{"product_id":"irish-tales-of-the-fairies-and-the-ghost-world-9780486411392","title":"Irish Tales of the Fairies and the Ghost World","description":"\u003cp\u003eA century ago, a Smithsonian Institution ethnographer traversed the byways of rural Ireland to listen to villagers recount stories of fairies, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures. Thus did Jeremiah Curtin become one of the foremost authorities on Irish folklore, as he documented and recorded these authentic, traditional tales from the Emerald Isle.\u003cbr\u003eMany of Curtin's storytellers not only maintained a sincere belief in fairies but also claimed firsthand experience of the sprites, wraiths, and specters that enliven their narratives. This volume contains 30 beguiling stories of such fairy folk, departed spirits, and other apparitions that either shun human society or take a malicious delight in meddling with the living. A bachelor's peculiar confrontations with spectral beings are recounted in \"Daniel Crowley and the Ghosts,\" while \"Fairies of Rahonain and Elizabeth Shea\" tells of a phantom that comes and goes on earth, punishing her negligent kin in true otherworldly fashion. Other tales include \"Tom Connors and the Dead Girl,\" \"Maurice Griffin and the Fairy Doctor,\" \"The Ghost of Sneem,\" \"Tom Moore and the Seal Woman,\" and \"The Blood-Drawing Ghost.\"\u003cbr\u003eThis appealing collection not only is a valuable resource for students of anthropology and aficionados of Celtic lore, it will provide hours of enchanting reading for all lovers of folktales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486411392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.42w x 0.26d","brand":"Jeremiah Curtin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637752098972,"sku":"9780486411392","price":5.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_90a47c48-f2e6-46cf-87d3-5fdff4826a1d.jpg?v=1603845606","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/irish-tales-of-the-fairies-and-the-ghost-world-9780486411392","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}