Ancient Irish Legends. This item is unavailable.Ancient Irish Legends

Ancient Irish Legends' is a re-telling of some of the best-loved and most famous tales of ancient Ireland. From the 'Children of Lir' to 'Diarmuid and Grainne' to 'The Salmon of Knowledge' and 'Oisin in Tir na nOg', Padraic O'Farrell re-introduces us to these classic stories of the Celtic past. Other books by Padraic O'Farrell Irish Fairy Tales Irish Saints Irish Surnames

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.