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  • The O’Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends

  • By: Una Leavy
  • Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
  • Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)
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Summary

Irish fairy tales and legends - full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. 

The best tales from the Irish tradition, including:

  • 'How Cúchulainn Got His Name'
  • 'The Magic Shoes'
  • 'Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach'
  • 'The King’s Secret'
  • 'The Children of Lir'
  • 'The Giant’s Causeway'
  • 'The Bodach of the Grey Coat'
  • 'The Pot of Gold'
  • 'Tír na n-Óg'
  • 'The White Gander'

Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners. 
©1996 Una Leavy (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing
Collections & Anthologies Classics Historical Fiction Irish Folklore
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This was so lovely! Loved listening to some of my childhood favourites. The narrator was amazing, was so lovely to have it read by an Irish person, it added to the magic.

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Beautiful

Carefully written and beautifully told, these stories are perfect for primary aged children. Highly recommend

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Excellent

Loved these stories, the reader was excellent. My children has listened to them over and over for bed time. Well worth the purchase.

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Perfect for our road trip

The kids absolutely loved it and we all enjoyed hearing the stories. Great great great

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