the curses of Ireland' s mythic past lie imp- like, threatening destruction.
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