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Please enter your email address here if interested in receiving our monthly newsletter: A Pocket History of the Banshee  (The Pocket History Series)  by Patricia Lysaght Many issues associated with attitudes toward life and death are expressed through the banshee tradition, and changes in such attitudes down through the ages are also revealed in changing beliefs about the banshee's presence and activity. Price: $7.95 Irish Folk Tales   (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)  by Henry Glassie, Claudine O'Hearn Robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic, this collection of 125 lively tales tells the story of Ireland. Spanning the centuries from the first wars of the ancient Irish kings through the Celtic Renaissance of Yeats to our own time, they are set in cities, villages, fields and forests from the wild Gaelic western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast.  Price: $12.76 At the Edge of the World : Magical Stories of Ireland by John Lowings (Photographer)  Rooted in the oral storytelling tradition of rural Ireland, the twenty-three Irish ghost and fairy stories that make up At the Edge of the World are mythic and awe-inspiring and haunted by stunning land and seascape images Price: $20.97 The Banshee : The Irish Death Messenger   by Patricia Lysaght The banshee, the female supernatural death-messenger, is the legendary herald of death in Ireland. Through analysis of folklore sources, a comprehensive picture of the banshee emerges, and the functions of the belief in this remarkable creature of the folk imagination are examined. Price: $13.56 Celtic Lore : The History of the Druids and Their Timeless Traditions  by Ward Rutherford An exploration of the history of the Druids, their origin among the Indo-European shamans, and the metamorphosis of their culture through the centuries.  Price: $12.00 The Book of Irish Weirdness : A Treasury of Classic Tales of the Supernatural, Spooky and Strange by Mairtin O'Griofa Price: $11.16 True Irish Ghost Stories by John D. Seymour (Compiler), Harry L. Neligan (Contributor) A Church of England priest helped compile these stories from Victorian-era Ireland. If you are a fan of Victorian Ghost Stories buy the book, turn off the lights and read it by candle-light on a stormy night. Value Priced at: $10.98 Irish Cures, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions  by Marlene Ekman (Illustrator), Lady Wilde Turn back the pages of Ireland's history and its people's folkways, and step into a world of rituals, charms and incantations, mischievous fairies, banshees, and leprechauns. Price: $6.36 A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore   by William Butler Yeats Value Priced at: $11.99 A Field Guide to Irish Fairies  by Bob Curran, Andrew Whitson (Illustrator) This little book gets right to the meat of Irish folklore and the various sorts of fey. Includes the mythological variance between tales from differing counties and tries to reconcile the countless spelling/name variations and the differing significance attached to various elementals.  Price: $9.06 Irish Wonders : The Ghosts, Giants, Pookas, Demons, Leprechawns, Banshees, Fairies, Witches, Widows, and Other Marvels of the Emerald Isle by David Rice McAnally, H. R. Heaton Great stories of Irish legend and folklore, written mostly as told by Irish peasantry in their native dialect.  Value Priced at: $7.99 Visions & Beliefs in the West of Ireland   by Lady Gregory   Price: $45.00 Contemporary Irish Traditional Narrative : The English Language Tradition (University of California Publications. Folklore and Mythology Studies, Vol)  by Clodagh Brennan Harvey  Price: $17.95 Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry  by William Butler Yeats Price: $8.95 + $0.85 special surcharge  Irish Folklore  by Brid Mahon  Price: $7.95 + $1.35 special surcharge  Irish Superstitions by by Daithi O. Hogain  Price: $14.95 Please use our search boxes below if you cannot find a particular book you need. This one for a category of book Art & ArchitectureAudiobooksBestsellersBargainsBiographiesBusinessChildren'sChristianComputersCookingEntertainmentFantasyFictionHealth/Mind/BodyHistoryHome & GardenHorrorMysteriesNonfictionParentingProfessional & TechnicalReferenceReligionRomanceScience & NatureSci-Fi & FantasySheet MusicSportsTravelTeens This one if you know the book title or the author's name. You can also check out some of the other products Amazon have. 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