Description
<p>This is the tale of “Luran and the Mermaid” in the Scottish Gaelic language. Luran was a farmer and a fisherman. He had cattle, sheep, and horses, and a good boat too. But one thing was bothering him: the fairies kept coming every night and stealing his animals. He didn?t know what to do. But one day when he was out fishing, a mermaid came to his boat… Long ago, the Gaels brought this folktale from the Isle of Barra in Scotland to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The tale is a favourite of Cape Breton Gaelic tradition bearer Mickey MacNeil. This Cape Breton version is illustrated and published in the original Gaelic for the first time here.</p>