{"product_id":"fairy-and-folk-tales-of-the-irish-peasantry-9781513219042","title":"Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry\u003c\/i\u003e (1888) is a collection of stories edited by W.B. Yeats. Compiled at the height of the Celtic Twilight, a movement to revive the myths and traditions of Ancient Ireland, \u003ci\u003eFairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry\u003c\/i\u003e captures a wide range of stories, songs, poems, and firsthand accounts from artists and storytellers dedicated to the preservation of Irish culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \"Frank Martin and the Fairies,\" a sickly man discusses the presence of dozens of fairies inside his weaving shop. When a child in his village falls ill, he claims to have seen the fairies building a small, simple coffin, preparing to convey the poor youth from the world of men to their own, shadowy realm. \"Bewitched Butter,\" a tale from Donegal, recounts a strange event involving two farming families and a prized Kerry cow. When the young Grace Dogherty arrives on the Hanlon's doorstep asking to milk their cow, Mrs. Hanlon initially refuses her. But after several entreaties, the matriarch relents, allowing the girl to take some of the Kerry cow's milk. When Moiley stops producing milk, the Hanlon's fear that Grace has cast an evil eye on the cow, thereby threatening their livelihood. \u003ci\u003eFairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry\u003c\/i\u003e compiles numerous tales of giants, gods, devils, kings and heroes, preserving the legends of Ireland's past, an age threatened with erasure by science, reason, and modern industrialization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W.B. Yeats's \u003ci\u003eFairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Ed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513219042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.75d","brand":"William Butler Yeats","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39638185640117,"sku":"9781513219042","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7a371881-8240-40a9-a7b9-c4f3c8d908e2.jpg?v=1617680795","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fairy-and-folk-tales-of-the-irish-peasantry-9781513219042","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}