Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales
Joseph Jacobs
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A collection of folk and fairy tales from the Emerald Isle. There is an earlier version of this book - Celtic Fairy Tales, but this recording was done from a different book in Project Gutenberg. Same book, new readers! (Summary by Ann Boulais) (5 hr 57 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 9:25 | Read by Kristin G. |
| Connla and the Fairy Maiden | 5:41 | Read by Kristin G. |
| Guleesh | 29:31 | Read by humanode |
| The Field of Boliauns | 6:44 | Read by Petra |
| The Horned Women | 5:30 | Read by Debra |
| Conall Yellowclaw | 21:02 | Read by humanode |
| Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary | 12:31 | Read by Debra |
| The Shepherd of Myddvai | 5:42 | Read by klbonds |
| The Sprightly Tailor | 5:01 | Read by Charlotte Duckett |
| The Story of Deidre | 27:36 | Read by DublinGothic |
| Munachar and Manachar | 7:18 | Read by Debra |
| Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree | 8:01 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
| King O'Toole and His Goose | 6:51 | Read by MissRose |
| The Wooing of Olwen | 22:16 | Read by rachaelg |
| Jack and His Comrades | 17:21 | Read by MJ Franck |
| The Shee an Gannon and The Gruagach Gaire | 13:26 | Read by Debra |
| The Story-Teller at Fault | 18:19 | Read by Debra |
| The Sea Maiden | 20:56 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
| The Legend of Knockmany | 17:44 | Read by Debra |
| Fair, Brown and Trembling | 17:35 | Read by Debra |
| Jack and His Master | 17:40 | Read by sid |
| Beth Gellert | 2:40 | Read by Kevin Holmes |
| The Tale of Ivan | 7:27 | Read by Rapunzelina |
| Andrew Coffey | 7:53 | Read by Rapunzelina |
| The Battle of the Birds | 25:14 | Read by Rapunzelina |
| Brewery of Eggshells | 3:32 | Read by Snaefaxi |
| The Lad with the Goat-Skin | 14:48 | Read by Debra |
Reviews
the book is great. the person reading the book however.terrible
OMG I had this very book as a child!!!! it was my absolute favorite story book until my mother lost it!!! I am so glad to have found it back... even in a different form Lol
Fairly Good
Grand Pappy Mike
The tales were quite good, but not so for some of the readers. it's worth a listen though.
a good little book
artsiemama
over all the same narrator was very good. very amusing tales well told
Nice Collection of stories
Pythias
Most readers did great, I had no problem understanding the readers but like most collection of readers you have some that are better than others. On my case there was one reader who sounded too much like a radio commercial reader and it didn't feel like he was telling a good story but just reading another copy. It broke the continuity of the rest so I just skipped those two chapters. My only other gripe is the incorrect pronunciation that a few other readers stumbled over. While it didn't bother me to skip the two chapters, it was different for the others. I don't think the book manager should have allowed readers to complete their chapter without fact checking pronunciation; it doesn't take long to accomplish. That said, all but the two chapters were still enjoyable and the stories were quite good, in my opinion. Of you enjoy a bit of historical canon, I would say give it a go. If you have the means and time, download it to your e-reader! ð
Fairy Tales tell deeper truths
Sean O'Shannessy
We are barraged with fairytales from every quarter these days. It is refreshing and comforting to access the traditional sources of the stories that informed our cultural heritage. This collection takes us on a journey from the whimsical to the horrifying and on to redemption and wisdom. Most of the readers are lyrical and soothing, a couple are neither, but overall this is a beautiful collection.
Noticed similarities
Hipsy's View
I enjoyed listening to these folk tales. I'm obsessed with fairy and folk tales, and like to find how different countries' tales are similar to one another. I even heard tales I haven't heard since I was a little girl. I loved listening to these classic and wonderful tales.
Wow!
Very nice stories. some of these should be reread though. There is some kind of error with Guleeesh and the tales of O'Toole and Olwen are really hard to follow, in part due to the recording.
wonderful voices
storyteller
Great voices, wonderful tone and quality. Stories are authentic but some a bit strange to my American twenty-first century ear. If you like folklore, you’ll love this. Some new. Some familiar.