Irish Fairy Tales

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Irish Fairy Tales

by Edmund Leamy

EN·~3 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total
1

FAIRY TALES.

0:00
2

PRINCESS FINOLA AND THE DWARF.

22:31
3

THE HOUSE IN THE LAKE.

28:43
4

THE LITTLE WHITE CAT

28:32
5

THE GOLDEN SPEARS.

24:14
6

THE FAIRY TREE OF DOOROS.

23:54
7

THE ENCHANTED CAVE.

31:24
8

THE HUNTSMAN’S SON.

27:21
9

NOTES.

0:00
10

I. The Birds of the Mystic Lake.

1:21

Description

In a remote, windswept moor a young girl named Finola lives in a tiny beehive‑shaped hut with a bitter old woman and a mute dwarf who visits once a month with a sack of corn. The silence of the endless landscape is broken only by Finola’s own singing and the occasional thunder of distant waves, creating a world that feels both timeless and hauntingly intimate. When a sudden, mysterious invitation arrives from a tiny, bright‑clad fairy, the dwarf is drawn into an underground realm of glittering pillars, golden tables, and enchanted objects that promise a voice he has never known.

The story unfolds with Finola’s quiet longing and the dwarf’s growing devotion, setting the stage for a magical encounter that could change their fates. As the fairy’s wand of speech glimmers, the promise of communication and wonder beckons, inviting listeners to step into a realm where ordinary lives meet extraordinary enchantment.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (189K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Dan Horwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2009-07-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Edmund Leamy

Edmund Leamy

1848–1904

Best known for Irish Fairy Tales, this Waterford-born writer brought folklore, politics, and a lively storyteller’s touch together in one unusual career. He moved between journalism, law, and parliament, but his imaginative retellings have given him a lasting place in Irish literature.

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