Celtic Fairy Tales

Famous Celtic Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Fables in English

The Celtic nation has a rich history of folklore, with Celtic folk tales, fairy tales, and mythology that has remained popular for years, largely because of the imaginative and compelling world contained in the legends. The stories are gathered from Celtic individuals that were told over and over through generations, collected by authors such as Joseph Jacobs.

Celtic tales often have fairies, elves, giants, goblins, and other magical beings. The stories often depict heroics, adventure and romance. Magic was an overall theme, and appears in more than a few tales.

Celtic Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Fables List:

Andrew Coffey

The Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired

Beth Gellert

The Battle of the Birds

Brewery of Eggshells

The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen

The Battle of the Birds

The Believing Husbands

Connla and the Fairy Maiden

Conal Yellowclaw

The Enchanted Deer

The Escape of the Mouse

The Field of Bolianus

The Fairy Nurse

Guleesh

Gold-tree and Silver-tree

The Horned Women

Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary

The Hoodie-Crow

How Ian Direach Got the Blue Falcon

How Fin Went to the Kingdom of Big Men

Ian, the Soldier's Son

Jack and His Comrades

King O'Toole and His Goose

The King of Waterfalls

The Lad with the Goat-Skin

The Lady of the Mountain

The Lady of the Fountain

Munachar and Manachar

Preface

The Shepherd of Myddvai

The Sprightly Tailor

The Story of Deidre

The Story of Manus

Smallhead and the King's Sons

The Tale of Ivan

The Three Crowns

The Wooing of Olwen

The Wonderful Tune