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Eileen O’Faolain; illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Irish Sagas and Folk-Tales.
Publisher Oxford U.P., 1960 reprint (previously issued 1954).
[No ISBN].
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printer: Richard Clay & Co., Bungay.
Size: 146x221x26mm.
Page count: text ix,245pp; plates 8pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair: this copy has some noticeable wear on the dustjacket, in particular, the top of its spine is ragged and yellowed; some wear and fading at the edges of boards and spine; page edges a bit dusty and yellowed with age; previous owner’s name on the front endpaper, but the main text appears to be free of marking.

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Weight without packaging: 538g.

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Contents: Quest for the Children of Turenn; Midir & Etain; Children of Lir; How Conor mac Nessa became King of Ulster; Cattle raid of Cooley; Fate of the sons of Usnach; Death of Cuchullin; King Fergus mac Leide & the wee folk; The young Finn; How Finn became head of the Fianna; Finn & the Fianna; Mother of Oisin; Pursuit of Dermot & Grania; Oisin in the land of the ever young; The black thief; Palace in the Rath; 3 sons of the King of Antua; The haughty princess; Bird of the golden land; Enchantment of Gearoidh Iarla; Finn mac Cool, the giants & the small men.

Notes: no
Tables: no
Illustrations: 40 monochrome text illustrations and 8 2‑colour plates
Maps & plans: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: yes
Bibliography: no
Index: no

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