Tipperary Folk Tales

Aideen McBride gathers legends, local lore and traditional stories from across County Tipperary, linking the county’s landscapes with Ireland’s older myths. The collection begins with tales of the first settlers and Fionntán’s escape in the Arra Hills, then moves through stories of kings, saints, poets, pipers and shoemakers. Several accounts explain the names and reputations of places including Lough Derg, Slievenamon, Knockshegowna and Knockgraffon.

Alongside ancient traditions are stories of fairies, hidden treasure, ghosts and the Dullahan, as well as humorous, cautionary and historical episodes. The Battle of Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Patch, tales of hunted priests and cards with the Devil sit within a selection drawn from written records and Irish folklore archives.