Great Irish short stories
By: edited, with an introduction, by Vivian Mercier
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780760700969
Subjects: Irish Short stories
Notes: Originally published: New York : Dell Pub., 1964.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  -- Vivian Mercier; title: How St. Patrick obtained Armagh  -- Muirchu Maccu Mactheni (about A.D. 700); title: St. Brendan and the Harper  -- Anonymous (10th century); title: Baile the sweetspoken, Son of Buan  -- Anonymous (11th century?); title: St. Moling and the Devil  -- Anonymous (18th century); title: Romance of Mis and Dubh Ruis  -- Anonymous (18th century?); title: Cauth Morrisy looking for service  -- Patrick Kennedy (1801-1873); title: Brown Man  -- Gerald Griffin (1803-1840); title: Only son of Aoife  -- Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852-1932); title: Leeam O'Rooney's burial  -- Douglas Hyde (1862-1949); title: Lady O'Conor / He that's dead can do no hurt  -- J.M. Synge (1871-1909); title: Donagh; or, the horse-stealers  -- William Carleton (1794-1869); title: Julia Cahill's curse / So on he fares  -- George Moore (1852-1933); title: Oweneen the Sprat  -- E.E. Somerville (1858-1949) and Martin Ross (1862-1915); title: Tables of the law  -- W.B. Yeats (1865-1939); title: Persian tale  -- Lynn Doyle (1873-1961); title: Stones / Children  -- Daniel Corkery (1878-1964); title: Shoemaker  -- Seumas O'Kelly (1881-1918); title: Woman on whom God laid his hand  -- Padraic O Conaire (1881-1928); title: Three women who wept  -- James Stephens (1882?-1950); title: Clay / Davin's story  -- James Joyce (1882-1941); title: Education  -- Lennox Robinson (1886-1958); title: Lovers / Blow -- -- Liam O'Flaherty (1897-1984); title: Fur coat / Two of a kind  -- Sean O'Faolain (1900- ); title: Peasants / Man of the World  -- Frank O'Connor (1903-1966); title: Dante and the lobster  -- Samuel Beckett (1906-1989); title: Pigeons  -- Michael McLaverty (1907- ); title: Sound of the bell  -- Bryan MacMahon (1909- ); title: Brigid / Nun's mother  -- Mary Lavin (1912- ); title: Half-crown  -- James Plunkett (1920- ); title: Foundry house -- Brian Friel (1929- ).