Tales of Fairies and of the Ghost World: Collected from Oral Tradition In South West Munster (Forgotten Books)

Book Description: "A fairy (also fey or fae or faerie; collectively, wee folk, good folk, people of peace, and other euphemisms) is the name given to an alleged metaphysical spirit or supernatural being.The fairy is based on the fae of medieval Western European (Old French) folklore and romance. Fairies are often identified with related beings of other mythologies (see list of beings referred to as fairies). Even in folklore that uses the term "fairy," there are many definitions of what constitutes a fairy. Sometimes the term is used to describe any magical creature, including goblins or gnomes: at other times, the term only describes a specific type of more ethereal creature.Fairies are generally described as human in appearance and as having magical powers. Their origins are less clear in the folklore, being variously the dead, or some form of angel, or a species completely independent of humans or angels. Folklorists have suggested that their actual origin lies in a conquered race living in hiding, or in religious beliefs that lost currency with the advent of Christianity. These explanations are not always mutually incompatible, and they may be traceable to multiple sources.Much of the folklore about fairies revolves about protection from their malice, by such means as cold iron (fairies don't like iron and will not go near it) or charms of rowan and herbs, or avoiding offense by shunning locations known to be theirs. In particular, folklore describes how to prevent the fairies from stealing babies and substituting changelings, and abducting older people as well. Many folktales are told of fairies, and they appear as characters in stories from medieval tales of chivalry, to Victorian fairy tales, and up to the present day in modern literature." (Quote from wikipedia.org)Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; Introduction; John Connors And The Fairies; Fitzgerald And Daniel O' Donohue; The Fairies Of Rahonain And Elizabeth Shea; The Knights Of Kerry - Rahonain Castle; The Cattle Jobber Of Awnascawil; The Midwife Of Listowel; Daniel Crowley And The Ghosts; Tom Daly And The Nut-eating Ghost; Tom Connors And The Dead Girl; The Farmer Of Tralee And The Fairy Cows; The Two Gamblers And The Fairies; The Girl And The Robber; Maurice Griffin And The Fairy Doctor; The Three Sisters And Their Husbands, Three Brothers; John Shea And The Treasure; Note; St Martin's Eve; James Murray And Saint Martin; Fairy Cows; John Reardon And The Sister Ghosts; Maggie Doyle And The Dead Man; Pat Doyle And The Ghost; The Ghost Of Sneem; The Dead Mother; Tim Sheehy Sent Back To This World To Prove His Innocence; Tom Moore And The Seal Woman; The Four-leafed Shamrock; Note; John Cokeley And The Fairy; Tom Foley's Ghost; Note; The Blood-drawing Ghost; Murderous Ghosts; EndnotesAbout the Publisher: Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.orgForgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.