Legendary Books: Myth, Legend, Folk Tales

an imprint of Richard Marsh

These titles are available by mail order from Kennys Bookshop, Galway.


Irish King and Hero Tales

ISBN 978-0-9557568-2-5
A5 paperback 160 pages
10 euros

Foreword by James MacKillop

Available from most shops or directly from Richard Marsh

10 euros (free postage Ireland North and South; add 2 euros postage elsewhere)
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Supplied to the book trade by Argosy / Irish Book Distribution in Ireland and the UK.

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Historical Legends

Conaire the Great
The Champion’s Portion (The Feast of Bricriu)
The Bórama (The Cattle Tribute)
The Saga of Maelodrán
The Spear of Maelodrán and the Spear of Belach Durgein
Robert Bruce and the Spider
The Red Hand of Ulster
The Battle Goddess of Clan Turlough

Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna

The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
Éachtach’s Revenge
Fionn’s Shield
How Diarmuid Got His Love Spot
The Death of Fionn
Caoilte Laments the Passing of the Fianna

EXPANDED CONTENTS


Spanish and Basque Legends

A People’s Chronicle from Prehistory to the 21st Century

76 stories featuring the three most significant medieval historical legends:

El Cid
Fernán González
The Seven Princes of Lara

ISBN 0-9557568-1-2 / 978-0-9557568-1-8

A5 paperback, 224 pages plus 16 pages colour photos

Available from book shops or directly from Richard Marsh

12 euros (free postage Ireland North and South; add 2 euros postage elsewhere)
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Supplied to the book trade by Argosy / Irish Book Distribution in Ireland and the UK.
Distributed in Spain by Bookworld España.

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CONTENTS

REVIEWS


Tales of the Wicklow Hills

2000 years of history, myth, legend and local stories

ISBN 978-0-9557568-0-1
A5 paperback, 96 pages plus 8 pages colour photos

November 2007
Second printing May 2008

Available from most shops or directly from Richard Marsh

10 euros (free postage Ireland North and South; add 2 euros postage elsewhere)
Calculate local equivalent with the Irish Times Exchange Rate page.

Supplied to the book trade by Argosy / Irish Book Distribution in Ireland and the UK.
North America and rest of world distribution by Syracuse University Press, USA.

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List of Contents, Samples and Reviews


Photo by Isabel Severing

Member:

Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Wicklow Archaeological Society
The Folklore of Ireland Society
Irish Actors’ Equity
Society of Authors
Dublin Yarnspinners
Storytellers of Ireland (Aos Scéal Éireann)
Red Internacional de Cuentacuentos
Heritage in Schools and Writers in Schools Schemes


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