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The Táin: Ireland´s Epic Adventure
Liam Mac Uistin
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Description for The Táin: Ireland´s Epic Adventure
Paperback. 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 Tain they are present in full. Illustrator(s): Teskey, Donald. Num Pages: 112 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847172884
SKU
9781847172884
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Liam Mac Uistin
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.
Reviews for The Táin: Ireland´s Epic Adventure
'... has excelled in taking a relatively intricate narrative, with all its quarrels, petty squabbling, mad battles and rivalry and rewritten it for a modern audience ... brings home and makes fresh and new an ancient story ... storytelling that inspires'
myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com 'will grip the attention of young readers and provide them with a wonderful introduction to the world of Irish legends'
ParentsInTouch.co.uk 'strikingly dramatic drawings from Donald Teskey ... add greatly to the impact'
English 4-11 'beautifully retold by Liam Mac Uistin'
English 4-11 'one of the great Celtic epics'
English 4-11
myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com 'will grip the attention of young readers and provide them with a wonderful introduction to the world of Irish legends'
ParentsInTouch.co.uk 'strikingly dramatic drawings from Donald Teskey ... add greatly to the impact'
English 4-11 'beautifully retold by Liam Mac Uistin'
English 4-11 'one of the great Celtic epics'
English 4-11