Tales from Old Ireland
| By: | Malachy Doyle |
| Publisher: | Barefoot Books |
| Published: | October 2000 |
| Pages: | 96 |
| Categories: | Childrens |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Hardback |
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This collection of favourite Irish folk tales includes the famous legends of the bewitched Children of Lir, "Jack and the Merrow" and "Oisin in Tir na Nog".
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