Twenty-six Celtic tales tell the stories of fairies, shepherds, kings, an evil queen, giants, storytellers, and a young fortune seeker.

Connla and the fairy maiden -- Guleesh -- The field of boliauns -- The horned women -- Conal Yellowclaw -- Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary -- The shepherd of Myddvai -- The sprightly tailor -- The story of Deirdre -- Munachar and Manachar -- Gold tree and Silver tree -- King O'Toole and his goose -- The wooing of Olwen -- Jack and this comrades -- The Shee an Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire -- The story teller at fault -- The sea maiden -- A legend of Knockmany -- Fair, brown, and trembling -- Jack and his master -- Beth Gellert -- The tale of Ivan -- Andrew Coffey -- The battle of the birds -- Brewery of eggshells -- The lad with the goat skin.