{"product_id":"the-blue-mountains-and-other-gaelic-stories-from-cape-breton-9780773532571","title":"The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Shaw has been documenting Cape Breton's Gaelic traditions since the 1960s. In \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton\u003c\/i\u003e he presents thirty tales recorded between 1964 and 1989. The collection includes popular tales such as The Dragon Slayer, hero-tales of Fionn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShaw 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.\u003ci\u003e  The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton\u003c\/i\u003e showcases a unique and neglected storytelling tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John W. Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48828013281531,"sku":"9780773532571","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-blue-mountains-and-other-gaelic-stories-from-cape-breton-9780773532571","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}