The Lore of Ireland: An Encyclopaedia of Myth, Legend and Romance
An exhaustive collection of folktales and history from the Emerald Isle. An essential resource about Ireland's legends. RENAISSANCE MAGAZINESuperb from beginning to end. (...) Essential for all scholars of Ireland's mythology. FORTEAN TIMESWith its profusion of atmospheric allusions and spirited retellings, grounded in a scholarly acuity, (it) adds up to a complex delineation of an ancient, reimagined and still functioning cultural terrain. TLSAn invaluable resource for Hibernophiles. This is a refreshing and reasonably priced new treatment of Ireland's lore. CHOICE