Celtic Lore and Legend: Meet the Gods, Heroes, Kings, Faities, Monsters, and Ghosts of Yore

by Bob Curran (Editor)

This book includes tales of the heroes and gods from the Great Myth Cycles as well as tales of witches, ghosts, and fairies. It is an examination and celebration of the tradition of storytelling. This is the first anthology to seek out and record the traditions from many parts of the Western Celtic world--Ireland, Cornwall, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany--from as early as the 17th century.

Genres: Mythology, Nonfiction, Anthologies

320 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2005

About the author

BOB CURRAN is an educational psychologist in Coleraine University. His interests are broad-ranging but are focused especially on history and story. He has written several books, including The Field Guide to Irish Fairies, The Wolfhound Guide to the Shamrock, Creatures of Celtic Myth, The Truth about the Leprechaun.

Reviews

[Andrine Morse · Rating 5 out of 5]

I give this book five stars because it has some of the best accounts of our legends as told by village storytellers and Vicars. Really gets the imagination and bone medicine singing.