Legendary Ireland: Myths and Legends of Ireland

by Colin Murphy and Eithne Massey

Pip Sides (Photographer) and Jacques Le Goff (Photographer)

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This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them.

Woven into these landscapes are tales of love and betrayal, greed and courage, passion and revenge, featuring the famous characters of Celtic lore, such as Cú Chulainn, the children of Lír and Queen Maeve.

The historical and archaeological facts and the folk traditions of each ancient site are explored. Some are famous, such as Tara and Newgrange; others are less well known but equally captivating such as the Béara Peninsula in Cork.

In a world where many have lost touch with the land and their past, the legendary Irish landscape still survives and the stories are never quite over as long as there are people to tell them.

  • ISBN10 1847175759
  • ISBN13 9781847175755
  • Publish Date 1 October 2013 (first published 21 October 2003)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country IE
  • Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
  • Edition 3rd edition
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 240
  • Language English