Week 12 Reading A: Celtic Tales

The sea maiden, an illustration for a Celtic fairy tale by Joseph Jacobs, with artwork by John D. Batten

“The sea maiden.” Illustration by John D. Batten from Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, publication date unknown. Image


Connla and the Fairy Maiden: In this story it tells the story of Connla and the Fairy Maiden. Connla is the son of Conn the King. One day day Connla hears the voice of the Fairy Maiden pleading for him to come to the Plain of Pleasure ad a crown awaits him. When Conn the King heard of this he call in the Druid to get rid of the maiden. The druid came and chanted his spells but before he was finished the maiden threw Connla an apple. Connla ate nothing but this apple for 30 days and after the month was up the voice of the maiden was heard again. The druid and Conn threatened the maiden  but she was not scared of them. Soon later she convinced Connla to come with her and so he did. The two were never heard of or seen again. 

The Field of Boliauns: This folktale from Ballincollig tells the tale of Tom Fitzpatrick, who caught a Cluricaune and demanded its gold.

The Horned Women:

The Shepard of Myddvai:

The Sprightly Tailor:

Munachar and Manachar:

Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree:

Bibliography: Joseph Jacobs, Celtic Fairytales. Un-Textbook.


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