02264cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000470011724500220016426400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250802310040352011020063453400450173665300240178165300270180570000460183285600430187899900170192131763UtSlPG20260610133726.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPRaPZ1 aYeats, W. B.q(William Butler),d1865-193910aIrish Fairy Tales 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-03-25  aE-text prepared by Sankar Viswanathan, David Edwards, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org)  a"Irish Fairy Tales" edited by W. B. Yeats is a collection of traditional Irish folk tales published in the late 19th century. This anthology celebrates the enchanting world of Irish mythology and folklore, featuring tales of fairies, goblins, and the supernatural, presenting characters like courageous heroes and mischievous spirits that capture the essence of Irish culture.  The opening of the collection introduces readers to the enduring belief in fairies among the Irish peasantry, highlighting the narrator's conversation with an old woman named Biddy Hart, who recounts her vivid encounters and tales about fairies. Biddy describes the fairies as beings similar to humans but endowed with a finer nature, sharing stories of those taken by the fairies and the magical events that surround them. The narrative emphasizes the deep-rooted connection between the people and their folklore, setting the stage for the tales that follow, which promise delightful and sometimes cautionary adventures steeped in the rich tradition of Irish storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFolklore -- Ireland  aFairy tales -- Ireland1 aYeats, Jack B.q(Jack Butler),d1871-195740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31763  c72609d72609