West of Ireland Folk Tales for Children
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€18.50
Who knows the true nature of Knockma? What is God’s new policy? What happened when the boy encountered a pooka? And what became of the soldier wounded in body and soul? This book contains the most thrilling of the West of Ireland’s tales of immortals, fairies, fantastical creatures, witches, skeletons, spirits and headless bodies. These stories – specially chosen to be enjoyed by 7- to 11-year-old readers – burst with adventure and excitement, magic and mystery. As old as the mountains, forests and sea, these well-loved stories are retold in all their mythical glory by storyteller Rab Fulton.
RAB FULTON is a professional storyteller and author. He is a member of Storytellers Ireland and his ‘Celtic Tales’ storytelling sessions have a growing local and international reputation and have featured on RTÉ Nationwide, RTÉ Radio’s The Tubridy Show and Arena. He won the Athenry Award in 2005 and the Deis Award in 2007 and his writing has been featured in many national newspapers and magazines. He is the author of Galway Bay Folk Tales. MARINA WILD is an artist and illustrator based in An Spidéal, Co. Galway, Ireland. She has exhibited in Ireland, Spain and Germany and is represented in the NUI Galway Art Collection as well as private collections in Europe, the United States and Mexico.