There are seven stories here: Midir and Etain, The Quest of the Sons of Turenn, The Swan Children, Deirdre and the Sons of Usna, Labra the Mariner, Cuchulain The Champion of Ireland and The Voyage of Maeldun.

They lose none of their original appeal in the re-telling and are as delightful today as when they were first told.The stories are greatly enhanced by the immediacy and strength of Frances Bolands imaginative drawings.