Published: January 1998
96 pages
Available as Paperback
Category: Fiction
This collection of ten stories sheds light on the mischievous figure known as the leprechaun.
This collection contains ten stories, which convey the sense of wonder of the world of fairies, where the marvellous and unexpected can always happen. Among the stories are 'Princess Marie', 'The Leprechaun and the Giant', 'Tim the Tailor' and 'The Greedy Landlord'.
Bairbre McCarthy was born in Ennis in County Clare but now lives in New York State. She has been writing and collecting stories for many years. She conducts storytelling workshops as part of an arts-in-education programme and gives performances based on her writing, to musical accompaniment. Bairbre is also the author of An Introduction to Irish Grammar and Favourite Irish Legends (Mercier Press).