Much as I like the color blue, today I'm setting it aside in favor of green. It's St. Paddy's Day!! I love this day, perhaps because of my Celtic ancestors. Besides, I love fantasy, so I really enjoy the Irish legends of leprechauns and fairies! I also love that old legend about St. Patrick explaining the Christian Trinity through the use of a shamrock.
Here are some Irish
fantasy books
to help celebrate this day!!
Trade Paperback, 656 pages
Little, Brown Book Group
August 1, 1989
Genre: Fantasy
From the Goodreads Synopsis
Here, in one volume, are the tales & legends of Ireland, from the misty dawn of Gaelic history through the triumph of St. Patrick, and up to the present day; tales & legends as beautiful, mystical & enchanting as the ancient land itself. In this collection of 42 stories, you will meet banshees, fairy midwives, the doomed lovers Dermot & Grannia, Deirdre & the Sons of Unsach, and almost every folk hero & heroine of importance--tales that reinforce
Ireland's grand tradition of storytelling.
Trade Paperback, 267 pages
Dover Publications
June 1, 1968
Genre: Fantasy
From the Goodreads Synopsis
This volume features 26 enchanting stories assembled from Welsh, Scottish, and Irish sources, including "King O'Toole and His Goose," "The Lad with the Goat Skin, "The Sea Maiden," and many more. The stories are accompanied by 46 illustrations from their original editions.
From the Goodreads Synopsis
Emerald Magic brings together today's best fantasy authors to explore the myths of the Irish, telling their own versions of these ancient tales of luck, love, and honor, or drawing upon centuries of Irish myths and folktales and updating them into brand-new stories. Edited and with an introduction by bestselling author Father Andrew M. Greeley, Emerald Magic contains fourteen wonderful stories of legend and lore.
Great Tales of Irish Fantasy
Andrew M. Greeley, editor
Hardcover, 368 pages
Tor Books
February 1, 2004
Genre: Fantasy
From the Goodreads Synopsis
Emerald Magic brings together today's best fantasy authors to explore the myths of the Irish, telling their own versions of these ancient tales of luck, love, and honor, or drawing upon centuries of Irish myths and folktales and updating them into brand-new stories. Edited and with an introduction by bestselling author Father Andrew M. Greeley, Emerald Magic contains fourteen wonderful stories of legend and lore.
Lovely post in recognition of St Patricks Day!
ReplyDeleteMegan @ Storybook Love Affair
Glad you liked it! I love everything about this holiday, especially the fantasy legends!!
DeleteThanks for the nice comment!! : )
This is the perfect post for St. Patties Day! It is odd to see so much green on your blog. LOL
ReplyDelete-FABR Steph@FiveAlarmBookReviews
Hey, Steph! Thank you!! I figured I would feature some fantasy collections -- just the thing for this day!! And yes, it IS odd for me to have so much green on my blog! I don't know how I did it... LOL. You're so funny!! : )
DeleteHope you had a GREAT St. Patrick's Day! (I didn't find the pot at the end of the rainbow. Oh, well, just gotta keep working!)