IRISH MYTHOLOGY - 133 Rare Old Books On USB - Ireland Folklore Local Myths Traditions Legends Fairy Tales

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THE MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE OF IRELAND


A truly unique and wonderful collection of over 130 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on one USB flash drive packed full of local history and covering all aspects of the ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE OF IRELAND.

Discover the ancient myths, legends and mystic charms of Ireland. Study the mythology, folk-lore and fairy tales from all corners of a fascinating country steeped in local history. Study the superstitions, traditions and ancient customs of both peasant and nobleman. Read about the legendary heroes and traditional fireside stories that have been passed down from generation to generation since the olden times. Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, this is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in Irish history, local legends, myths and superstitions, and the ancient folk-lore of Ireland. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

This superb compilation of 133 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!



The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:


A book of saints and wonders put down here by Lady Gregory according to the old writings and the memory of the people of Ireland - L. Gregory (1907)

A Treasury of Irish Folklore - P. Colum (1901)

Airne Fgein - J. Vendryes (1751)

Amusing Irish tales - W. Carleton (1889)

An essay on the primitive inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland, proving from history, language and mythology that they were Persians or Indo Scythae - C. Vallancey (1807)

Ancient cures, charms, and usages of Ireland; contributions to Irish lore - L. Wilde (1890)

Ancient legends, mystic charms & superstitions of Ireland, with sketches of the Irish past - L. Wilde (1902)

Anima Celtica - R. L. Hine (1912)

Ballads of Irish chivalry - R. D. Joyce (1908)

Ballads, romances, and songs - R. D. Joyce (1861)

Battles and enchantments, retold from early Gaelic literature - N. J. O'Conor (1922)

Beside the fire - a collection of Irish Gaelic folk stories - D. Hyde (1890)

Betha Colmáin maic Lúacháin = Life of Colmán son of Lúachan - K. Meyer (1911)

Bits of Blarney - R. S. Mackenzie (1855)

Blanid - R. D. Joyce (1879)

Casadh an t-súgáin; or, The twisting of the rope. Translated by Lady Gregory - D. Hyde (1902)

Castles of Ireland; some fortress histories and legends - C. L. Adams (1904)

Celtic fairy tales - J. Jacobs (1890)

Celtic Myth and Legend - Poetry and Romance - C. Squire (1913)

Celtic mythology and religion - A. Macbain (1885)

Celtic stories - E. Thomas (1911)

Cnó coilleadh craobhaighe = The Irish of the people b- M. Sheehan (1917)

Conchubhar Mac Neasea - stair-sheanchas curadh na craobhruaidhe - P. Mhag Fhionnghaile (1914)

Cuchulain of Muirthemne - the story of the men of the Red Branch of Ulster - W. B. Yeats (1907)

Cuchulain, the hound of Ulster - E. Hull (1902)

Dearg-ruaṫar Ċonaill Ċearnaiġ - sgéal ruḋraiġeaċta - S. Laoide (1907)

Doctor Kilgannon - S. MacManus (1907)

Edmund Dulac's fairy- book, fairy tales of the allied nations - E. Dulac (1916)

Fairies and folk of Ireland - W. H. Frost (1900)

Fairy and folk tales of the Irish peasantry - W. B. Yeats (1890)

Fairy legends and traditions of the South of Ireland - T. C. Croker (1844)

Fictions of our forefathers - Fion Mac Cumhail and his warriors - P. Kennedy (1859)

Finn and his companions - S. O'Grady (1892)

Folk tales of Breffny - B. Hunt (1912)

Gaelic mythology - H. Maclean (1879)

Gods and fighting men - the story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland - L. Gregory (1910)

Heroes of the dawn - V. Russell (1914)

Hero-myths & legends of the British race - M. I. Ebbutt (1920)

Hero-tales of Ireland - J. Curtin (1894)

Idylls of Ireland - some Celtic legends done into metre - S. K. Cowan (1896)

In chimney corners - merry tales of Irish folklore - S. Macmanus (1899)

In the gates of the north - S. O'Grady (1908)

Ireland - her wit, peculiarities, and popular superstitions with anecdotes, legendary and characteristic (1898)

Ireland and her people; a library of Irish biography, together with a popular history of ancient and modern Erin Vols. 2 - 5 - T. Fitzgerald (1909-11)

Ireland in fiction; a guide to Irish novels, tales, romances and folk-lore - S. Brown (1916)

Ireland's fairy lore - M. P. Mahon (1919)

Irish fairy and folk tales - W. B. Yeats (1908)

Irish fairy tales - E. Leamy (1906)

Irish Fairy Tales - Folklore and Legends - unknown author (1904)

Irish fairy tales - J. Stephens (1920)

Irish fairy tales - W. B. Yeats (1892)

Irish Fireside Tales - R. D. Joyce (1871)

Irish folk lore - traditions and superstitions of the country, with humorous tales - J. O'Hanlon (1870)

Irish Legends and Lyrics - D. F. MacCarthy (1858)

Irish literature Vols. 1 - 10 - J. McCarthy (1904)

Irish local legends - J. O'Hanlon (1896)

Irish poems and legends - T. C. Irwin (1869)

Killarney legends - T. C. Croker (1853)

Lays and Legends of the North of Ireland - Cruck-a-leaghan (1884)

Le cycle mythologique irlandais et la mythologie celtique - H. d' Arbois de Jubainville (1884)

Legend Lays of Ireland - J. O'Hanlon (1870)

Legendary fictions of the Irish Celts - P. Kennedy (1891)

Legendary heroes of Ireland - H. F. Hughes (1922)

Legends and stories of Ireland Vol. 1 - S. Lover (1899)

Legends and stories of Ireland Vol. 2 - S. Lover (1899)

Legends of saints & sinners - D. Hyde (1915)

Legends, Tales, and Stories of Ireland - P. D. Hardy (1837)

L'épopée celtique en Irlande - H. d' Arbois de Jubainville (1892)

Liadain and Curithir, an Irish love-story of the ninth century - K. Meyer (1902)

Measgán Músgraiġe - cnuasaċ beag sgéalaiḋeaċta - S. Laoide (1907)

More Celtic fairy tales - J. Jacobs (1894)

Myths & legends of the Celtic race - T. W. Rolleston (1911)

Myths and folk-lore of Ireland - J. Curtin (1911)

Ossian's Fingal; an ancient epic poem, in six books, rendered into English verse - J. Macpherson (1814)

Peasant lore from Gaelic Ireland - D. Deeney (1901)

Poems of Oisin, bard of Erin. The battle of Ventry Harbour, etc. From the Irish - J. H. Simpson (1857)

Popular Irish stories; a collection of the most interesting tales and legend of Ireland - J. Crawhall (1850)

Researches in the south of Ireland - illustrative of the scenery, architectural remains, and the manners and superstitions of the peasantry - T. C. Croker (1874)

Sgéalaidhe Fearnmhuighe - J. Lloyd (1901)

Sgeuluidheacht Chúige Mumhan - P. Ó Laoghaire (1895)

Silva gadelica (I-XXXI) a collection of tales in Irish with extracts illustrating persons and places Vol. 1 - S. H. O'Grady (1892)

Silva gadelica (I-XXXI) a collection of tales in Irish with extracts illustrating persons and places Vol. 2 - S. H. O'Grady (1892)

St. Patrick's purgatory - a mediaeval pilgramage in Ireland - J. D. Seymour (1918)

Standish O'Grady; selected essays and passages - S. O'Grady (1918)

Tales and sketches, illustrating the character, usages, traditions, sports and pastimes of the Irish peasantry - W. Carleton (1845)

Tales of the fairies and of the ghost world - J. Curtin (1895)

The ancient Irish epic tale, Táin bó Cúalnge, The Cualnge cattle-raid - J. Dunn (1914)

The Book of Elves and Fairies - J. O. Frances (1918)

The coming of Cuculain - S. O'Grady (1921)

The death-tales of the Ulster heroes - K. Meyer (1906)

The Erne, its legends and its fly-fishing - H. G. Newland (1851)

The fireside stories of Ireland - P. Kennedy (1870)

The folk-lore of the Isle of Man - being an account of its myths, legends, superstitions, customs, & proverbs - A. W. Moore (1891)

The Irish fairy book - A. P. Graves (1909)

The Irish mythological cycle and Celtic mythology - H. d'Arbois de Jubainville (1903)

The keen of the south of Ireland - as illustrative of Irish political and domestic history, manners, music, and superstitions - T. C. Croker (1844)

The Kiltartan history book - L. Gregory (1909)

The Kiltartan poetry book; prose translations from the Irish - L. Gregory (1919)

The Kiltartan wonder book - L. Gregory (1911)

The Medical mythology of Ireland - J. Mooney (1887)

The mythology of ancient Britain and Ireland - C. Squire (1909)

The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man - E. Callow (1882)

The song lore of Ireland - Erin's story in music and verse - R. Mason (1910)

The triumph and passing of Cuculain - S. O'Grady (1919)

The voyage of Bran, son of Febal, to the land of the living; an old Irish saga - K. Meyer (1895)

The Zozimus papers - a series of comic and sentimental stories and legends - M. Moran (1889)

Told at the Feis, stories of ancient Ireland - unknown author (1902)

Tóruiġeaċt Ḋiarmuda agus Ġráinne = The pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne Pt. 1 - S.H. O'Grady (1895)

Tóruiġeaċt Ḋiarmuda agus Ġráinne = The pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne Pt. 2 - S.H. O'Grady (1895)

Tóruigheacht Dhiarmuda agus Ghráinne = The pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne Vol. 1 - S. O'Grady (1880)

Tóruigheacht Dhiarmuda agus Ghráinne = The pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne Vol. 2 - S. O'Grady (1880)

Traces of the elder faiths in Ireland - a folklore sketch - a handbook of Irish pre-Christian traditions Vol. 1 - W. G. Wood-Martin (1901)

Traces of the elder faiths in Ireland - a folklore sketch - a handbook of Irish pre-Christian traditions Vol. 2 - W. G. Wood-Martin (1901)

Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry Vol. 1 - W. Carleton (1911)

Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry Vol. 2 - W. Carleton (1911)

Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry Vol. 3 - W. Carleton (1911)

Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry Vol. 4 - W. Carleton (1911)

Turf-fire stories & fairy tales of Ireland - B. O'Connor (1905)

Ulrick the ready - S. O'Grady (1919)

Ulster folklore - E. Andrews (1913)

Visions and beliefs in the west of Ireland Vol. 1 - L. Gregory (1920)

Visions and beliefs in the west of Ireland Vol. 2 - L. Gregory (1920)

West Irish folk-tales and romances - W. Larminie (1898)

Wild sports of the West; interspersed with legendary tales, and local sketches - W. H. Maxwell (1832)



An absolute must for anyone with an interest in Irish myths, legends, folklore and the local history of Ireland – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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