Peter Macnab was reared on Mull, as was his father, and his grandfather before him. He heard many of these tales as a lad, and other he had listed to in later years. Although collected on Mull, these tales could have come from any one of the Hebridean islands. They are timeless and universal, and they are the tales still told round the fireside when the visitors have all gone home.
There are humorous tales, grim tales, witty tales, tales of witchcraft, tales of love, tales of heroism, tales of treachery, historical tales and tales of yesteryear. There is a headless horseman, and a whole coven of witches. Heroes, folks, lairds, herdsmen, lovers and liars, dead men and live cats all have their place in the entrancing collection.
Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Tall Tales
Chapter 2: Tales told by D’ol Gorm
Chapter 3: Tales told round the Fireside
Chapter 4: Tales told by Calum Nan Croig
Chapter 5: Old Tales from the Gaelic
Chapter 6: Tales of the Macabre
Chapter 7: Witches and Dragons
Chapter 8: Historical Tales
Chapter 9: Tail Piece
Review:Some of these tales are discreetly transmitted in the... words of real or composite village personalities... others are from the Gaelic, most of them probably genuine, having lost nothing but gained a lot... during their passage down the generations."
