Beth Gellert : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 192 BETH GELLERT PRINCE LLEWELYN had a favourite grey-hound named Gellert that had been given to him by his father-in-law, King John. He was as gentle as a lamb at home but a lion in the chase. One day Llewelyn went to the chase and blew his...
Full Page Illustrations : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. xv FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS The Sea-Maiden frontispiece Connla and the Fairy Maiden "To face page" 2 Conal Yellowclaw " 42 Deirdre " 68 The Eagle of Ebbw Abwy " 109 "Trembling" at the Church Door " 172 Thatching with Bird's Feathers " 214 Cauti...
The Sea Maiden : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 144 THE SEA-MAIDEN THERE was once a poor old fisherman, and one year he was not getting much fish. On a day of days, while he was fishing, there rose a sea-maiden at the side of his boat, and she asked him, "Are you getting much fish?" The old...
The Wooing Of Olwen : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 99 THE WOOING OF OLWEN SHORTLY after the birth of Kuhuch, the son of King Kilyth, his mother died. Before her death she charged the king that he should not take a wife again until he saw a briar with two blossoms upon her grave and the king sent...
The Shepherd Of Myddvai : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 57 THE SHEPHERD OF MYDDVAI UP in the Black Mountains in Caermarthenshire lies the lake known as Lyn y Van Vach. To the margin of this lake the shepherd of Myddvai once led his lambs, and lay there whilst they sought pasture. Suddenly...
The Field Of Boliauns : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 26 THE FIELD OF BOLIAUNS " ONE fine day in harvest--it was indeed Lady-day in harvest, that everybody knows to be one of the greatest holidays in the year--Tom Fitzpatrick was taking a ramble through the ground, and went along the sunny side...
Andrew Coffey : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 200 ANDREW COFFEY " MY grandfather, Andrew Coffey, was known to the whole barony as a quiet, decent man. And if the whole barony knew him, he knew the whole barony, every inch, hill and dale, bog and pasture, field and covert. Fancy his surprise...
Preface : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. vii PREFACE LAST year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection. This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one...
The Story Teller At Fault : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 131 THE STORY-TELLER AT FAULT AT the time when the Tuatha De Dannan held the sovereignty of Ireland, there reigned in Leinster a king, who was remarkably fond of hearing stories. Like the other princes and chieftains of the island, he had...
Notes And References : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 237 NOTES AND REFERENCES IT may be as well to give the reader some account of the extent of the Celtic folk-tales in existence. I reckon these to 2000, though only about 250 are in print. The form exceeds that known in France, Italy, Germany...
The Tale Of Ivan : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 195 THE TALE OF IVAN THERE were formerly a man and a woman living in the parish of Llanlavan, in the place which is called Hwrdh. And work became scarce, so the man said to his wife, "I will go search for work, and you may live here." So he took...
Jack And His Master : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 182 JACK AND HIS MASTER " A POOR woman had three sons. The eldest and second eldest were cunning clever fellows, but they called the youngest Jack the Fool, because they thought he was no better than a simpleton. The eldest got tired of staying...
The Story Of Deirdre : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 65 THE STORY OF DEIDRE THERE was a man in Ireland once who was called Malcolm Harper. The man was a right good man, and he had a goodly share of this world's goods. He had a wife, but no family. What did Malcolm hear but that a soothsayer had...
The Sprightly Tailor : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 61 THE SPRIGHTLY TAILOR A SPRIGHTLY tailor was employed by the great Macdonald, in his castle at Saddell, in order to make the laird a pair of trews, used in olden time. And trews being the vest and breeches united in one piece, and ornamented...
Connla And The Fairy Maiden : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 1 CONNLA AND THE FAIRY MAIDEN CONNLA of the Fiery Hair was son of Conn of the Hundred Fights. One day as he stood by the side of his father on the height of Usna, he saw a maiden clad in strange attire coming towards him. "Whence comest thou...
Fair, Brown And Trembling : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 169 FAIR, BROWN, AND TREMBLING KING HUGH CRUCHA lived in Tir Conal, and he had three daughters, whose names were Fair, Brown, and Trembling. Fair and Brown had new dresses, and went to church every Sundav. Trembling was kept at home to do...
Munachar And Manachar : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 83 MUNACHAR AND MANACHAR THERE once lived a Munachar and a Manachar, a long time ago, and it is a long time since it was, and if they were alive now they would not be alive then. They went out together to pick raspberries, and as many...
A Legend Of Knockmany : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 156 A LEGEND OF KNOCKMANY WHAT Irish man, woman, or child has not heard of our renowned Hibernian Hercules, the great and glorious Fin M'Coul? Not one, from Cape Clear to the Giant's Causeway, nor from that back again to Cape Clear...
Guleesh : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 5 GULEESH " THERE was once a boy in the County Mayo; Guleesh was his name. There was the finest rath a little way off from the gable of the house, and he was often in the habit of seating himself on the fine grass bank "that was running round it...
The Shee An Gannon And The Gruagach Gaire : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 121 THE SHEE AN GANNON AND THE GRUAGACH GAIRE THE Shee an Gannon was born in the morning, named at noon, and went in the evening to ask his daughter of the king of Erin. "I will give you my daughter in marriage," said the king of Erin; "you...
Hudden And Dudden And Donald O'neary : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 47 HUDDEN AND DUDDEN AND DONALD O'NEARY THERE was once upon a time two farmers, and their names were Hudden and Dudden. They had poultry in their yards, sheep on the uplands, and scores of cattle in the meadow-land alongside the river. But...
Brewery Of Eggshells : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 223 BREWERY OF EGGSHELLS IN Treneglwys there is a certain shepherd's cot known by the name of Twt y Cymrws because of the strange strife that occurred there. There once lived there a man and his wife, and they had twins whom the woman nursed...
Gold Tree And Silver Tree : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 88 GOLD-TREE AND SILVER-TREE ONCE upon a time there was a king who had a wife, whose name was Silver-tree, and a daughter, whose name was Gold-tree. On a certain day of the days, Gold-tree and Silver-tree went to a glen, where there was a well...
The Lad With The Goat Skin : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 226 THE LAD WITH THE GOAT-SKIN LONG ago, a poor widow woman lived down near the iron forge, by Enniscorth, and she was so poor she had no clothes to put on her son; so she used to fix him in the ash-hole, near the fire, and pile the warm ashes...
Conall Yellowclaw : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 34 CONALL YELLOWCLAW CONALL YELLOWCLAW was a sturdy tenant in Erin: he had three sons. There was at that time a king over every fifth of Erin. It fell out for the children of the king that was near Conall, that they themselves and the children...
King O'toole And His Goose : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 93 KING O'TOOLE AND HIS GOOSE OCH, I thought all the world, far and near, had heerd o' King O'Toole--well, well, but the darkness of mankind is untellable! Well, sir, you must know, as you didn't bear it afore, that there was a king, called King...
The Horned Women : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 30 THE HORNED WOMEN A RICH woman sat up late one night carding and preparing wool, while all the family and servants were asleep. Suddenly a knock was given at the door, and a voice called, "Open! open!" "Who is there?" said the wom...
The Battle Of The Birds : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 206 THE BATTLE OF THE BIRDS I WILL tell you a story about the wren. There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant, and the wren met him and said: "What are you seeking?" "I am seeking a servant," said the farmer to the wren. "Will you take...
Jack And His Comrades : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], p. 112 JACK AND HIS COMRADES ONCE there was a poor widow, as often there; has been, and she had one son. A very scarce summer came, and they didn't know bow they'd live till the new potatoes would be fit for eating. So Jack said to his mother one...
Title Page : * "Celtic Fairy Tales", by Joseph Jacobs, [1892], CELTIC FAIRY TALES Collected By JOSEPH JACOBS Illustrated By JOHN D. BATTEN London, D. Nutt [1892] Scanned and proofed by Phillip Brown. Formatted , 2003 and 2009 by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain in the US because it w...
