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Derry Folk Tales
Madeline McCully
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Description for Derry Folk Tales
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220.
This lively and entertaining collection of folk tales from the County Derry is rich in stories both tall and true, ancient and recent, dark and funny, fantastical and powerful. Here you will find stories of mythical beasts such as the Lig-na-Paiste, banished by St Murrough to Lough Foyle; the dark tales of Abhartach, the Irish Vampire, and the reason a skeleton features of Derry's coat of arms; the cautionary tale of the man who raised the Devil and who never spoke another word for the rest of his life; and, of course, the legends ... Read more
This lively and entertaining collection of folk tales from the County Derry is rich in stories both tall and true, ancient and recent, dark and funny, fantastical and powerful. Here you will find stories of mythical beasts such as the Lig-na-Paiste, banished by St Murrough to Lough Foyle; the dark tales of Abhartach, the Irish Vampire, and the reason a skeleton features of Derry's coat of arms; the cautionary tale of the man who raised the Devil and who never spoke another word for the rest of his life; and, of course, the legends ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845888695
SKU
V9781845888695
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Madeline McCully
Madeline McCully is a storyteller, writer, and playwright. She is a member of Fole Yarn Spinners and Storytellers of Ireland and a founder member of Derry Playhouse Writers & Moving-On Writers. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the ISAP Award for Spirit of Ireland Storytelling and the Eason/Downtown Radio Short Story Competition.
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