Project Gutenberg 2006-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 299 Frost, William Henry 1863 1902 Burleigh, Sydney Richmond 1853 1931 Burleigh, S. R. (Sydney Richmond) Fairies and Folk of Ireland Produced by David Garcia, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Fairies and Folk of Ireland" by William Henry Frost is a collection of Irish folk tales and legends written in the late 19th century. The book weaves together a main narrative featuring characters such as the O'Brien family, alongside various traditional stories embodying the rich oral culture of Ireland, particularly its mythology concerning fairies and spirits. The themes explored involve hardship, hope, and the enduring presence of folklore in the lives of the Irish people. At the start of the book, we meet the O'Brien family—a young couple and the elderly mother—who are struggling with poverty and the weight of their circumstances in a humble Irish cabin. As they converse about the difficulties of their lives, the grandmother shares tales of Ireland's past glory, particularly that of the legendary King O'Donoghue, who was said to bring good luck. Their discussions reveal their despair over dire times but are interspersed with tales that evoke a hope for a better future tied to the return of historical figures from Irish legend, serving as a bridge between their current hardships and a dream of prosperous times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Folklore -- Ireland PZ Text Folklore Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 434513 2025-08-08T06:25:54.696478 text/html 437849 2006-07-13T15:44:06 text/html 1365068 2025-08-08T06:26:03.316371 application/epub+zip 1365401 2025-08-08T06:25:57.946389 application/epub+zip 224850 2025-08-08T06:25:56.586390 application/epub+zip 1522713 2025-08-08T06:26:07.273368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1482718 2025-08-08T06:26:02.343367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325780 2022-09-09T06:03:59.963018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396972 2025-08-08T06:25:53.804398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396819 2006-07-13T15:44:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396810 2006-07-13T15:44:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20539 2025-08-08T06:26:07.411349 application/rdf+xml 10028 2025-08-08T06:25:57.095383 image/jpeg 2786 2025-08-08T06:25:56.841405 image/jpeg 137524 2006-07-13T15:44:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1165828 2006-07-13T15:44:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 137502 2006-07-13T15:44:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1243770 2025-08-08T06:25:54.784398 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia