The Táin: Ireland's Epic Adventure

by Liam Mac Uistin, Donald Teskey (Illustrator)

Overview

The most famous Irish legend of all in an exciting and easily understood version. Read about the feats of the famous warrior Cuchulainn who singlehandedly defends Ulster against the army of Queen Maeve. War, peace, love, greed, fate are the stuff of an epic, and in The Táin they are present in full.

Illustrated throughout by Donald Teskey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847173881
Publisher:	Irish American Book Company
Publication date:	10/15/2012
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	19 MB
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Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Liam Mac Uistin was a well-known author and playwright. His versions of ancient Irish stories and legends have been published in the Irish language by An Gúm. His plays for stage, television and radio have been produced in many European countries and in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. His television play The Glory and the Dream won the Radio Telefís Éireann award. His stage plays have been produced at the Abbey and Peacock theatres in Dublin. His stories and plays have received many literary awards. Liam Mac Uistin is the author of The Táin, (O'Brien Press) a hugely popular book for the young reader on this great Celtic epic. He died in 2018.