The O’Brien Press

Flyer Number 3
A terrible war rages in Ireland -- over the Great Brown Bull of Cooley. Cúchulainn, the young Ulster super hero, fights off many warriors -- even the magical Morrígan. In the end he has to face is friend, Ferdia. Will Cúchuliann have to kill him? And what will happen when the White-horned Bull of Connacht and the Great Brown Bull of Ulster finally meet? A simple retelling of the famous Irish epic of The Tain -- The Cattle Raid.

He has written stories, non-fiction pieces and poetry in Irish and English. Most of his work has appeared in school books in Ireland and the UK, with some stories also included in anthologies of children's fiction on both sides of the Atlantic.

Teaching Resources: free to view and download

• Download Discovery Challenge: Discovery Challenge: ancient placenames, where they occur throughout Ireland, and what they mean!

• Download RBFS: Teaching ideas for second class from O'Brien Reading Programme

• Download Activity sheets: Activity sheet 1: based on pages 6-10

• Download Activity sheets: Activity sheet 10: based on pages 60-64

• Download Activity sheets: Activity sheet 2: bull for sale!

• Download Activity sheets: Activity sheet 3: based on pages 11-14

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• Download Activity sheets: Activity sheet 6: based on pages 24-29

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• Download Activity sheets: Activity sheet 8: based on pages 40-49

• Download Activity sheets: Activity sheet 9: based on pages 50-59