Project Gutenberg 2010-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 307 Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865 1939 Yeats, William Butler Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler) 1871 1957 Yeats, John Butler Yeats, Jack Butler Irish Fairy Tales E-text prepared by Sankar Viswanathan, David Edwards, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "Irish Fairy Tales" edited by W. B. Yeats is a collection of traditional Irish folk tales published in the late 19th century. This anthology celebrates the enchanting world of Irish mythology and folklore, featuring tales of fairies, goblins, and the supernatural, presenting characters like courageous heroes and mischievous spirits that capture the essence of Irish culture. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the enduring belief in fairies among the Irish peasantry, highlighting the narrator's conversation with an old woman named Biddy Hart, who recounts her vivid encounters and tales about fairies. Biddy describes the fairies as beings similar to humans but endowed with a finer nature, sharing stories of those taken by the fairies and the magical events that surround them. The narrative emphasizes the deep-rooted connection between the people and their folklore, setting the stage for the tales that follow, which promise delightful and sometimes cautionary adventures steeped in the rich tradition of Irish storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Folklore -- Ireland Fairy tales -- Ireland PR PZ Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 259569 2025-07-13T06:10:17.039245 text/html 261636 2019-04-20T06:50:16 text/html 867949 2025-07-13T06:10:23.949205 application/epub+zip 867705 2025-07-13T06:10:19.302245 application/epub+zip 166419 2025-07-13T06:10:17.914242 application/epub+zip 1021426 2025-07-13T06:10:27.380157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 983849 2025-07-13T06:10:23.002183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257904 2022-09-14T14:42:14.126053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215554 2025-07-13T06:10:16.295256 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215182 2019-04-20T06:50:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215196 2019-04-20T06:50:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22009 2025-07-13T06:10:27.528160 application/rdf+xml 12810 2025-07-13T06:10:18.422232 image/jpeg 3490 2025-07-13T06:10:18.163213 image/jpeg 82846 2019-04-20T06:52:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 808987 2019-04-20T06:52:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 82835 2019-04-20T06:52:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 886711 2025-07-13T06:10:17.109246 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 en.wikipedia