Overview

A collection of modern translations of older Irish material focusing on the Tuatha D� Danann and Aos Sidhe, this book gathers these stories together into a single place and gives readers a more literal translation to work from. Focusing on shorter tales and excerpts from larger texts and offering a range of material that gives insight into who the Irish Gods are and how they have been perceived, stories include How the Dagda Got His Magic Staff, The Treasures of the Tuatha D� Danann, Oengus's Dream, and others. This text is presented in the source languages of Old and Middle Irish with new English translations by the author. Many existing translations are around a hundred years old and often either exclude material or skew the translation to fit the mores of a more Victorian audience -�while this one stays as true as possible to the source material.

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Anyone who loves Irish mythology should read these translations if only to get a sense of how different the original stories really are from most of the retellings. This book is especially important for anyone interested in Irish paganism or spirituality, as most translations leave out crucial passages, which are included and translated here. To me, these versions are all about getting closer to the source, getting closer to the authentic heart of ancient pagan Ireland. - Christopher Scott Thompson, author of Pagan Anarchism and A God Who Makes Fire

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Morgan Daimler is an author, teacher of esoteric subjects, and folklorist. Morgan is a prolific writer, having published more than a dozen books under Moon Books alone, and she is one of the world's foremost experts on all things Fairy. She lives in Connecticut, US.

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