Irish Myths & Legends

Twelve-year-old Brendan’s life in the monastery at Kells is not very exciting until Aidan arrives.

Suddenly life is one big adventure. In the forest Brendan is rescued from wolves by Aisling, a mysterious green-eyed girl.In the cave of the Dark One, he risks his life to steal the eye of the serpent god, Crom Cruach.

Luminous and enchanting illustrations add to the wonder of this original folktale, that is sure to charm readers young and old who are looking for a bit of magic to spark their story time.

Great Irish Heroes retells the stories of six great Irish heroes: St Patrick, Granuaile, Brian Boru, Brendan the Navigator, Fionn MacCumhaill and Cú Chulainn.

Finn posses this question to Dinny and his family:

'What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it, you will die?'

The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel, and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery.

Padraic O'Farrell re-tells some of the finest Irish fairy tales, with themes as enduring and fascinating as time itself.

A further collection of traditional Irish legends, beautifully illustrated and retold for a younger audience.

This bestselling edition of tales in now available in a miniaturised hardback edition for a new generation of readers.

'He stood there in the gathering darkness, with the lights coming out along the frosty quays and glittering up on the hills above Cork and, drawing his bow across the strings, he played "The Secret Land".'