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An edition of Tales of the Wicklow hills (2007)

Tales of the Wicklow hills

2000 years of history, myth, legend and local stories

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History, myth, legend, ghost tales, humour and local stories collected from medieval manuscripts and old and modern written and oral sources.

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Richard Marsh - Legendary Books (imprint), Richard Marsh
Language
English
Pages
95

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Subjects
Folklore, History, Local, Local History, Wicklow (Ireland : County), Folklore, europe, Ireland, history, local

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First Sentence

"These stories of fact and fancy range from the 1st century BC “Naming of Baltinglass”, part of the mythological history of Ireland, to current oral accounts of recent incidents in “The Vale of Avoca”. (from Preface)"

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dáithí Ó hÓgáin Page 5
Preface Page 6
The Naming of Baltinglass Page 9
The Melodies of Buchet’s House Page 11
Saint Kevin and Glendalough Page 13
Fingal Rónáin Page 25
Feagh McHugh O’Byrne Page 29
Michael Dwyer Page 39
The Hanging of John Moore Page 51
Hempenstall – “The Walking Gallows” Page 57
The Vale of Avoca Page 59
Thomas Moore and the Meeting of the Waters Page 59
Bob Pyne Page 60
The Avoca “Non-leprechaun” Page 61
The Tigroney Ghost Page 61
The Cherrymount Fairy Page 62
The Avoca Púca Page 62
“Me and Thee” Page 63
The Mottee Stone Page 63
The Fairy Tree Page 63
The Violation of a Fairy Fort Page 64
The Moving Statue Page 64
The Big Snow Page 65
Toss Byrne’s Stroke Page 66
Jimmy Treacy Page 66
Miscellaneous Tales Page 67
A Redcross Púca Page 67
Poulaphuca Page 67
The Ball Moat Page 68
“Ned Sheehy of Dromin” Page 68
A Mysterious Incident in Rathdangan Page 69
The Gates of Heaven Page 69
Saint Bridget’s Head Stone Page 70
Baltinglass Bell Tower Page 70
Shawn Reilly Page 70
The Athgreany Stone Circle Page 71
“The Night We Riz the Tan” Page 71
A Bray Ghost Story Page 72
Saint Patrick in Wicklow Page 72
A Rathnew Stroke Page 73
The Glenmalure Man Page 73
Notes on the Stories Page 75
Sources: Published and Oral Page 89

Edition Notes

Includes end notes and bibliographical references.

Published in
Dublin
Series
Legendary books series -- v. 1

Classifications

Library of Congress
DA990.W6 M36 2007, DA990.W6M36 2007

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
95 p., [8] p. of plates :
Number of pages
95
Dimensions
150 x 210

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22562957M
ISBN 10
0955756804
ISBN 13
9780955756801
LCCN
2008399431
OCLC/WorldCat
212430672

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First Sentence

"These stories of fact and fancy range from the 1st century BC “Naming of Baltinglass”, part of the mythological history of Ireland, to current oral accounts of recent incidents in “The Vale of Avoca”. (from Preface)"

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