Longford Folk Tales
By Philip Byrne
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Longford Folk Tales is a treasure trove of wonderful stories of saints and deities, fairies and devils, kings and ghosts, shoemakers and other engaging characters. Read about The Blake Millions, butter stealing, the Wooing of Étaín, and ‘The Walking Gallows’, Hempenstall – all your favourite legends and many more.
This selection of tales and stories from every corner of the county of Longford reflects the wisdom of the countryside and its people. Legends, folk customs and local lore from earliest times up to the county’s more recent past are expertly told by storyteller Philip Byrne.
Philip Byrne
Philip has been telling stories and training Irish tour guides in all aspects of Ireland's heritage for many years. Philip story tells on a regular basis at the Brazen Head, Dublin’s oldest Inn. He also performs at storytelling festivals and tells stories in primary and secondary schools, libraries, parties and other events throughout the country. He is also a qualified tourist guide which enables him to use his storytelling to interpret the Irish landscape.
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