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The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton by John Shaw, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton by John Shaw, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
From John Shaw
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The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton by John Shaw, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
From John Shaw
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John Shaw has been documenting Cape Breton's Gaelic traditions since the 1960s. In The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton he presents thirty tales recorded between 1964 and 1984. The collection includes popular tales such as The Dragon Slayer, hero-tales of Finn Mac Cumhail and his warrior band, accounts of the famed carpenter Boban Saor, stories of robbers and thieves, comic tall tales, historical legends, and accounts of clan traditions brought over from the western Highlands. Shaw provides both the Gaelic texts and English translations. When possible, he identifies both the original Gaelic storyteller and the local reciters. Reciters in the collection include Joe Neil MacNeil, a major Canadian storyteller, as well as others whose stories have never before been published. The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton showcases a unique and neglected storytelling tradition. | The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton by John Shaw, Paperback | Indigo Chapters