"Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland" by Thomas Crofton Croker. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Thomas Crofton Croker. Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland
Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland
Table of Contents
PREFACE
TO THE DOWAGER LADY CHATTERTON
THE LEGEND OF KNOCKSHEOGOWNA
I
II
THE LEGEND OF KNOCKGRAFTON
III
THE PRIEST'S SUPPER
IV
THE BREWERY OF EGG-SHELLS
V
LEGEND OF BOTTLE HILL
VI
THE CONFESSIONS OF TOM BOURKE
VII
FAIRIES OR NO FAIRIES
VIII
THE HAUNTED CELLAR
IX
MASTER AND MAN
X
THE LITTLE SHOE
XI
THE BANSHEE
XII
LEGENDS OF THE BANSHEE
XIII
THE SPIRIT HORSE
XIV
DANIEL O'ROURKE
XV
THE CROOKENED BACK
XVI
FIOR USGA
XVII
CORMAC AND MARY
XVIII
THE LEGEND OF LOUGH GUR
XIX
THE ENCHANTED LAKE
XX
THE LEGEND OF O'DONOGHUE
XXI
THE LADY OF GOLLERUS
XXII
FLORY CANTILLON'S FUNERAL
XXIII
THE LORD OF DUNKERRON
XXIV
THE WONDERFUL TUNE
XXV
THE GOOD WOMAN
XXVI
HANLON'S MILL
XXVII
THE DEATH COACH
XXVIII
THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN
XXIX
DIARMID BAWN, THE PIPER
XXX
TEIGUE OF THE LEE
XXXI
NED SHEEHY'S EXCUSE
XXXII
THE LUCKY GUEST
XXXIII
DREAMING TIM JARVIS
XXXIV
RENT-DAY
XXXV
LINN-NA-PAYSHTHA
XXXVI
THE LEGEND OF CAIRN THIERNA
XXXVII
THE ROCK OF THE CANDLE
XXXVIII
CLOUGH NA CUDDY
XXXIX
THE GIANT'S STAIRS
XL
APPENDIX
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Thomas Crofton Croker
Published by Good Press, 2021
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No sooner had the words passed his lips than he was taken up and whisked into the moat with prodigious force; and the fairies came crowding round about him with great anger, screeching and screaming, and roaring out, "Who spoiled our tune? who spoiled our tune?" and one stepped up to him above all the rest and said—
