Irish Fairy Tales
| First published | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | T. Fisher Unwin |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Pages | viii+236 |
14 stories
listed in the Contents under four headings: Land and Water Fairies; Evil Spirits; Cats; Kings and Warriors
(other 1892 Contents headings: Introduction; Appendix)
"His study of Irish legends and tales, which he did with Russell and Hyde, emerged in Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (anth 1888; vt Irish Fairy and Folk Tales 1893; exp 1895 US; vt Irish Folk Stories and Fairy Tales 1957 US). This is a series of studies, anecdotes, poems and tales drawn from a variety of sources, encompassing the essential feyness of the Irish heritage. He also assembled a less detailed volume for children, Irish Fairy Tales (anth 1892; assembled with above as Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland omni 1977)."
--SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), biographical entry by Mike Ashley
HathiTrust Digital Library provides full view of two copies with original covers and non-pictorial endpapers(*):
-- title page
(*)Both appear to be complete. The California–Berkeley copy is linked here for the quality of its scanned images. They differ in the sequence of images of back pages: printer statement, blank leaves, and 8-page catalogue.
No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction (Irish Fairy Tales) | W. B. Yeats | Essay |
| 13 | The Fairies' Dancing-Place | William Carleton | Short Story |
| 17 | The Rival Kempers | William Carleton | Short Story |
| 32 | The Young Piper | Crofton Croker | Short Story |
| 49 | A Fairy Enchantment | Michael Hart (I) | Short Story |
| 53 | Teigue of the Lee | Crofton Croker | Short Story |
| 69 | The Fairy Greyhound | uncredited | Short Story |
| 77 | The Lady of Gollerus | Crofton Croker | Short Story |
| 95 | The Devil's Mill | Samuel Lover | Short Story |
| 112 | Fergus O'Mara and the Air-Demons | Dr. P. W. Joyce | Short Story |
| 123 | The Man Who Never Knew Fear | Douglas Hyde | Short Story |
| 141 | Seanchan the Bard and the King of the Cats | Lady Wilde | Short Story |
| 151 | Owney and Owney-na-Peak | Gerald Griffen | Short Story |
| 185 | The Knighting of Cuculain | Standish O'Grady | Short Story |
| 195 | The Little Weaver of Duleek Gate | Samuel Lover | Short Story |
| 223 | Classification of Irish Fairies | W. B. Yeats | Essay |
| 234 | Authorities on Irish Folklore | uncredited | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Fairy Tales | 2010 | Project Gutenberg | eBook | Anthology | 31763 |