Island Stories: Tales and Legends from the West

by Obrien Press

The Aran and Blasket Islands have been a source of inspiration for writers and artists. Liam O'Flaherty, a world renowned author, based some of his finest stories on incidents from Aran life. John Millington Synge came to Aran and the Blaskets as a visitor and found in the character of the people the material from which he created his dramas. Sean O'Sullivan, the folklorist, presents a selection of folktales, told in the natural idiom of the Seanchai or storyteller who handed his stock of tales down to the next generation.

171 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1992

Reviews

[Althea]

Good stories, I read them around my visit to Inis Oírr.