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Mythical Irish Beasts H/B
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- Book Synopsis
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Tibet has the Yeti. Scotland has Nessie. Ireland has… leprechauns? Irish mythology is actually full of mysterious animals and fantastical beasts. The airitech was a mysterious creature whose three daughters took on the shape of werewolves and who were all slaughtered by the warrior Cas Corach. Balor the Irish cyclops wreaks destruction when he opens his single eye and it takes four men to lift his eyelid. The alp-luachra is a type of fairy who crawls down into a persons’ stomach and feeds off what they eat. To rid oneself of the creature you must eat a large quantity of salt beef without drinking anything and force it to come back out of your mouth through thirst!
In this beautifully designed book Mark Joyce brings us on a fantastic journey through Irish folklore with his stories of monsters and demons, accompanied by original illustrations.
The reason I love this so much is because it is so very Irish but it also taught me so much about creatures I had not been familiar with and the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, and we are big fans of buying Irish and supporting our own. - Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Toy Show - About The Author
- Mark Joyce is from Connemara and a graduate of the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design. After working in the Irish film industry for a few years, he took over Joyce's Craft Shop in Recess, Galway. The success of Mythical Irish Beasts (2018) was followed by Mythical Irish Wonders (2020) and Mythical Irish Places (2022).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781782189367
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Currach Books, (01 April 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 144
- Weight
- 822 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 226 x 236 x 20 mm
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