Ryan Tubridy, always a huge advocate for reading and someone with a great love of Irish books, gave high praise to Mythical Irish Beasts on the Late Late Toy Show on Friday night.
Published by Currach Press, the book explores the mysterious and fantastical creatures of Ireland’s mythology. Mr Turbidy presented the book in the ever-popular Book Corner of the show, and said: “All the way from beautiful Connemara…the reason I love this so much is because it is so very Irish but it also taught me so much about creatures I had not been familiar with and the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, and we are big fans of buying Irish and supporting our own.”
Going beyond the realms of just the most famous folklore, such as leprechauns, the author Mark Joyce dives into local myths and legends, uncovering fantastic creatures and enchanted beasts from all over the country.