Irish Myths and Legends
Gods and Fighting Men
Lady Augusta Gregory author William Butler Yeats editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:New Island Books
Published:31st Mar '22
Should be back in stock very soon
Lady Augusta Gregory’s Irish Myths and Legends, or Gods and Fighting Men as it was first titled in 1904, is an essential collection of Irish myths, legends and folk tales gathered by Gregory from Irish oral story tellers at the close of the nineteenth century.
These epic tales are divided into two parts: the first charts the coming of the mythic Tuatha De Danaan to Ireland, the lives of Manannan and Lugh, and the tragedy of the Children of Lir. The second part follows the exploits and trials of Finn Mac Cumhal, the Fianna, Oisin, and the love story of Diarmuid and Grania.
This is a timeless collection of Irish myths and legends - whimsical, tragic, astounding and ever familiar - borne through the centuries, and an essential part of Ireland's literary heritage.
ISBN: 9781848408128
Dimensions: 215mm x 135mm x 39mm
Weight: 570g
456 pages