（国内流通盤（MSIF-2590）の帯解説より）
数あるアイルランド音楽のオムニバスの中でも、珍しいアメリカのレーベル、ライノによる編集盤。ロック・ファンも満足するキャッチーなトラッドを収録。
（原盤『Legends Of Ireland（081227520229）』のタワーレコード商品紹介ページより）
Compilation producers include: John O'Regan. Legends of Ireland traces the evolution of contemporary Irish and Celtic music through the course of 18 tracks. Beginning in the early '60s with the Clancy Brothers' "Holy Ground," the disc runs through a number of folk songs before moving into the modern era with Christy Moore's "Ride On" and the Pogues' "A Pair of Brown Eyes." Granted, those have more in common with the folk roots of Celtic than the ethereal, atmospheric work of Clannad, Eleanor McEvoy, Altan and Solas, who dominate the last third of this record. By juxtaposing those two periods, the disc does a good job of tracing the evolution of contmeporary Celtic music and its rise in popularity. There are some major groups, including the Chieftains, missing from this collection, but in general, it offers a nice one-stop introduction to the genre. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine