Irish Fairy Tales
James Stephens retells ten stories from early Irish mythology, most of them drawn from the Fenian Cycle and centered on the hunter-hero Fionn mac Uail and his warrior band, the Fianna. Set in a green, wolf-haunted medieval Ireland, the tales are full of shape-shifting, wandering poets, and dealings between mortals and the fairy people of the hills. Stephens tells them in a warm, playful voice, mixing high adventure with sly comedy and real tenderness, and the book is often remembered alongside Arthur Rackham’s illustrations for its first edition. It remains one of the best-loved literary versions of these old legends. Free to download as a PDF and EPUB edition.
About the Author
James Stephens (1880-1950) was an Irish poet and novelist central to the Irish Literary Revival. Largely self-taught, he won fame with The Crock of Gold and Irish Fairy Tales, retelling old Gaelic myth in his own voice. A friend of James Joyce, he also wrote…
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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 1 | 3:04 | |
| 2 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 2 | 6:02 | |
| 3 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 3 | 4:37 | |
| 4 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 4 | 4:32 | |
| 5 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 5 | 6:35 | |
| 6 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 6 | 6:26 | |
| 7 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 7 | 4:15 | |
| 8 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 8 | 4:48 | |
| 9 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 9 | 4:41 | |
| 10 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 10 | 3:02 | |
| 11 | THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL Chapter 11 | 4:33 | |
| 12 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Introduction | 1:05 | |
| 13 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 1 | 6:19 | |
| 14 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 2 | 3:56 | |
| 15 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 3 | 3:55 | |
| 16 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 4 | 4:27 | |
| 17 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 5 | 5:01 | |
| 18 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 6 | 4:49 | |
| 19 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 7 | 6:05 | |
| 20 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 8 | 8:55 | |
| 21 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 9 | 5:35 | |
| 22 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 10 | 8:14 | |
| 23 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 11 | 7:51 | |
| 24 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 12 | 6:32 | |
| 25 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 13 | 7:05 | |
| 26 | THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN Chapter 14 | 7:18 | |
| 27 | THE BIRTH OF BRAN Chapter 1 | 3:59 | |
| 28 | THE BIRTH OF BRAN Chapter 2 | 5:22 | |
| 29 | THE BIRTH OF BRAN Chapter 3 | 3:30 | |
| 30 | THE BIRTH OF BRAN Chapter 4 | 4:11 | |
| 31 | THE BIRTH OF BRAN Chapter 5 | 3:36 | |
| 32 | OISIN’S MOTHER Chapter 1 | 6:47 | |
| 33 | OISIN’S MOTHER Chapter 2 | 7:52 | |
| 34 | OISIN’S MOTHER Chapter 3 | 5:59 | |
| 35 | OISIN’S MOTHER Chapter 4 | 4:06 | |
| 36 | OISIN’S MOTHER Chapter 5 | 5:11 | |
| 37 | OISIN’S MOTHER Chapter 6 | 3:46 | |
| 38 | OISIN’S MOTHER Chapter 7 | 3:35 | |
| 39 | THE WOOING OF BECFOLA Chapter 1 | 8:44 | |
| 40 | THE WOOING OF BECFOLA Chapter 2 | 7:12 | |
| 41 | THE WOOING OF BECFOLA Chapter 3 | 5:52 | |
| 42 | THE WOOING OF BECFOLA Chapter 4 | 3:47 | |
| 43 | THE WOOING OF BECFOLA Chapter 5 | 5:41 | |
| 44 | THE LITTLE BRAWL AT ALLEN Chapter 1 | 5:41 | |
| 45 | THE LITTLE BRAWL AT ALLEN Chapter 2 | 9:35 | |
| 46 | THE LITTLE BRAWL AT ALLEN Chapter 3 | 5:50 | |
| 47 | THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT Chapter 1 | 9:04 | |
| 48 | THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT Chapter 2 | 4:53 | |
| 49 | THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT Chapter 3 | 3:15 | |
| 50 | THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT Chapter 4 | 3:36 | |
| 51 | THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT Chapter 5 | 6:42 | |
| 52 | THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT Chapter 6 | 3:35 | |
| 53 | THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT Chapter 7 | 4:31 | |
| 54 | THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT Chapter 8 | 4:50 | |
| 55 | THE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRAN Chapter 1 | 3:32 | |
| 56 | THE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRAN Chapter 2 | 5:34 | |
| 57 | THE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRAN Chapter 3 | 3:39 | |
| 58 | THE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRAN Chapter 4 | 4:19 | |
| 59 | THE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRAN Chapter 5 | 5:28 | |
| 60 | THE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRAN Chapter 6 | 5:34 | |
| 61 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 1 | 5:15 | |
| 62 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 2 | 4:06 | |
| 63 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 3 | 4:54 | |
| 64 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 4 | 4:11 | |
| 65 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 5 | 5:22 | |
| 66 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 6 | 5:42 | |
| 67 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 7 | 7:41 | |
| 68 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 8 | 9:17 | |
| 69 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 9 | 6:38 | |
| 70 | BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN Chapter 10 | 12:01 | |
| 71 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 1 | 2:43 | |
| 72 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 2 | 3:49 | |
| 73 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 3 | 2:21 | |
| 74 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 4 | 4:33 | |
| 75 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 5 | 3:02 | |
| 76 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 6 | 4:14 | |
| 77 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 7 | 6:15 | |
| 78 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 8 | 3:18 | |
| 79 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 9 | 2:58 | |
| 80 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 10 | 3:38 | |
| 81 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 11 | 4:22 | |
| 82 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 12 | 3:56 | |
| 83 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 13 | 4:24 | |
| 84 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 14 | 5:36 | |
| 85 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 15 | 4:25 | |
| 86 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 16 | 2:55 | |
| 87 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 17 | 3:36 | |
| 88 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 18 | 5:49 | |
| 89 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 19 | 5:40 | |
| 90 | MONGAN’S FRENZY Chapter 20 | 7:48 |
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