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Краткое содержание: Ирландские сказки
- Чтение: 8 мин.
- 10 parts
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Fionn burns his thumb on a roasting salmon and gains all knowledge, then faces a fire-breathing god.
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- Слов: 59 800
- Уровень в библиотеке
- Средний longer sentences, everyday words
- Первая публикация
- 1920by Джеймс Стивенс
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Ирландские сказки in short
The ten tales move in a circle. They begin with a saint hearing an ancient man recall the first days of Ireland, and they end with a storyteller telling a king's own tale to a monastery. In between, Fionn grows from a hidden boy into the leader of the Fianna, and the people of Faery keep stepping into mortal lives.
What Ирландские сказки is about
Picture a man who has outlived the world three times over. He has been a stag, a boar, a hawk and a salmon, and now he sits at a table in Ulster telling a saint everything he remembers. That is how Irish Fairy Tales begins.
James Stephens, the Irish poet and novelist, retells ten old stories from the cycle of Fionn and his warriors, the Fianna, and from the tales of the hidden people of the hills.
Для кого. You will love this book if you enjoy Irish myth, warm humor, talking beasts and shape-changing magicians. It suits readers of folklore and anyone who wants old Ireland retold with affection.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A man remembers every shape he has worn
Finnian, abbot of Moville, hears that a powerful Ulster gentleman still follows the old gods. The man bolts his doors and ignores saints' days. Finnian sits at the gate and fasts, until the gentleman gives in and carries the weak saint inside.
Finnian asks for his story, because a man is known by his past. The gentleman is Tuan, son of Cairill, and he calmly says he came to Ireland with Partholon, soon after the Flood. A sickness killed all of Partholon's people in a week. Only Tuan lived, alone for twenty-two years and chased by wolves, until he saw a hairy, clawed creature in a pool.
Then he falls asleep among howling trees and wakes as a young stag, strong and joyful. Later he becomes a boar, a hawk and a salmon. As a salmon he feels the sea hold him, until a fisherman lands him. Memory keeps a person whole, even across a thousand changes.
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A hidden boy learns from women, a robber, and a poet
Fionn's father Uail led the Fianna until the sons of Morna killed him to take his place.
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Fionn faces a fire-breathing god alone
Fionn arrives at Tara of the Kings at the feast of Samhain, when the doors between this world and the next stand open.
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Two hounds and a fawn carry a family's grief
The story of Bran begins with Fergus Fionnliath, a man who hates dogs.
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A king's wife steps through a doorway
Becfola means Dowerless, and it is only a nickname, for no one knows who she was.
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A banquet quarrel shows two proud heroes
The Little Brawl at Allen begins with two big men, Cairell Whiteskin and Conan the Swearer, arguing over a judgment already given.
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A runner in a muddy coat shames a conqueror
On the hill of Ben Edair, where Fionn's battalions are camped, a warship arrives and a tall man in splendid armor climbs from it.
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A banished queen brings ruin and a boy's brave offer
Becuma of the White Skin has left her husband, Labraid, and the council of the second world sentences her to banishment on earth.
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A king drinks fairy wine and tells a jealous wife a story
At the monastery at Moville, the abbot is collecting old tales before they are lost.
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A bargain, a ruse, and a hag who becomes a bride
After Mongan returns from the Land of Promise, he marries Duv Laca.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Fionn mac Uail A fair-haired boy raised in hiding who gains all knowledge, becomes captain of the Fianna, and loves hounds, poetry and whatever happens.
- Tuan mac Cairill An ancient man who survived the first plague in Ireland and remembers life as a stag, boar, hawk and salmon.
- Goll mac Morna A merry, fearless champion of the clan Morna who quarrels with Fionn yet always comes to his aid.
- Fiacuil mac Cona A robber and husband of Fionn's aunt who becomes his loyal servant and helps him against Aillen.
- Becfola The nickname of a mysterious woman who marries High King Dermod but longs for another, and steps out of the world.
- Mongan A king with the memory of a vanished hero, who tells the tale of his wife Duv Laca and schemes to win her back.
- Brotiarna The Flame Lady, Mongan's passionate wife, who wants to know the story of the woman he says in his sleep.
- Becuma of the White Skin A banished woman of the Many-Colored Land who marries High King Conn and brings blight on Ireland.
How it ends (spoiler)
In the first tale, Finnian promises to baptize Tuan, offering him another kind of rebirth. Fionn kills Aillen with the spear he is given, carries his head back to Tara, and wins command of the Fianna, as Goll puts his hand in Fionn's. Becfola is never seen again in the world. Delvcaem drives out Becuma. Mongan outwits the king of Leinster and wins back Duv Laca. He and the Flame Lady return home and find a year has gone. Brotiarna never learns that Mongan is Fionn.
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Вопросы о книге Ирландские сказки
What is Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens about?
It retells ten Irish tales, mostly about Fionn mac Uail, his hounds and his warriors, and about people who cross into Faery, the world of the hidden people. The stories range from comic to tender.
Who is Fionn mac Uail?
Fionn is the leader of the Fianna, the great band of Irish warriors. He is raised in hiding, gains all knowledge from the Salmon of Knowledge, and is loved for his generosity, his hounds and his poetry.
What is the Shi or Faery in these stories?
The Shi is the world of the Tuatha De Danann, the hidden people who live in hills and mounds. Mortals can step into it by chance, through a storm, a doorway or a hazel rod's magic.
Are the stories in Irish Fairy Tales old or new?
They are old tales from Irish tradition, which Stephens retells in his own voice. Characters like Fionn, Goll, Mananna'n and Tuan come from the ancient story cycles, and the tone is humorous and warm.
Is Irish Fairy Tales easy to follow?
Each of the ten tales stands alone and runs a few chapters, so you can enjoy them one at a time. The language is lively and plain, and the humor and the repeated phrases make them easy to hear.
Как сослаться на это издание
Stephens, James. Irish Fairy Tales. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/irish-fairy-tales.
Stephens, J. (2026). Irish fairy tales. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/irish-fairy-tales (Original work published 1920)
Stephens, James. Irish Fairy Tales. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/irish-fairy-tales.
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