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Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland by Carolyn Eve Green, Eddie Lenihan
mh_books's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
A very important contribution to Irish Folklore, this book documents "true tales" of The Other Crowd (sometimes called fairies) as told at the turn of the 21st Century.
A lot of these stories were told in the speaker's native tongue Gaelige (Irish) and they have been taken down, translated into English (where relevant), and repeated mostly in the teller's own words.
A lot of these stories were told in the speaker's native tongue Gaelige (Irish) and they have been taken down, translated into English (where relevant), and repeated mostly in the teller's own words.
beirneh's review against another edition
5.0
I met Eddie Lenihan (one of the last of the traveling Irish storytellers) and heard him speak on this very subject when I went to Ireland on a class trip in 2006 (in May, no less - the time when the little people are on the move between their world and ours). He was absolutely beyond fascinating. Though not as interesting as hearing Eddie in person, the book is deliciously mesmerizing. I would recommend this to anyone with an interest or half belief (like me) in fairies - . . . I mean, the boys. Or the "other crowd" (we mustn't refer to them directly - shh!). In a word, I loved this book and I loved meeting Mr. Lenihan. Even if you don't believe (if you don't, you will), it's a fascinating and sad commentary on how rapidly the Irish cultural heritage is disappearing in the face of science and increasing development and industrialization. (See Eddie's introductory discussion of the whitethorn tree, the fairy tree.)This theme also applies universally and not just to Ireland. So read the book and look Eddie up on youtube.
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