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Author_Heather McNeil
Author_Nancy Chien-Eriksen
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Children's and Young Adult Programs
Children's and Young Adult Programs: Storytelling
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Folklore
Resources and Collections
Storytelling
Product details
- ISBN 9781563087783
- Weight: 709g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2001
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Delve into a world of kelpies, mermaids, selkies, ghosts, warlords, and fairies. This collection gives you Celtic tales, previously unrecorded or only found in obscure compilations. Mostly collected by the author on her ancestral home of the Isle of Barra in the Hebrides, these lesser-known tales from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales are supported by a brief history of the Celts, a glossary of the Gaelic integrated in the stories, an appendix of superstitions about fairy protection, and bibliographies that reflect the author's extensive research. Seventeen ballads collected almost one hundred years ago and excerpts from the author's journal of travels in Scotland make this book a unique and valuable resource for anyone who tells stories.
HEATHER MCNEIL is Manager of Youth Services at Deschutes Public Libraries, Bend, Oregon. An actress, author, and third- generation storyteller, McNeil has represented the United States at international storytelling festivals in New Zealand and Scotland.
