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The book presents adapted retellings of Celtic hero tales for young readers, focusing on the legendary leader Finn MacCool and his band of warriors, tracing his birth, boyhood, claims to leadership, and many adventures including contests, battles, and encounters with giants and fairyfolk. It intersperses explanatory material about Irish myth, the oral transmission of folk tales, and editorial choices made to combine versions and omit material unsuitable for children, while acknowledging scholarly collectors. The arrangement follows a largely chronological sequence and emphasizes wonder, heroism, and the magical elements of the tradition.

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Title: Legendary Heroes of Ireland

Author: Harold F. Hughes

Release date: November 19, 2015 [eBook #50490]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

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Legendary Heroes
of
Ireland
By
HAROLD F. HUGHES

 

1922
HARR WAGNER PUBLISHING CO.
San Francisco, Cal.

Copyright
1922
Harold F. Hughes

DEDICATION
TO MY FATHER
WHOSE TALES OF THE IRISH HEROES
FIRST OPENED TO ME THE
WONDERLAND OF
CELTIC FOLKLORE