Y.B Yeats and Lady Gregory

A few weeks ago, I went to the Mitchell Library of Sydney to read the first edition of Yeat's book Fairy folk tails of the Irish peasantry, published 1888. It literary sent chills down my spine, my sister couldn't sleep that night.
It's a collection of stories from the people living in small villages in Ireland and their encounters with the fair folk. And believe you me its convincing at times, there's a priest and several other valued community members that talk of there experiences.
A copy of the book can be found at the Scared Texts website have a read, it makes you re-think what we think we know.

Nivi
http://www.sacred-texts.com/

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