Ancient Irish Legends

Padraic O'Farrell

ISBN 10: 071713167X / ISBN 13: 9780717131679

Published by Gill & MacMillan, Limited, 2001

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Synopsis:

This book contains a re-telling of some of the best-loved and most famous tales of ancient Ireland.From the Children of Lir to Díarmuid and Gráinne to the Salmon of Knowledge and Oisín in Tír na nÓg, Padraic O Farrell reintroduces the classic stories of the Celtic past.

About the Author: The late Padraic O Farrell was one of Ireland s most prolific popular authors. Born in County Kildare in 1932, he went on to become a senior army officer based in Mullingar. He was the author of forty books, including a number on Irish proverbs and sayings: Gems of Irish Wisdom , Irish Rogues, Rascals and Scoundrels and How the Irish Speak English . Other books are The Burning of Brinsley MacNamara , The Blacksmith of Ballinalee , Who s Who in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War 1916 23 , and a Michael Collins novel, Rebel Heart . He also scripted two historical plays and a musical based on the Great War and wrote features and theatre reviews for various publications, among them The Irish Times and Theatre Ireland . He died in 2003.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ancient Irish Legends
Publisher: Gill & MacMillan, Limited
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Fiona Fewer
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket