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Eithne Massey


Celtic (children)
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Book Details:
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Price: €12.99
Binding: hb
Pages: 64
Size: 280x220mm
ISBN-10 1-84717-137-0
ISBN-13 978-1-84717-137-5

Rights held: World, all languages.

Best-Loved Irish Legends


by Eithne Massey

Black Flag: Picture books and storytelling to read aloud
Black Flag: Picture books and storytelling to read aloud

Stories from long, long ago,
part of an ancient oral tradition,
handed down from generation to generation
and written down by the Christian monks
of medieval Ireland.

FAVOURITE LEGENDS FROM ANCIENT IRELAND

  • The Salmon of Knowledge
  • How Cú Chulainn Got His Name
  • The Children of Lir
  • The King with Donkey’s Ears
  • Fionn and the Giant
  • The White Wolfhound
  • Oisín

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Contents
The Salmon of Knowledge

The Reader Speaks
About The Secret of Kells: Reader's review


Praise for Best-Loved Irish Legends

'an essential heritage of great tales' The School Librarian

'humourous comic echoes' Inis

'cosy and familiar' Inis

'stories are told in a simple style' Inis

'lively retellings ... vibrant illustrations' Evening Echo

'a book to keep and treasure' Irish Examiner

'a collection of old favourites including The Children of Lir and The Salmon of Knowledge in one handsomely illustrated volume for 4+' Irish Independent

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