Hero-Tales of Ireland along with French philosophers Rousseau

along with French philosophers Rousseau and Voltaire

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Reprint of the Random House

Hero-Tales of Ireland along with French philosophers RousseauOnce upon a time all of the legends of Fin MacCool, an ancient hero of Gaelic mythology, were written down for posterity. Saint Patrick, however, was obliged to order two thirds of them destroyed. The tales were so entertaining, said he, that the people of Erin would do nothing but listen to them. Fortunately for us, many Fenian tales survive, as this captivating collection features 24 tales of super human heroes and their adventures. Compiled by an