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The Russet Dog Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Russet Dog

The Russet Dog: h, he’s a rare clever fellow, is the Russet Dog, the Fox, I suppose you call him. Have you ever heard the way he gets rid of his fleas? Cunning

The Sea-Maiden Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Sea-Maiden

The Sea-Maiden: There was once a poor old fisherman, and one year he was not getting much fish. On a day of days, while he was fishing, there rose a sea-maiden

The Shee An Gannon And The Gruagach Gaire Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Shee An Gannon And The Gruagach Gaire

The Shee An Gannon And The Gruagach Gaire: The Shee an Gannon was born in the morning, named at noon, and went in the evening to ask his daughter of the king

The Shepherd Of Myddvai Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Shepherd Of Myddvai

The Shepherd Of Myddvai: Up in the Black Mountains in Caermarthenshire lies the lake known as Lyn y Van Vach. To the margin of this lake the shepherd of

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The Sprightly Tailor Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Sprightly Tailor

The Sprightly Tailor: A sprightly tailor was employed by the great Macdonald, in his castle at Saddell, in order to make the laird a pair of trews, used in

The Story Of Deirdre Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Story Of Deirdre

The Story Of Deirdre: There was a man in Ireland once who was called Malcolm Harper. The man was a right good man, and he had a goodly share of this world’s

The Story of the McAndrew Family Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Story of the McAndrew Family

The Story of the McAndrew Family: long time ago, in the County Mayo, there lived a rich man of the name of McAndrew. He owned cows and horses without number

The Story-Teller At Fault Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Story-Teller At Fault

The Story-Teller At Fault: At the time when the Tuatha De Dannan held the sovereignty of Ireland, there reigned in Leinster a king, who was remarkably fond of

The Tale Of Ivan Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Tale Of Ivan

The Tale Of Ivan: There were formerly a man and a woman living in the parish of Llanlavan, in the place which is called Hwrdh. And work became scarce, so the

The Vision of MacConglinney Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Vision of MacConglinney

The Vision of MacConglinney: athal, King of Munster, was a good king and a great warrior. But there came to dwell within him a lawless evil beast, that

The Wooing Of Olwen Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Wooing Of Olwen

The Wooing Of Olwen: Shortly after the birth of Kilhuch, the son of King Kilyth, his mother died. Before her death she charged the king that he should not take

The Selkie Wife: A Scottish Tale of Love and the Sea Celtic Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Selkie Wife: A Scottish Tale of Love and the Sea

The Selkie Wife: A Scottish Tale of Love and the Sea: On the rocky shores of Scotland, where the North Sea crashes against ancient cliffs, there lived a

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