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100	1		_aFrost, William Henry, _d1863-1902
245	1	0	_aFairies and Folk of Ireland
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2006
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2006-07-13
508			_aProduced by David Garcia, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library)
520			_a"Fairies and Folk of Ireland" by William Henry Frost is a collection of Irish folk tales and legends written in the late 19th century. The book weaves together a main narrative featuring characters such as the O'Brien family, alongside various traditional stories embodying the rich oral culture of Ireland, particularly its mythology concerning fairies and spirits. The themes explored involve hardship, hope, and the enduring presence of folklore in the lives of the Irish people. At the start of the book, we meet the O'Brien family—a young couple and the elderly mother—who are struggling with poverty and the weight of their circumstances in a humble Irish cabin. As they converse about the difficulties of their lives, the grandmother shares tales of Ireland's past glory, particularly that of the legendary King O'Donoghue, who was said to bring good luck. Their discussions reveal their despair over dire times but are interspersed with tales that evoke a hope for a better future tied to the return of historical figures from Irish legend, serving as a bridge between their current hardships and a dream of prosperous times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aFolklore -- Ireland
700	1		_aBurleigh, Sydney Richmond, _d1853-1931
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18824
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