Uncanny Ireland: Otherworldly Tales of the Strange and Sublime by Maria GiakanikiMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a wonderful book for lovers of Irish myth and mystery, highlighting the varied and rich history of Irish story telling and legends, ghost stories and weird tales. My favorite was "The Monks of Saint Bride" which tells the story of Michael Bresnahan, who wanted nothing more than for his wife to stop finding fault with everything that he did. Michael finds himself seeking a solution on All Soul's Night at midnight in the haunted St. Bride abbey, In abject terror he witnesses the ghosts of dead religious Brothers say prayers for the the soul of the dead Lord of the castle from across the valley who was accused of murdering his wife and his brother; a task they must repeat each year for all eternity unless the curse binding them is lifted. The author of "The Monks of Saint Bride" weaves a delightfully scary tale in a style written as it would have been spoken by the locals.
There are many interesting stories contained within "Uncanny Ireland", some of which may be familiar to readers but others are likely less well known and are well worth discovering within these pages.
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