Celtic Sea Stories

by George W. Macpherson

Deep, deep down in the depths of the great sea, where peace dwelled and the dark green gloom was pierced by no shaft of light from the world above, lived a race of people who had their own world and culture and way of life, which paralleled that of the land yet was not of it.

These are stories of the people of the sea, their descendants on the land, and the magic of the waters. They tell of adventures and encounters with here we find a terrible sea-serpent, the white cow of the sea, and an array of heroic fishermen, capricious witches, foundling mermaids and warrior women.

In all these stories the poetry and music of the sea blends with history and myth to create a delightful collection of tales.

Genres: Short Stories

128 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2016

Reviews

[Louis Headley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice little book full of folksy stories from Scotland. A great companion when travelling the Western isles.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, enjoyed it immensely. Some of the stories felt really unknown, I'd heard of selkies but legends of mermaids were slightly different for Scotland as they had legs. MacPherson explains how they lost their legs.
Fionn MacCool appeared towards the end with his endless cup. Quite gruesome.
His own story, which he made up in the 80's was funny: an Old Man from Skye.
Very easy to read too, as there wasn't many about elongated battles..

[Oz · Rating 3 out of 5]

None of the stories felt especially interesting, but the illustrations were great and much of the cultural notes were very familiar.