In Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, W. B. Yeats gathers a haunting and affectionate treasury of Irish supernatural lore, from trooping fairies, changelings, merrows, ghosts, witches, saints, the devil, and giants to kings and princesses. The opening pages do more than collect stories: they argue that belief in fairies and spirits still lives in Ireland, preserved among country people with a persistence modern skepticism cannot easily touch. Yeats contrasts the "Spirit of the Age" with the imaginative truth of rural life, defending the peasantry's symbolic world and the storytellers who keep it alive. He praises the accuracy and vitality of oral tradition, especially where children, old men, and old women guard its memory, and he celebrates collectors who recorded the living voice of the people rather than mocking it. From lyrical fairy poems to vivid local legends, the tales move between wonder and unease, showing fairies as playful, dangerous, and deeply embedded in Irish custom. Figures like Paddy Flynn and Frank Martin embody this world, while episodes of witchcraft, cattle-thieving, and midnight vigil reveal a countryside where the unseen is never far away. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.