Down Folk Tales

County Down, where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea, has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of tales by local storyteller Steve Lally.Discover the trails were the outlaw Redmond O'Halon was said to once roam, the road where you might come across the Ghost Girl of Ballymullan, and the cliffs from which a young girl called Maggie once made a desperate and death-defying leap. Along with the tales of the changeling of Glascar, the Giant of Lisburn and the visit old Auld Nick once paid to an old woman in Downpatrick.These stores, illustrated with twenty-five line drawings, bring alive the counties dramatic landscape and is sure to appeal to both residents and tourists alike.

About the author

Steve Lally is an artist, storyteller, and is currently the Northern Ireland representative for Storytellers of Ireland.

Summary

County Down, where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea, has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of tales by local storyteller Steve Lally. Along with the tales of the changeling of Glascar, the Giant of Lisburn and the visit old Auld Nick once paid to an old woman in Downpatrick.

Product details

• Authors: Steve Lally
• Publisher: The History Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781845887582
• ISBN: 978-1-84588-758-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 216 g
• Series: Folk Tales: United Kingdom; Folk Tales: United Kingdom
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; Nordirland, Heimatkunde