Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry

<p><I>Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry</I> (1888) is a collection of stories edited by W.B. Yeats. Compiled at the height of the Celtic Twilight a movement to revive the myths and traditions of Ancient Ireland <I>Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry</I> captures a wide range of stories songs poems and firsthand accounts from artists and storytellers dedicated to the preservation of Irish culture.</p> <p>In Frank Martin and the Fairies a sickly man discusses the presence of dozens of fairies inside his weaving shop. When a child in his village falls ill he claims to have seen the fairies building a small simple coffin preparing to convey the poor youth from the world of men to their own shadowy realm. Bewitched Butter a tale from Donegal recounts a strange event involving two farming families and a prized Kerry cow. When the young Grace Dogherty arrives on the Hanlon's doorstep asking to milk their cow Mrs. Hanlon initially refuses her. But after several entreaties the matriarch relents allowing the girl to take some of the Kerry cow's milk. When Moiley stops producing milk the Hanlon's fear that Grace has cast an evil eye on the cow thereby threatening their livelihood. <I>Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry</I> compiles numerous tales of giants gods devils kings and heroes preserving the legends of Ireland's past an age threatened with erasure by science reason and modern industrialization.</p><p>With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of W.B. Yeats's <I>Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry</I> is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.</p>