The Táin: Ireland's Epic Adventure - Softcover

Mac Uistin, Liam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847172881 ISBN 13: 9781847172884

Publisher: The O'Brien Press, 2012

Synopsis

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 Tin they are present in full.

Illustrated throughout by Donald Teskey.

About this title

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.

Review:

'one of the great Celtic epics' -- English 4-11 'beautifully retold by Liam Mac Uistin' -- English 4-11 'strikingly dramatic drawings from Donald Teskey ... add greatly to the impact' -- English 4-11 'will grip the attention of young readers and provide them with a wonderful introduction to the world of Irish legends' -- ParentsInTouch.co.uk '... 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

About this edition

• Publisher: The O'Brien Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1847172881
• ISBN 13: 9781847172884
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• Illustrator: Teskey Donald