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Title The Kingfisher treasury of Irish stories / chosen by James Riordan ; illustrated by Ian Newsham.

Publication Info. Boston, Massachusetts : Kingfisher, [2003]
©1995

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Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J FICTION KINGFISHER    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Children's Room  J KIN    Check Shelf
Edition 1st American ed.
Description 158 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Series Kingfisher Treasury series ; 17
Kingfisher treasury series ; 17.
Contents The man with no story / retold by James Riordan -- The story of the first greyhound / Marjorie Quarton -- The flying display / Tony Hickey -- The leprechaun / Edna O'Brien -- Petie Flimin and the whale / Eamon Kelly -- Neilly and the fir-tree / John O'Connor -- Una and the giant cucullin / retold by James Riordan -- The four magpies / Sigerson Clifford -- Biddy's birthday / Martin Waddell -- The fox and the hedgehog / Michael Scott -- Jack O'lantern / retold by James Riordan -- Last bus for Christmas / Patricia Lynch -- Traffic jam / Frank Murphy -- Poor banshee / Michael Killey -- The selfish giant / Oscar Wilde -- Magus the lollipop man / Michael Mullen -- Munachar and Manachar / retold by James Riordan.
Summary The best of Irish storytelling including seventeen unique tales from giants, to flying grandmothers, planted lollipops and clever leprechauns are told by some of Irelan's finest authors.
Subject Folklore -- Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction.
Ireland -- Juvenile fiction.
Folklore. (OCoLC)fst00930306
Storytelling. (OCoLC)fst01134169
Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
Genre/Form Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Riordan, James, 1936-2012.
Newsham, Ian.
Added Title Irish stories
ISBN 0753456729 (pbk.)
9780753456729 (pbk.)
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