CONTENTS Introduction St. Patrick and Crom Dubh Mary's Well How Covetousness Came into the Church Knock Mulruana The Stone of Truth The Adventures of Leithin The Comparison as to Ages The Death of Bearachan Story of Solomon Christmas Alms The Burial of Jesus Saint Peter Legends of St. Deglan St. Paul's Vision Oscar of the Flail Oisin in Elphin The Priest who went to do Penance The Friars of Urlaur Dialogue between Two Old Women The Minister and the Gossoon The Keening of the Three Marys The Farmer's Son and the Bishop Shaun the Tinker Mary and St. Joseph and The Cherry Tree The Student who left College The Help of God in the Road The Minister's Son The Old Woman of Beare The Old Hag of Dingle The Poem of the Tor Columcille and His Brother Dobhran Bruadar and Smith and Glinn Friar Brian How the First Cat was Created God spare You your Health Teig O'Kane and the Corpse Tomaus O'Cahan and the Ghost Prayer after Tobacco The Buideach, The Tinker, and The Black Donkey The Great Worm of the Shannon The Poor Widow and Grania Oi The Gambler of the Branch The Beetle, The Dhardheel, and the Prumpolaun The Lady of the Alms St. Patrick and his Garron How Saint Moling got his Name

Name the five Great Trees of Ireland? What trees are most often found beside holy wells or cemeteries? Which tree gave the Red Branch Knights of Ulster their name? Ireland was once so heavily wooded it was said a squirrel could travel from Cork to Killarney without touching the ground. So it is no surprise that, in ancient Ireland, mythology and folklore were a part of the people's general knowledge about trees. Many of the myths and legends and much of the folklore associated with native trees persists to this day and are gathered together in this book.

Myths, legends, and magic are woven together in a collection of enthralling Irish folktales from the New York Times bestselling author of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. A competition to become King of the Leprechauns... A trick designed to fool the Queen of the Fairies... A terrifying lake monster confronted by the unlikeliest of heroes... Nine Irish legends come to life in these timeless, action-packed folktales about mythological creatures and epic heroes. A master of Irish mythology, bestselling author Michael Scott has crafted stories guaranteed to enthrall young readers who love magic, legends, and lore. And don't miss the companion collection of Irish fairy tales, Magic & Myth!

Those magic words 'Once upon a time' have been spoken around the flickering flame of the turf fire by storytellers for thousands of years. In this book, author Tony Locke has gathered together the rich tapestry of stories that make up the folklore, myth and legend of County Mayo. This book will take you on a journey through the rugged landscape of the west coast of Ireland, to its holy mountain, Croagh Patrick, and across the foaming waters of Clew Bay. Here you will read of Gráinne Ní Mháille, the Pirate Queen, the spectre known as the Fír Gorta who roamed the famine villages of west Mayo, the monsters that inhabit the deep waters of Lough Mask and the Matchstick Man of Straide. You will also read of the Love Flower and two young lovers, the land of eternal youth that is Tír na nÓg and the night of the Big Wind. So why not pull up a chair and sit awhile? You know you're never too old for a story.

Contents: The Twisting of the Rope; The Marriage; The Lost Saint; The Nativity; King James; The Bursting of the Bubble; The Tinker and the Sheeog; The Matchmaking